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Post by britishbulldog on Oct 4, 2015 21:07:20 GMT -5
I just finished this and now I'm completely lost. What the Hell was the point of this? No plot no dialog no reason for it to be. I'm convinced I just lost iq points because of it. Someone explain what I'm missing?
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Post by The Tank on Oct 4, 2015 21:46:38 GMT -5
Batshit crazy awesome action movie?
It really doesn't need any more point than that. It was stupid, pointless nonsense. And it was fun as hell to watch.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 4, 2015 22:57:52 GMT -5
It was a simple plot, but that doesn't mean there was no plot. A group of downtrodden people escape and then overthrow a despotic, patriarchal cult leader; in this case, a group of women, a wandering outcast, and a former cult member.
It was really, really good. Were there many twists and turns in the plot? Nope. It was straight forward, A-B. Sometimes that's all you need.
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Post by pegasuswarrior on Oct 4, 2015 23:07:10 GMT -5
No one can explain it to you if you don't get it. Best of You is now available on Netflix along with assortments of Michael Bay films and more of the status quo. Enjoy.
Asking someone to explain it to you is like asking someone to explain why awesome is awesome. "Why is awesome so awesome and help me grasp this supposedly terrific concept?" Not sure anyone can help with that.
And along with that, there a few short films similar to this called music videos and I can make a list of which ones that are in the same vein of adrenaline surges that you might want to avoid so you don't waste your time.
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Post by Some Guy on Oct 4, 2015 23:30:11 GMT -5
Batshit crazy awesome action movie? It really doesn't need any more point than that. It was stupid, pointless nonsense. And it was fun as hell to watch. It wasn't stupid or pointless. And it wasn't nonsense. |
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Post by The Sam on Oct 4, 2015 23:32:13 GMT -5
If only thoughts of Max's dead wife manifested themselves as trains in his dreams.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Oct 4, 2015 23:46:15 GMT -5
It's not a film you can overthink. If you do, then of course you're missing something - you're looking for something that isn't there.
If anything, it's a love letter to the way action films used to be made. Every stunt is done practically, and CGI is used just to enhance the backdrops, add muzzle flashes, and replace Charlize Theron's arm with the prosthesis.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 4, 2015 23:55:40 GMT -5
What kind of plot are you asking for? It doesn't need to be an Oliver Stone movie, and in fact, that'd have been really shitty. Mad Max films are pretty straightforward. The setting and characters are the sell, it's not Mission Impossible or a Bond film. Not a lot of intrigue in the middle of Bumf***, Wasteland.
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Post by StormanReigns on Oct 5, 2015 0:04:11 GMT -5
It was a simple plot, but that doesn't mean there was no plot. A group of downtrodden people escape and then overthrow a despotic, patriarchal cult leader; in this case, a group of women, a wandering outcast, and a former cult member. It was really, really good. Were there many twists and turns in the plot? Nope. It was straight forward, A-B. Sometimes that's all you need. It was marketed really poorly. They made it look like it was going to be like 'The Book of Eli' I enjoyed it more the 2nd time when I turned my brain off, but if someone is expecting a story driven film, they are going to hate it. It drove me crazy the first time when I saw when Tom Hardy's character just grunting, instead of talking. "There is no little where we come from" meanwhile behind them water is just being needlessly wasted as it just pours out of the truck. Also, if you are expecting a deep story, and a guy is playing guitar on a truck for what broke down to be about 30 consecutive hours in the films time, you're going to be confused. Not everyone heard of Mad Max prior. It's good reviews would have been way better if it just simply marketed itself as fun mindless film. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 0:13:53 GMT -5
A tyrant's enslaved wives are freed by one of his generals who betrays him while doing so to possibly reconcile her conscience after suffering through a traumatic time trying to survive in a hostile wasteland.
This general comes across someone else who also lost a part of himself (his humanity) and he is at first reluctantly aiding them only to see some source of humanity and redemption in helping them escape and bring down the tyrant.
It's actually got a lot going on for the film and its characters it just doesn't annoyingly spell EVERY LITTLE THING out for you.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 1:52:51 GMT -5
Dude, there was a guy playing a guitar that was shooting flames on moving vehicle while there was a ton of violence. It was pretty much the most metal thing ever.
If you need someone to explain how awesome that is, I really don't know what else to say.
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Post by LuchaBella on Oct 5, 2015 2:18:56 GMT -5
That movie was f***ing awesome. Plain and simple.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 2:31:21 GMT -5
The movie is literally "show don't tell". Every character is developed through their actions and the story is moved along by the action.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Oct 5, 2015 2:43:35 GMT -5
It was a simple plot, but that doesn't mean there was no plot. Exactly, much like every Mad Max movie. And I really don't get it when people say it's "stupid" or "silly" even when they mean it in a fun way. It does such a great job of analysing and questioning various themes such as gender roles, feminism, virility, the need to belong in a group, cults and how they gain their power. But I guess it's not pretentious and up its own ass AND it has fun and gives us good characters and an actual story while doing so, therefore it can't possibly be clever. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 3:10:12 GMT -5
What kind of plot are you asking for? It doesn't need to be an Oliver Stone movie, and in fact, that'd have been really shitty. Mad Max films are pretty straightforward. The setting and characters are the sell, it's not Mission Impossible or a Bond film. Not a lot of intrigue in the middle of Bumf***, Wasteland. If Oliver Stone made Mad Max, it would somehow have a even simpler plot that spells out everything for you with a not so subtle political theme being hammered down your throat every 10 minutes  . |
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Post by kidglov3s on Oct 5, 2015 3:15:59 GMT -5
No one can explain it to you if you don't get it. Best of You is now available on Netflix along with assortments of Michael Bay films and more of the status quo. Enjoy. I actually did enjoy Best of Me and most of Michael Bay's stuff, and I also enjoyed Mad Max Fury Road. I strongly believe there's room for variety in the garden of American cinema. What I don't know if there's room for is showing this movie to little kids, as I saw a whole family (small children included) watching it the other day. I do see room to argue that there are worse role models for a little girl than Furiosa. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 5, 2015 4:46:37 GMT -5
No one can explain it to you if you don't get it. Best of You is now available on Netflix along with assortments of Michael Bay films and more of the status quo. Enjoy. I actually did enjoy Best of Me and most of Michael Bay's stuff, and I also enjoyed Mad Max Fury Road. I strongly believe there's room for variety in the garden of American cinema. What I don't know if there's room for is showing this movie to little kids, as I saw a whole family (small children included) watching it the other day. I do see room to argue that there are worse role models for a little girl than Furiosa. Yeah, at least Furiosa's taking a huge chance for the benefit of the wives as well as trying to do right by mistakes and wrongdoings she's committed, but it's also pretty violent. Then again, a ton of us probably saw Aliens or Robocop when we were kids, and those are violent as hell. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 6:10:03 GMT -5
No one can explain it to you if you don't get it. Best of You is now available on Netflix along with assortments of Michael Bay films and more of the status quo. Enjoy. I actually did enjoy Best of Me and most of Michael Bay's stuff, and I also enjoyed Mad Max Fury Road. I strongly believe there's room for variety in the garden of American cinema. What I don't know if there's room for is showing this movie to little kids, as I saw a whole family (small children included) watching it the other day. I do see room to argue that there are worse role models for a little girl than Furiosa. Anytime you see a movie that isn't for little kids, there will be one idiot or idiotic couple with their little kids. |
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Post by pegasuswarrior on Oct 5, 2015 6:46:35 GMT -5
Not everyone heard of Mad Max prior. It's good reviews would have been way better if it just simply marketed itself as fun mindless film. In terms of general public reviews, there is a film that's going to have some say and some boasts during awards season, but the real weight of the film is going to be ruined in how it is marketed and advertised. The official trailer, I'm afraid, is really going to take much of the discovery out of the film and it is going to become just another generic Oscar type of movie in people's eyes long before they get a chance to see it and get the essence of it through discovery on their own. I really hate when that happens. All the luster is going to be rubbed clean by letting audiences know what happens and also by wringing the innocence out of it ahead of time. |
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Post by Some Guy on Oct 5, 2015 17:16:13 GMT -5
It was a simple plot, but that doesn't mean there was no plot. A group of downtrodden people escape and then overthrow a despotic, patriarchal cult leader; in this case, a group of women, a wandering outcast, and a former cult member. It was really, really good. Were there many twists and turns in the plot? Nope. It was straight forward, A-B. Sometimes that's all you need. It was marketed really poorly. They made it look like it was going to be like 'The Book of Eli' I enjoyed it more the 2nd time when I turned my brain off, but if someone is expecting a story driven film, they are going to hate it. It drove me crazy the first time when I saw when Tom Hardy's character just grunting, instead of talking. "There is no little where we come from" meanwhile behind them water is just being needlessly wasted as it just pours out of the truck. Also, if you are expecting a deep story, and a guy is playing guitar on a truck for what broke down to be about 30 consecutive hours in the films time, you're going to be confused. Not everyone heard of Mad Max prior. It's good reviews would have been way better if it just simply marketed itself as fun mindless film. No it wasn't. It was marketed exactly as it was. And Book of Eli sucks. |
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