Furiosa: A Lesson in How to Destroy A Perfect Film

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  • @VexElectronica
    @VexElectronica  7 місяців тому +12

    We're officially out of haitus baaabbbbyyyy 🎉
    To clarify, I would have a lot less issues with this film if it were NOT a direct prequel to Fury Road. It is that specific aspect which tanks this flick completely for me, otherwise it's would be a decent mid-range release.
    What are your thoughts on 2024's Furiosa?

    • @DabionFreedom
      @DabionFreedom 7 місяців тому +1

      Hello Vex, I'm so glad you're back reviewing films on your channel & are ok. I love the previous four Mad Max films, but I'm seriously not interested in watching this one.

    • @rogerborg
      @rogerborg 7 місяців тому +1

      That I can wait five entire minutes until it hits streaming.

  • @usapostate23
    @usapostate23 3 місяці тому +1

    I respect your opinion, but I loved it.
    It provided an arc for the character.
    What was Furiosa’s arc in Fury Road, wanting to go and add members to the Green Place, then finding it ruined? This gave that more meaning.
    It shows why she becomes the self-styled Mother to the Wives, as she was one of them for a time. She would have sacrificed herself for them as willingly as her mother did for her.
    And her relationship to Pretorian Jack presages the relationship she has with Max, and makes her not killing him outright in Fury Road more convincing to me.
    Fury Road functions as a perfect standalone movie, but now you can view it as a full-length 3rd act to FURiOSA as she defeats Immorten Joe and liberates a new Green Place that may transform the Wasteland, and making a new family there.
    And winning with Max dovetails with the murder of her one true love which turned her into a hardened road warrior like Max.
    Thankfully they didn’t become romantic and betray either character’s catalyzing rai·son d'ê·tre:
    Max is still devoted to his lost family as Furiosa is Pretorian Jack, although going through Fury Road made the respectful nod between such analogous characters all the more satisfying.
    Once again, I love it because it adds without diminishing from Fury Road, and complements Fury Road by allowing it to be seen in new ways and perspectives.
    It conveniently bookmarks the stages of Furiosa’s development for easier consumption, and one of the few films it’s length which maintains interest throughout (the final scene between Furiosa and Dementus is long and anti-climactic to action fans, but thematically important-she realizes revenge can lead to madness, and she literally plants the nut of hope in the chaos that molded her life, which is a living hell to the man who can never reach its fruits.
    And speaking of Dementus, Chris Hemsworth givers the most charismatic performance of any character in a Mad Max-related movie hands down.
    He is the superior version of Lord Humungus. You understand how he gained converts the first time you see him, but as the film progresses and his cape gets redder, the spiralling madness of Dark Dementus grows.
    He is a populist charlatan, the shadows side of Max and Furiosa. He too lost his family, but turned into a road warrior with no respect for human life and whose only shows of compassion are manipulative and to serve his own interests.
    Dementus is an interesting villain that’s unique to the franchise, the false father figure to Furiosa who traded her for power, killed her love, and probably soured her on humanity until Max reminded here there were still good men in the world.
    And despite being an unnecessary prequel and/or “interquel”, unlike Alien: Romulus, this one ADDS has o the franchise without bastardizing elements of it and continually cheapening moments from later films in the timeline throughout its duration.
    It’s the most emotionally poignant story in any of the films.
    And yes it doesn’t function like Road Warrior/Fury Road, but neither did Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome or the first Mad Max.
    And neither of those were as tight as this. Both of those films had sections that were boring, but FURIOSA is always moving the story along or developing characters. It fleshes out the world, world-builds like a motehrfucker, and scratched my “I’d like to know what Bullet Farm and Gas Town are like beyond a telescope” feelings rewatching Fury Road. Again, it’s unnecessary, but it’s well-designed, beautifully crafted, embellishes Fury Road and does not hurt that movie by addition or subtraction, unlike fucking Alien: Romulus.
    It is definitely a shaggy dog, and may be too ponderous for your taste in Max Max movies, but it is a WONDERFUL for those who enjoy traditional movie narratives, and it has as much clsssic Mad Max action as any of the other stand-alone-films!
    For me, Fury Road is the superior version of Road Warrior while FURiOSA is superior version of THUNDERDOME, with none of that film’s problems.
    I was fortunate to see it in theaters, but unfortunately, too few people cared so we’re not going to see Mad Max: Wasteland or any other installment in this world while George Miller lives.
    Thanks, franchise fans! 🙄
    But at least if this IS the final one, what a smorgasbord for lovers of the Wasteland to wallow in!
    Peace.

  • @forrestfire101
    @forrestfire101 7 місяців тому +15

    I was hooked the entire time. I liked that it was more character based and had slower scenes as trying to do the structure of Fury Road again would feel repetitive. It was beautifully shot too. I wish you had a better time with it. A 2nd viewing may improve your feelings toward it.

    • @VexElectronica
      @VexElectronica  7 місяців тому +3

      I had the same thought about the second viewing. Watched it 3 times and my disliking for the film was further cemented. And that's not to dunk on anyone who enjoyed it!
      All of my problems with this film lie solely in that it is a Fury Road prequel and my critique reflects that. If it weren't a direct tie-in, I would've enjoyed it.

    • @forrestfire101
      @forrestfire101 7 місяців тому +1

      @@VexElectronica Wow, lucky! I'm excited for it to come out on VOD so I can see it again. And yeah haha that's kinda how I felt about the original 3 films after watching them for the first time.
      Thanks for the content! :)

    • @mrt445
      @mrt445 5 місяців тому

      ​@@VexElectronicaYou're an absolute clown if you watched a film you claim you didn't like 3 times. No one is agreeing with you.

  • @TheGourdKing
    @TheGourdKing 7 місяців тому +13

    “The question is, do you have it in you to make it epic?”

  • @CommonPeepul
    @CommonPeepul 7 місяців тому +13

    I like Furiosa. I like all the Mad Max movies. That means you're wrong

    • @AmeliaBodilia
      @AmeliaBodilia 7 місяців тому

      But, but what does your old dad say about this?🧐

    • @CommonPeepul
      @CommonPeepul 7 місяців тому +3

      @@AmeliaBodilia "the devil's everywhere, always keep an onion handy" I think this was after he got syphilis

    • @AmeliaBodilia
      @AmeliaBodilia 7 місяців тому +1

      @@CommonPeepul I thought the devil was in the details. 😂 Thank goodness for penicillin.

  • @nunyabizness6376
    @nunyabizness6376 7 місяців тому +4

    Ok ,maybe not as good as the first but def entertaining. My wife had never seen fury rd and watched furiosa first. She enjoyed it enough that when we got home from the theater she said she'd watch the other one. It's worth seeing in the theater. We immediately watched fury road and she loved it and I was pretty entertained with how it transitioned from one into the other. I don't understand all the hate it's getting

  • @isaiahthompkins
    @isaiahthompkins 7 місяців тому

    Great to have you back vex, great video as always

  • @cookiewoman8959
    @cookiewoman8959 7 місяців тому +3

    Was this prequel necessary? Absolutely not.
    Does it live up to the perfection of Fury Road?
    Absolutely not.
    But it's still a pretty great film compared to most of the crap we get today.

  • @jamescarr1265
    @jamescarr1265 6 місяців тому +2

    A reach + objectively untrue that it “retcons” Fury road.

    • @mrt445
      @mrt445 5 місяців тому +2

      Giving films bad reviews regardless of how good they are is her appeal to many of her subscribers. This film was as good if not better than Fury road.

    • @jamescarr1265
      @jamescarr1265 5 місяців тому

      @@mrt445 you’re right

  • @mrssassysasquatch
    @mrssassysasquatch 7 місяців тому +3

    It’s so great to have you back!!!! FANTASTIC REVIEW!!!

  • @laidoffjournalist
    @laidoffjournalist 7 місяців тому +2

    Most of today's writers were influenced by 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' (1997-2003), and that's what they're trying to recapture when they write a "strong-female protagonist".

  • @leojawsironladyvita126
    @leojawsironladyvita126 7 місяців тому +9

    The film is great. End of story!

    • @mrt445
      @mrt445 5 місяців тому +2

      She's one of those commentators who complains about every movie to seem cool and edgy. This film was as good if not better than Fury road and it doesn't ruin the lore in any way.

  • @TheGourdKing
    @TheGourdKing 7 місяців тому

    20:48 Not "ci-daddle"?

    • @VexElectronica
      @VexElectronica  7 місяців тому +1

      You have no idea how many times I had to re-record lines with that word 🤣

  • @otherbarry19
    @otherbarry19 4 місяці тому

    I totally agree!
    Furiosa runs around in circles for two hours being chased by some bell-end for no real reason.
    If you watch these movies back to back you realise that by the start of Fury Road Furiosa has had ample opportunities to escape but doesn't - she even becomes a paid contractor to her supposed captor.
    I have all but deleted this movie from by consciousness.

  • @Tai_Fung
    @Tai_Fung 7 місяців тому

    Glad to see you back creating content, Vex!
    Edit: Ok, so now that I'm at a keyboard, I'll just add to say this: I never saw Fury Road. I've only followed THIS movie in terms of the box office expectations (and flop). I think one reason why this movie (and even The Fall Guy) have generally flopped at least as box office takes are concerned is the lack of trust. It's been . . . what, like ten years of girl-bosses, race swaps, trashing IPs when not outright IP-retconning, fanbaiting sludge? There's a lot of lost credibility out there. I'm not super surprised by the lack of traction and trust. We know audiences WILL go to movies, even in this economy, in certain instances (Barbenheimer, Mario, even I suppose GotG). I just don't think the trust is there. Originality and lower budget risks seems the way forward. There are more American Fictions out there than there are billion dollar franchises.

  • @antoinechery9117
    @antoinechery9117 7 місяців тому +3

    Guys, don't listen to this. She's literally saying that this film shamelessly retconned a motion comic that was never canon. No, "Furiosa" is a good prequel but, most importantly, a good movie. I prefer "Fury Road" but that's a matter of personal likings.

  • @VFRZen
    @VFRZen 7 місяців тому +2

    Furiosa is terrific and makes Fury Road better.

  • @charlesferdinand422
    @charlesferdinand422 7 місяців тому +2

    I love you Vex!

  • @BMovieTheater
    @BMovieTheater 7 місяців тому

    I feel if it had more rock music in it that it would have felt more like Fury Road because was one of the things that set Fury Road apart from all the other Mad Max movies.

    • @VexElectronica
      @VexElectronica  7 місяців тому +1

      Gosh I REALLY missed that Junkie XL score in this one. It made such a palpable difference in Fury Road and it would've here if they had put more effort into the soundtrack.

    • @christopherpekel6096
      @christopherpekel6096 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@VexElectronicalol, he did the sountrack in this one too

    • @mrt445
      @mrt445 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@christopherpekel6096 They're literally trying to complain about a film that had everything in Fury road and more. This was a better film but giving bad reviews is the appeal to most of her subscribers

  • @Sammy3Peat
    @Sammy3Peat 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video vex

    • @mrt445
      @mrt445 5 місяців тому +1

      No...

  • @michaeloliver1143
    @michaeloliver1143 7 місяців тому +2

    Nice breakdown, I agree with you on the pacing issues and too much cgi but I have to disagree with your determination that it ultimately sucked. It was a good movie, not great like Fury Road but definitely an enjoyable movie. I will watch it again and I don’t say that about many of the movies I’ve seen coming out lately

    • @VexElectronica
      @VexElectronica  7 місяців тому

      Totally fair dude! I appreciate you checking out the video 😎
      I would've liked this film a LOT if it were NOT a Fury Road prequel. It's strictly because it is a direct tie into that film that I have issues with it.

  • @CannoliSasquatch
    @CannoliSasquatch 7 місяців тому +6

    Oh what a day, what a lovely day. Holy shit what an incredible breakdown. What a nightmare this movie turned out to be. I'm not as excited about future Max movies now.

    • @VexElectronica
      @VexElectronica  7 місяців тому +1

      Thank you bro!!

    • @mrt445
      @mrt445 5 місяців тому

      You're not excited about a future mad max because this clown of a reviewer gave a bad review to a film that was better than Fury Road if not as good?

  • @JoshuaKevinPerry
    @JoshuaKevinPerry 7 місяців тому +2

    Colin 'Sausage Pants' Gibson

  • @DigOleBickInya
    @DigOleBickInya 7 місяців тому

    I thought the characters were incredibly uninteresting in this film, didnt completely dislike it but I'd never rewatch it.

  • @timothymorris157
    @timothymorris157 7 місяців тому

    I’ve only seen the first three Mad Max films of the franchise and honestly I’m only a huge fan of the 1979 original and the sequel The Road Warrior. I have about a dozen reasons why i refuse to rewatch Thunderdome or sit through the new more recent ones Fury Road and Furiosa. Two of them are that 1. I’m 40 years old and 2. I have my standards, and opinions that are almost completely biased towards classic cinema from the last five decades or so and I’ll just leave it at that.

  • @deathabillypete570
    @deathabillypete570 7 місяців тому +4

    Now, I'm old. Like, really old. So old in fact that Mad Max was one of the first grown up films I saw sneakily on the family vhs. Yeah. Old. That film touched my soul in ways Hollywood reaches out to its child actors but rather than driving me to drugs and bad life choices, it steered me towards fast cars, motorcycles and bad life choices. Mad Max 2 was perfect and I even 'member' Mad Max 3 with a little wry smile, for it was from 'the before time'.
    So, to get to the point, I was very excited to see Fury Road. I frickin loved it. My biker mates and I still shout "witness meeeeee!" Before carrying out less than responsible actions on the King's Highway.
    But I haven't gone to see Furyosa. Not because of fear of the Woke-isms or girl bosses Mary Sue-ing too close to the sun, no. I just... don't fancy going to the cinema anymore. Its expensive, I'm too tall and wide for the seats, I can't stay up that late anymore (as I say, I'm old) but most of all I really can't be near people. With their noisy eating, talking, phone flicking, and just... breathing. No, I'll wait for the streaming. And if I'm honest, nothing about it really even demands my attention then.
    I'd rather jump on my bike and head out to terrorize a small aussie town. WITNESS!!!!!

    • @Ktmfan450
      @Ktmfan450 7 місяців тому +1

      As a fellow biker I loved 90% of the action scenes due to how bike heavy they were
      Also the sound design was genuinely some of the best I've ever experienced

    • @deathabillypete570
      @deathabillypete570 7 місяців тому

      @@Ktmfan450 Is that in the new film? If it is, I may actually go and see it :)

    • @Ktmfan450
      @Ktmfan450 7 місяців тому +1

      Dementus rides an old-school Aussie racing chariot and his henchmen are named Harley,Davidson and Mr Norton
      They put in some effort in the production

    • @deathabillypete570
      @deathabillypete570 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Ktmfan450 Right. Booking my ticket. Thanks, man. Ride safe

  • @rogerborg
    @rogerborg 7 місяців тому +2

    Yeah, 2015's Furiosa Road was an OK film, and I guess there was some guy doing a low energy Mad Max drag act in it.

  • @Cinestudi0
    @Cinestudi0 7 місяців тому

    Wtf are you talking about, its a solid movie, in fact is more than a solid movie, it's a pretty good one

  • @BoltTheWords
    @BoltTheWords 7 місяців тому +1

    No mention of Tank Girl when talking about 90's female power movies!? DISLIKE BUTTON!!

  • @cinearithomas
    @cinearithomas 7 місяців тому

    Ayye new Vex upload 🎉

  • @seanschoettler8471
    @seanschoettler8471 7 місяців тому

    Glad you said something about the war boys. They were emo in this movie.

  • @seanschoettler8471
    @seanschoettler8471 7 місяців тому +7

    I hate thar all the usual critics actually think the movie was OK.
    No, guys, this movie was horrible in most ways.

    • @Ktmfan450
      @Ktmfan450 7 місяців тому

      Better than 90% of films that came out in the last decade

  • @Left4Coragem
    @Left4Coragem 7 місяців тому

    I just have zero interest in watching it.
    If it's not Max in another place getting himself in the middle of a new problem, what's even the point in calling it "a Mad Max saga"?
    Fury Road was fun but that's over. On to the next story.

  • @stevew8513
    @stevew8513 7 місяців тому +2

    That's the reason I didn't go see the movie, it's a prequel - which means there's no threat to the character that holds weight because we know she'll be fine. That, and Anya Taylor-Joy's eyes are disturbingly far apart. That weirds me out for some reason, kind of a slight variation of the uncanny valley effect. And because all the reviews state that it's just mid, there's no compulsion to see it. In my mind it'd just tarnish the brilliance of Fury Road.

    • @Ktmfan450
      @Ktmfan450 7 місяців тому +2

      Rich from Red Letter said it was his 2nd favourite film after fury road
      I was worried that the plot armour would detract from the movie but was pleasantly surprised to find myself invested in the characters and story

  • @Infamous.E
    @Infamous.E 7 місяців тому

    Fury Road almost bombed this was pre pandemic so people were still going to the movies. Literally Mad Max is all about Max himself, practical stunts, world building, and a charismatic antagonist. The side charters are just that side characters. You derail from that formula you’ll get almost bomb on the box office with Fury Road, and a complete flop like Furiosa. It doesn’t matter how good both movies are, when you attach it to an IP like Mad Max, it’s not gonna go well. They should have been stand alone films without the Mad Max franchise attached to it. Clearly these are feminists pushing films, since the director had proudly stated he a “male feminist” whatever the hell that is. I do agree both Fury Road and Furiosa are good films if they were their own thing, but having the Mad Max name attached to it makes them underwhelming.

  • @pedromurillo1768
    @pedromurillo1768 7 місяців тому

    Fair use Immortan Pepe 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @realmichaeltian
    @realmichaeltian 7 місяців тому

    Nah this movie was amazing

  • @LamentedGuide
    @LamentedGuide 7 місяців тому +1

    I enjoyed the video, unfortunately, I never watched any of the Mad Max movies. Honestly, I’ve been burned out on modern entertainment for the past few years, so I don’t bother anymore

  • @abominationaj1
    @abominationaj1 7 місяців тому

    Happy feet and Babe? I like the guy

  • @6Haunted-Days
    @6Haunted-Days 7 місяців тому

    Ummm how is Fury road some masterpiece? It’s got almost ZERO character building it’s almost 2hrs of constant action…..it’s meh …..but awful ridiculous to call it perfection. So I guess just constant action zero emotion zero anything is perfection? Maybe for younger people who most functionally illiterate and very culture & history/literature illiterate. Non stop go go go action isn’t perfection. Your voice sounds dead …little to no inflection boring to listen to…..I’ll pass.

  • @lockekappa500
    @lockekappa500 7 місяців тому +1

    It's cute that you act like Fury Road doesn't have a lot of green screen. The blind eye people turn to that movie when almost literally EVERY SHOT in the movie is green screen of some kind, is just sad. People got such a hard on for "muh practical effects" and used it to propel the movie into legend status, when it just wasn't as true as everyone made it out to be. The irony is that absolutely the worst CG in both movies is in Fury Road. Absolutely nothing is worse than Rictus pulling the engine out of the big rig.

  • @somedudewhodraws9377
    @somedudewhodraws9377 5 місяців тому

    Man its just sad at this point and George bro I thinks its best u retire as u are in like your mid 80s now? Dude hang up the directors chair and go to your luvly 150 million dollar home already X3

  • @neonpop80
    @neonpop80 7 місяців тому

    Lol! Brutal! I LOVE this movie! Sad for your overly negative view of this extrordinary film that makes Fury twice as good. Your Christian symbolism is overly reaching and bears little consequential effect on the depth of the films. Though Fury is one of my fave films ever please stop pretending how deep it is and try to lighten up and enjoy your film viewings

  • @frankowalker4662
    @frankowalker4662 7 місяців тому

    Thank you Vex for clearing up a big confusion I had with this film. People were saying it's a Mad Max prequel, but the first Mad Max was about a cop who went rogue when his family were killed. (no sign of an apocalypse). No one said it was a Fury Road Prequel. I'd heard of Fury Road in passing, but never associated it with Mad Max. Things make abit more sense now. Cheers. LOL

  • @nerychristian
    @nerychristian 7 місяців тому +2

    Los Angeles is the most beautiful city in the world

  • @Melvin-Deeply
    @Melvin-Deeply 7 місяців тому

    😎👍

  • @Calypso694
    @Calypso694 7 місяців тому

    I liked it better than fury road. And no, Furiosa is not a girl boss movie. She gets her ass best half the film.

  • @pushkardivakar5912
    @pushkardivakar5912 7 місяців тому

    I also thought furiousa was garbage. Everything wrong with movies today in furiousa the non mad max saga.

  • @AmeliaBodilia
    @AmeliaBodilia 7 місяців тому

    🍒

  • @rofalmatt
    @rofalmatt 7 місяців тому

    Its a good movie not amazing
    It left me with the question "why?"
    Why this characters story ?
    Why take so long to make it?
    Why all the green screen?
    I like the world building

  • @isory4529
    @isory4529 7 місяців тому

  • @Burns_RED
    @Burns_RED 7 місяців тому +6

    Fury Road was a bad Mad Max movie too

    • @VexElectronica
      @VexElectronica  7 місяців тому +2

      LOL we're going to have to agree to disagree on this point 😂

    • @Burns_RED
      @Burns_RED 7 місяців тому +4

      @@VexElectronica One of the ugliest style over substance movies. And a total disgrace to the original trilogy.
      Furiosa is the worst character in the entire series too, and I was so glad the movie was about HER and her feminist bullshit instead of, you know, Mad Max.
      Literally, the game was better.

    • @faitheffect254
      @faitheffect254 7 місяців тому +1

      Getting popcorn

    • @lockekappa500
      @lockekappa500 7 місяців тому

      @@Burns_RED Calling a movie a disgrace to the original trilogy is a compliment.

    • @Burns_RED
      @Burns_RED 7 місяців тому

      @@lockekappa500 Are you a professional comedian? 😂

  • @adrian_veidt
    @adrian_veidt 7 місяців тому +1

    Fury road os overrated garbage in my eyes back then. Now I appreciate it after seeing this joke of a film

  • @Burns_RED
    @Burns_RED 7 місяців тому +1

    Miller suffers from George Lucas syndrome. He's a hack who doesn't even understand his own work.
    I detest this movie, furiosa, and fury road even more now.

    • @Ktmfan450
      @Ktmfan450 7 місяців тому +1

      Cry some more

  • @imepic434
    @imepic434 7 місяців тому

    nothing wrong with women doing what they want, but yea modern feminism is not feminism. Furiosa was hijacked for modern feminism.

  • @JohnGalt916
    @JohnGalt916 7 місяців тому

    I have no issue with fury road just don't call it mad max. There's a reason it bombed in box office. Idk why they think ANOTHER mad max with no max would do better. And I LOVE Anya. I'm not wasting my time with a 3 hour mad max with no mad max tho.
    Let me ask everyone a question. Would you watch a Predator movie with no alien hunters?

    • @djyua9157
      @djyua9157 7 місяців тому +1

      Ppl who say things like this make no sense jus making up excuses to not like it

  • @KigreTheViking
    @KigreTheViking 7 місяців тому

    Saw a skinny girl in the trailer.
    Easy pass.
    And that was that.

  • @whitebear2
    @whitebear2 7 місяців тому

    This review doesn't make me very furiousa but more mad Max 😂

  • @PhazonEnder
    @PhazonEnder 7 місяців тому

    Fury Road never had me on the edge of my seat, in fact, it's one of the worst movies I've had the displeasure of watching.

    • @Ktmfan450
      @Ktmfan450 7 місяців тому +2

      Impossible