I tried to deny it for fear of becoming a hipster, but I cannot dissuade myself any longer from the conviction that the first Mad Max film is the best.
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Fury Road WOULD'VE been the best MM movie if it didn't stupidly have Nux sacrifice himself in battle for the heroes, which undermined the entire feminist thesis of the film and thereby conceded that Joe was right the whole time. (which I'd be fine with if it was on purpose
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I could ignore it after the reveal that the vulva cult (or whatever its called) was a failed attempt at re-establishing civilization, but the Nux thing made it unavoidably obvious that this movie has no idea wtf its doing.
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I'm not so sure. Nux was besotted; Joe was deliberate but mistaken - the movie didn't have a happy ending. You can't rebuild society without giving your war boys brides or they'll turn on you isn't a bad lesson.
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By that lens Joe actually is the literal (tragic) hero - well-intentioned, undone by hubris and lust. He thought his powerful cult of personality would keep his war boys in line forever but when he needed them he couldn't rely on them because he left their needs unmet.
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That's why it's story of the tragic hero - he's got great virtues and is successful but is doomed.
When something goes wrong - his woman general turns on him (how
) - he's undone by his own flaw
Sure, keep the best but gotta give your boys their cut or when you need them...
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