Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

As much as any additional information on the inhabitants of the Wasteland in Mad Max: Fury Road was something that would be hugely welcomed, following up that absolute masterpiece of a film was a daunting undertaking to say the least.

Incredibly, George Miller’s prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga lives up to its predecessor and can boldly stand alongside it.

You’ll find some (myself included) who hold the opinion that Fury Road is a contender for the greatest action film of all time and easily in the ‘film of the decade’ conversation so for this to get anywhere near is a nigh-on superhuman achievement, especially as a prequel.

It doesn’t quite knock Fury Road off its perch but brilliantly doesn’t actually try to, instead serving as a far more immersive, chaptered story giving us more detail on the world of that film.

Miller actually had already given the cast of Fury Road a history of the world and their characters so it’s no surprise that this slots perfectly into place with no plot holes or ruinous moments that prequels tend to contain.

Opting for Furiosa is a great choice as well. Not only is there plenty of interesting backstory elements to her character (the arm, the ‘green place’, the question of where her loyalty truly lies etc.) but she was the central character to the 2015 film meaning this one can end at the exact point that one starts (which is immensely satisfying.)

The lore is deepened, we explore characters and locations only mentioned in Fury Road and this post-apocalyptic world is so perfectly realised and ‘lived in’ that it sits with all top tier sci-fi and fantasy franchises.

The action set pieces, when they come, feel epic enough to compare to Fury Road as well but they’re interspersed with more exposition and character moments. We of course know that certain characters will make it through but you'll still be left excited and surprised by the events that unfold.

An incredible achievement that should’ve been an impossibility. Witness it.

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