I’ve been obsessed with this movie for the past week (okay, it’s more like since I was 12 years old). Though, I have watched it three times this week. Here are some random thoughts:
The mythic quality of the story is what separates this movie from other PAs. It also had a fine cast and a good size budget, but these factors are overrated. The Postman, Waterworld and The Blood of Heroes have fine casts and even larger budgets yet The Road Warrior blows them away.
Though set in our future, the story takes place in the past as narrated by an elderly “feral kid.” This automatically gives the story more weight since we normally romanticize the past. Not only does this connect Max to people we met as children and idolized, but also to “the heroes and warriors of old.”
70’s cars make the best PA vehicles.
The “shot, reverse shot” shooting style adds to the personal nature of the story as well as enhances the action sequences.
Modifying normal everyday items to resemble years of wear is the way to go when making a PA film. A good rule: Never fabricate anything you could buy at a garage sale for a dollar.
Swedish weightlifters make awesome gang leaders!
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