Given the nature of the cinematic medium and the mass market economic model by which film is made and sold, this jump in narrative speed dictated two major effects: popular film would be based primarily on the Myth and Action genres, and plot would become progressively more dense. When Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior came out in 1981, it marked a revolutionary jump of narrative speed, not just for Action movies but for popular film worldwide. But its narrative drive (literally) is off the charts, with 120 minutes of almost non-stop, hand-to-hand combat on top of a speeding bullet. Fury Road doesn’t have anywhere near the scope or complexity of Seven Samurai.
It’s also the second best Action movie in history, behind Seven Samurai, which happens to be the best movie ever made.
Mad Max: Fury Road is nuttier than a fruitcake. Spoiler alert: this breakdown divulges information about the plot of the film.
