Okay, it's almost 8 years since Mad Max Fury Road premiered in cinemas, and 15 hours ago the trailer for the long announced Furiosa prequel has dropped. I'm not one for media hype, but I am pumped for this, and here is why:
there is a clear aesthetic continuity with Mad Max Fury Road: the color scheme, the bright eyes, the center frame. The look is referenced enough to be recognizeable, but it's not just a simple copy but adjusts it to the story: the color isn't *quite* as glaring, the center frame isn't adhered to as strictly as in mmfr
it's called HER Odyssey! Chris Hemsworth (who is there for some reason) asks Furiosa "do you have it in you to make it epic?"; this, my friends, is Nico Lathouris speaking. He's not just one of the writing credits of mmfr, he's also a master of ancient storytelling techniques, and he's telling us right to the face what he's about to do. Furiosa is an Odyssey with a female protagonist, and just as Odysseus in the Greek original, we can expect her to be a complex character, sometimes making questionable choices (she becomes Immortan's Imperator for a good reason!).
the religious references are just as numerous; she's called the darkest angel, the promo poster shows her with an halo (and the low angle shot of hers with a soft focus length?? Goddess). Does she rise from the ashes of this world to become a Godlike figure herself, just as Immortan Joe attempts to be, because it's either apotheosis or death? A guy like Lathouris, who knows the old canon so well, might have some very interesting ideas on that.
there are war boys! RIDING EPIC CARS!!
more references from mmfr: the shot of Max standing up from the trickling sand is reference (symbol of his pain & overcoming bondage), as well as the shot Nux driving his car looking at the audience through the windshield (absolute madness trying to follow his destiny bestowed to him by Immortan). I am curious to what degree Furiosa might go through Max's and Nux's arc, but with a twist???
the green place! VUVALINI!! SO MANY VUVALINI!!!!!!
"REMEMBER HER"
this is going to be epic in the most literal sense!!!
MARGARET SIXEL IS EDITING THIS!!!!! I want a three hour reel of her talking about her craft
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Post-FP2 interview with F1TV | Abu Dhabi GP, 2023
Int: We saw you quite keen at one point to get out of the pit lane and try to squeeze through
Max: They have to move. I mean, they're all driving slow and I want to go out because we're all limited on time. They just keep on driving in the middle and when I try to pass they try to squeeze me in the wall, so. Yeah, bit silly.
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I'm starting to think the way we recommend each other books is immensely funny like I just finished no one rides for free and it was the most shit filled book i've ever read, and i'm out here telling you to read warrir cat s 😭
anyways time for Woom 😍
SCREAMING, did you like it? But yeah I know, I frequently talk about how I can't enjoy books unless they're so dark or eccentric it's alarming ....and warrior cats is certainly eccentric but alas I believe it is still a kids series—
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I'm not even upset that Vanessa and Mike are in love or whatever- I'm really just upset that they're rushing into it
Vanessa refers to their meeting as a "meet cute" and Mike tries to kiss her mid-trauma dump- like is that??? Really necessary????
Can we not wait until they know each other a bit better????? Have some nice character moments outside of their traumatic experiences at Freddy's?????????? Please???????????????
I'm just so sick of romance being rushed, can we PLEASE get some nice character moments before we start having the protagonists fall in love I'm BEGGING
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