None.
It's their way of getting acknowledgement for their heroism in service to their group and Immortan Joe, like a rallying cry for their cause.
No definitive answer has been provided for the Fury Road timeline. In the films with Mel Gibson, it is mostly made clear that World War Three happened and that caused the 'Fall'. In other words, two nations (presumably America and another superpower like the Soviet Union or the People's Republic of China) bombarded both their nations in heavy thermonuclear weapon attacks, the fallout of which resulted in the general collapse of ecosystems and subsequently human civilization.
In the Tom Hardy timeline, it is implied much less clearly that there was a thermonuclear attack but given the fact that the oceans are all dried up, there may have been a major ecological disaster, as well, that resulted in human civilization collapsing.
Mind you, we only see the side of things from Australia in the Mad Max films. We never see what has happened to the rest of the world in either timeline. It's pretty easy to assume, though, that the rest of the world didn't fare much better than Australia did.
So, to summarize, there really has been no definitive answer as to why the world 'fell'.
In the Tom Hardy timeline, it is implied much less clearly that there was a thermonuclear attack but given the fact that the oceans are all dried up, there may have been a major ecological disaster, as well, that resulted in human civilization collapsing.
Mind you, we only see the side of things from Australia in the Mad Max films. We never see what has happened to the rest of the world in either timeline. It's pretty easy to assume, though, that the rest of the world didn't fare much better than Australia did.
So, to summarize, there really has been no definitive answer as to why the world 'fell'.
Technically, this is a reboot. However, George Miller refuses to call the film either a sequel or a reboot and simply calls the film a "revisiting". Miller claimed that after the first Mad Max film he doesn't really see a continuity or set time frame between the films, although he would think of Fury Road as taking place after Thunderdome. In SXSW, George Miller also claimed that the previous three films exist in no real clear chronology, because they were always conceived as different films. Despite this, Miller did maintain consistency throughout the original three movies. In The Road Warrior for instance, the Feral Kid narrates Max's story from the first movie about how he lost his wife and child as a cop, and then drifted off into the wasteland. Mel Gibson's Max still has the interceptor from the first movie, as well as a bandaged knee and leg brace from his gunshot wound at the end of the original. In Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Max no longer has the interceptor (after it was destroyed in The Road Warrior) and fuel has completely vanished, leaving Max pulling his new vehicle with camels and Bartertown using pig manure as a substitute. Max's left eye is slightly discoloured, and the pupil permanently dilated from his eye injury in the second movie when his interceptor flipped over and crashed. So even though Miller made them to work as standalone movies, he also made sure they connected and fit together as a continuation too. Max having his Interceptor, and being much more feral in Tom Hardy's portrayal, strongly implies that Fury Road is more of a reboot than a direct sequel to the original trilogy.
Tom Hardy also spoke on this issue by saying,
We have to take it differently as George is taking it. It's a relaunch and revisit to the world. An entire restructuring. That's not to say that it's not picking up or leaving off from the Mad Max you know already, but it's a nice re-take on the entire world using the same character, depositing him in the same world but bringing him up to date by 30 years.
On the other hand, Charlize Theron also said that Hardy wasn't playing Mel Gibson's character. They just happen to be both named Max Rockatansky. In fact, Miller stated with the 30-year gap since the last film and a new actor playing the lead, it was just easier to do a new version of the film without maintaining any continuity. The easiest way Miller puts it is to think of each film as a "legend of the Road Warrior" meaning that each film is a story about Mad Max that happened, but perhaps told by different people and so some things are altered from each story.
The presence of Max's iconic "last of the V8 Interceptors" police car suggests that this film follows directly on from the original Mad Max. It was destroyed in Mad Max 2 implying that both it and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome are in a separate storyline. However, in the original movie, Max had a son who was killed by the Toecutter's gang while in this film he's shown to have a lost a young girl (quite possibly not his daughter since she never calls him "dad" or "father" in the flashbacks). If you look closely or pause the movie, you can see that she was run down by Immortan Joe's war party.
Tom Hardy also spoke on this issue by saying,
We have to take it differently as George is taking it. It's a relaunch and revisit to the world. An entire restructuring. That's not to say that it's not picking up or leaving off from the Mad Max you know already, but it's a nice re-take on the entire world using the same character, depositing him in the same world but bringing him up to date by 30 years.
On the other hand, Charlize Theron also said that Hardy wasn't playing Mel Gibson's character. They just happen to be both named Max Rockatansky. In fact, Miller stated with the 30-year gap since the last film and a new actor playing the lead, it was just easier to do a new version of the film without maintaining any continuity. The easiest way Miller puts it is to think of each film as a "legend of the Road Warrior" meaning that each film is a story about Mad Max that happened, but perhaps told by different people and so some things are altered from each story.
The presence of Max's iconic "last of the V8 Interceptors" police car suggests that this film follows directly on from the original Mad Max. It was destroyed in Mad Max 2 implying that both it and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome are in a separate storyline. However, in the original movie, Max had a son who was killed by the Toecutter's gang while in this film he's shown to have a lost a young girl (quite possibly not his daughter since she never calls him "dad" or "father" in the flashbacks). If you look closely or pause the movie, you can see that she was run down by Immortan Joe's war party.
The film doesn't clearly explain Max Rockatansky's origin other than brief flashes of his presumed daughter being killed. However, in the original Mad Max he was the top driver of the Main Force Patrol (aka "The Bronze", a derogatory moniker used by the biker gangs Max tangles with), a national police force attempting to preserve order on Australia's highways as civilization begins to crumble. The film showed Max's family being run down on the road by a biker gang which led to him seeking revenge on those who murdered them, then heading out into the wastelands (the sequel suggested a nuclear war followed shortly afterwards, destroying an already crumbling society). A featurette on the character can be viewed here. Max also wears a near-identical outfit as he did at the end of Mad Max and the entirety of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. The right sleeve is cut off his jacket because a motorcycle ran over his arm and paramedics had to cut the sleeve off. He carries tools on him at all times for running repairs on his car. He drives the same modified police Interceptor. He also wears a leg brace due to being shot in the knee.
There is a fan theory that Max in this film is actually the Feral Kid from The Road Warrior and that he simply modeled his outfit and car from his idol, Max Rockatansky. The evidence in support of this is: When we first meet Max in this film, he has a very unkempt look (more so than Mel Gibson's Max ever did) with long shaggy hair and a beard. Throughout the film, Max says very little, often resorting to grunting or grumbling (which is all the Feral Kid did in Road Warrior until it was revealed at the end that he was the narrator, now an old man). Max's flashbacks in this film reveal he had a daughter who was run over by a gang but we don't see his wife at any point. The original Max had a wife and son who were run over by a motorcycle gang. We see several other people appear before Max in this film, people he failed to protect. These may have been surviving members of the group from the Road Warrior, of which the narrator mentions he became the leader. So it's possible the Feral Kid grew up, became the leader of the group and had a daughter, all of whom were killed, which led him to taking on the mantle of the Road Warrior, living in exile.
The counter-argument to this theory is that George Miller, the creator of the Mad Max universe, has said this character is Max Rockatansky. The opening narration by the character says,
My name is Max. My world is fire and blood. Once, I was a cop. A road warrior searching for a righteous cause. As the world fell, each of us in our own ways were broken. It was hard to tell who was more crazy... me... or everyone else.
This implies he is Max and has Max's background of being a police officer before the nuclear war. However, he could be telling this story to whomever is listening in order to pass off Max's background as his own. At the end of the film, he also tells Furiosa that his name is Max, though he says it in such a way that suggests that he may be trying to convince himself of it as much as her, or perhaps that he hasn't used it for so long that it seems strange to him.
There is a fan theory that Max in this film is actually the Feral Kid from The Road Warrior and that he simply modeled his outfit and car from his idol, Max Rockatansky. The evidence in support of this is: When we first meet Max in this film, he has a very unkempt look (more so than Mel Gibson's Max ever did) with long shaggy hair and a beard. Throughout the film, Max says very little, often resorting to grunting or grumbling (which is all the Feral Kid did in Road Warrior until it was revealed at the end that he was the narrator, now an old man). Max's flashbacks in this film reveal he had a daughter who was run over by a gang but we don't see his wife at any point. The original Max had a wife and son who were run over by a motorcycle gang. We see several other people appear before Max in this film, people he failed to protect. These may have been surviving members of the group from the Road Warrior, of which the narrator mentions he became the leader. So it's possible the Feral Kid grew up, became the leader of the group and had a daughter, all of whom were killed, which led him to taking on the mantle of the Road Warrior, living in exile.
The counter-argument to this theory is that George Miller, the creator of the Mad Max universe, has said this character is Max Rockatansky. The opening narration by the character says,
My name is Max. My world is fire and blood. Once, I was a cop. A road warrior searching for a righteous cause. As the world fell, each of us in our own ways were broken. It was hard to tell who was more crazy... me... or everyone else.
This implies he is Max and has Max's background of being a police officer before the nuclear war. However, he could be telling this story to whomever is listening in order to pass off Max's background as his own. At the end of the film, he also tells Furiosa that his name is Max, though he says it in such a way that suggests that he may be trying to convince himself of it as much as her, or perhaps that he hasn't used it for so long that it seems strange to him.
Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron): is a commander of the Citadel under the leadership of Immortan Joe. She was kidnapped from her home as a child and raised as a warrior. She never forgot her roots and decided to rescue Immortan Joe's "wives" and take them back to her homeland known as "The Green Place".
Nux (Nicholas Hoult): is one of Immortan Joe's "War Boys"; A group of Kamikaze soldiers (which they refer to as "Kamacrazee"), most of whom are fighting illnesses brought on by life in a toxic wasteland. Nux is weakened due to his illness and takes a captured Max as his "blood bag" on the mission to stop Furiosa. He is very eager to prove himself and die for Immortan Joe so he can "Live, die and live again" as he was raised to believe.
Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne): is the twisted, psychotic, overlord of the Citadel. He rules the wasteland because he controls the last of the area's resources, mainly fresh water. He is at an advanced age and has become increasingly sick and weak. He is desperate to father a child to be his worthy successor as all his previous attempts such as Rictus Erectus and Corpus Colossus leave something to be desired. He has taken some of the most beautiful women in the wasteland as his "brides" in order to father more children.
The Wives: Toast The Knowing (Zoë Kravitz), The Splendid Angharad (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), Capable (Riley Keough), The Dag (Abbey Lee) and Cheedo The Fragile (Courtney Eaton) are Immortan Joe's "wives" who are among the most beautiful women in the wasteland. They are held captive by Immortan Joe and forced to bear his children.
Slit (Josh Helman): is another Warboy in service to Immortan Joe, he is a friend and rival of Nux. They ride together in pursuit of Furiosa. He gets his name likely from the large Glasgow smile scar he has on his face.
Rictus Erectus (Nathan Jones): is one of Immortan Joe's sons. While towering in height and hulking in muscle, he is also very simple-minded and child-like in nature.
Nux (Nicholas Hoult): is one of Immortan Joe's "War Boys"; A group of Kamikaze soldiers (which they refer to as "Kamacrazee"), most of whom are fighting illnesses brought on by life in a toxic wasteland. Nux is weakened due to his illness and takes a captured Max as his "blood bag" on the mission to stop Furiosa. He is very eager to prove himself and die for Immortan Joe so he can "Live, die and live again" as he was raised to believe.
Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne): is the twisted, psychotic, overlord of the Citadel. He rules the wasteland because he controls the last of the area's resources, mainly fresh water. He is at an advanced age and has become increasingly sick and weak. He is desperate to father a child to be his worthy successor as all his previous attempts such as Rictus Erectus and Corpus Colossus leave something to be desired. He has taken some of the most beautiful women in the wasteland as his "brides" in order to father more children.
The Wives: Toast The Knowing (Zoë Kravitz), The Splendid Angharad (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), Capable (Riley Keough), The Dag (Abbey Lee) and Cheedo The Fragile (Courtney Eaton) are Immortan Joe's "wives" who are among the most beautiful women in the wasteland. They are held captive by Immortan Joe and forced to bear his children.
Slit (Josh Helman): is another Warboy in service to Immortan Joe, he is a friend and rival of Nux. They ride together in pursuit of Furiosa. He gets his name likely from the large Glasgow smile scar he has on his face.
Rictus Erectus (Nathan Jones): is one of Immortan Joe's sons. While towering in height and hulking in muscle, he is also very simple-minded and child-like in nature.
The War Boys, who are the soldiers of Immortan Joe's army, are shown spraying a silver substance into their mouths as part of a ritual before going into battle. This substance is likely chrome spray paint and is used to help them in battle, the paint fumes would get them high, and thus remove their inhibitions about performing a kamikaze act.
It was implied that the "salt" was the ocean and it had simply dried up, effectively turning most of the world into an infertile, desert wasteland. In the opening montage of news reports, it is mentioned that water was drying up and that it, not fuel, is now the most valuable resource.
No. Other than having the same actor, Hugh Keayes-Byrne, the Toecutter and Joe have nothing in common. Immortan Joe was a military man, documented in a series of prequel comics released in conjunction with the film, while the Toecutter was a gang leader. The same actor playing two roles is nothing new in the Mad Max franchise. Bruce Spence starred as the unnamed Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior before playing the unrelated character Jedediah in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
It would also be impossible for Immortan Joe to be Toecutter since Toecutter ran his motorbike into a truck and was ran over by the trailer. It's highly unlikely he would survive that.
It would also be impossible for Immortan Joe to be Toecutter since Toecutter ran his motorbike into a truck and was ran over by the trailer. It's highly unlikely he would survive that.
Yes. In March 2015, during an interview with Esquire magazine, Tom Hardy announced that he signed a contract to be attached as the main star Max in three more Mad Max films following Mad Max: Fury Road. The next installment is believed to be called "Mad Max: The Wasteland" according to Forbes magazine. An R-rated anime (Japanese style of animation) feature length Mad Max film had also been announced back in 2009. The animated film was said to be inspired by the anime film Akira (1988). However, no new information has been made since that announcement and the project is now believed to be cancelled. A Mad Max video game developed by Avalanche Studios has also been released in early September 2015 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
UPDATE: As of April 5, 2024, the sequel to Fury Road has been in pre-production as George Miller has been working on two other films. The first was 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' and the second is the upcoming prequel to Fury Road known as Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with Anya Taylor-Joy playing a young version of Charlize Theron's character in a solo prequel spin-off.
UPDATE: As of April 5, 2024, the sequel to Fury Road has been in pre-production as George Miller has been working on two other films. The first was 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' and the second is the upcoming prequel to Fury Road known as Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga with Anya Taylor-Joy playing a young version of Charlize Theron's character in a solo prequel spin-off.
Immortan Joe takes special care of his brides. He keeps them locked in a separate facility where they are obviously well-cared for. Joe makes sure they are clean, bathed regularly and even allow them to dye their hair and wear make-up. He also gives them "mother's milk" which is taken from the breasts of large women he keeps for that purpose.
In 2014, early test screenings reports from Ain't It Cool News and some other sites indicated that the film was clearly within the confines of a PG-13 rating. However, the film was eventually rated R. In May 2015, George Miller indicated to askmen.com that a PG-13 version and a R-rated version had been shown separately in different test screenings; R-rated version tested better, and Warner Bros decided to release a R-rated version.
The quote at the end of Mad Max: Fury Road, "Where must we go, we who wander this wasteland, in search of our better selves? - The First History Man" speaks to the theme of the film and it's characters journey. It suggests that the characters in the movie are all searching for something, a better version of themselves, a sense of purpose, a place where they can be safe and be their true selves. The wasteland, the post-apocalyptic desert, is a metaphor for the state of the world and their own inner turmoil.
The "First History Man" is a reference to the character known as the "Vuvalini" a group of women warriors who Furiosa joins forces with. They are the ones that helped her to escape Joe's Citadel. They are the keepers of the history and knowledge of the world before the collapse, they are the ones that remember the past, and they have a sense of where they came from and where they should be going.
The quote implies that the characters, and by extension the audience, should be questioning the meaning of their existence, and the world around them. It's a call to self-reflection, to remember what was lost and what's worth fighting for. It suggests that the characters, and by extension the audience, should be searching for something more, something better, and something that gives them a sense of purpose.
The "First History Man" is a reference to the character known as the "Vuvalini" a group of women warriors who Furiosa joins forces with. They are the ones that helped her to escape Joe's Citadel. They are the keepers of the history and knowledge of the world before the collapse, they are the ones that remember the past, and they have a sense of where they came from and where they should be going.
The quote implies that the characters, and by extension the audience, should be questioning the meaning of their existence, and the world around them. It's a call to self-reflection, to remember what was lost and what's worth fighting for. It suggests that the characters, and by extension the audience, should be searching for something more, something better, and something that gives them a sense of purpose.
The Mad Max series is known for its high-octane action, post-apocalyptic setting, and exploration of various themes. Some of the main themes of the series include:
1. Survival: The films take place in a world where resources are scarce and law and order has broken down, so the characters must fight to survive in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
2. Vengeful justice: The main character, Max Rockatansky, is driven by a desire for revenge after his family is killed by a motorcycle gang. This theme of vengeful justice is present throughout the series.
3. The role of government and society: The Mad Max series is set in a world where the government has failed and society has broken down, which raises questions about the role of government and social systems in protecting citizens.
4. The dangers of fascism and totalitarianism: In the later movies, especially in "Mad Max: Fury Road", Immortan Joe is the embodiment of a tyrannical leader, and the movie explores the dangers of fascism and totalitarianism.
5. The impact of climate change and environmental destruction: The Mad Max series is set in a world that has been devastated by environmental disaster, and the films explore the impact of climate change and environmental destruction on society.
6. The role of women: The later movies in the series, especially in "Mad Max: Fury Road", it features strong women characters and explores themes of feminism, gender equality and the role of women in a post-apocalyptic society.
1. Survival: The films take place in a world where resources are scarce and law and order has broken down, so the characters must fight to survive in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
2. Vengeful justice: The main character, Max Rockatansky, is driven by a desire for revenge after his family is killed by a motorcycle gang. This theme of vengeful justice is present throughout the series.
3. The role of government and society: The Mad Max series is set in a world where the government has failed and society has broken down, which raises questions about the role of government and social systems in protecting citizens.
4. The dangers of fascism and totalitarianism: In the later movies, especially in "Mad Max: Fury Road", Immortan Joe is the embodiment of a tyrannical leader, and the movie explores the dangers of fascism and totalitarianism.
5. The impact of climate change and environmental destruction: The Mad Max series is set in a world that has been devastated by environmental disaster, and the films explore the impact of climate change and environmental destruction on society.
6. The role of women: The later movies in the series, especially in "Mad Max: Fury Road", it features strong women characters and explores themes of feminism, gender equality and the role of women in a post-apocalyptic society.
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