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was good.
it suffers from being unable to surprise us like Fury Road - we know many of these people and settings - but it also doesn't weaken or diminish Fury Road and for that it has already beaten pretty much every prequel I've seen. I did not leave the theater exhilarated, but I certainly was enthralled and often surprised; glad to have seen it at Sifferama where you can feel the bass tones of engines and explosions through your seat. (it's known for the huge screen and excellent projection, but I really go for the sound.)
George Miller is one of the greats. there is very little dialog through the entire run time, the visual storytelling is as good as it gets. Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth are good. the opening shows us we're in Australia and the right-hand drive vehicles are back. lots of freaky characters, cruelty, and wildly inventive vehicles and combat.
In case you are braced for it/worried about triggers: Furiosa and her mother are not raped, she is briefly in peril of being abused as a child and self-rescues. (the brides are around and handled like in Fury Road.) there are dogs, they all seem to be well-loved and we never see one die.
it suffers from being unable to surprise us like Fury Road - we know many of these people and settings - but it also doesn't weaken or diminish Fury Road and for that it has already beaten pretty much every prequel I've seen. I did not leave the theater exhilarated, but I certainly was enthralled and often surprised; glad to have seen it at Sifferama where you can feel the bass tones of engines and explosions through your seat. (it's known for the huge screen and excellent projection, but I really go for the sound.)
George Miller is one of the greats. there is very little dialog through the entire run time, the visual storytelling is as good as it gets. Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth are good. the opening shows us we're in Australia and the right-hand drive vehicles are back. lots of freaky characters, cruelty, and wildly inventive vehicles and combat.
In case you are braced for it/worried about triggers: Furiosa and her mother are not raped, she is briefly in peril of being abused as a child and self-rescues. (the brides are around and handled like in Fury Road.) there are dogs, they all seem to be well-loved and we never see one die.
