The first out and out Hollywood action film that I remember having fallen in love in first sight with was Apocalypto. It was directed by Mel Gibson and going by its environmental setting and language, it wouldn't appear a Hollywood-ish affair to one at all. This was a film set in America before the arrival of Jesuit missionaries there and actors, several of them native Red Indians, spoke Mayan (Yuktan) language. This unconventional movie filled with the thrills of a gore, blood-drenched, slasher film, scored huge acclaim from audience and critics alike. Narrative was clearly overshadowed by action of fallen-back, savage, uncivilized generations who understood the language of revenge only. This was the type of a film that has never been witnessed before or since and for conceptualizing such an artistic piece, Mel Gibson was accredited a 'creative genius'. He cemented his legacy even further by directing another masterpiece few years later in form of 'The Passion of the Christ'.
This incident happened some 3 years ago. In the first half of 2013, I got a chance to see, 'The Raid Redemption'. It was an Indonesian production originally and only later when it received unprecedented fame and audience nos in Indonesia, it was released to European and North American markets. It proved a smash hit in these markets too. The specialty of 'The Raid Redemption' was its high octane, adrenaline pumping, no nonsense, jaw dropping Indonesian martial art sequences. The cinema world hadn't witnessed anything like that before and it went on to become a modern, revered action classic.
The Raid Redemption came up with its sequel, 'The Raid' in 2014. It was very good but never managed to defy the original. I needed something new, again.
The quest ended with 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. Let me tell you that before its arrival, this year, only 'Gone Girl' had managed to startle me with its sophisticated use of suspense, drama and blood but I was blown out of my mind by the time I ended watching fourth installment of Mad Max franchise. It is only coincidental that it was again Mel Gibson (The Original Mad Max) at the center of these affairs. Like all the point blank great action films, narrative in this film again has been subsidized to minimum and dialogues even more but what we get to see, feel, and live instead was beautiful landscapes (most of it was desert) drenched in awe-inspiring action sequences amidst cacophonous heavy metal music. CGI never looked that sensational to me before. For a while (during first half), you will feel lost for action sequences might appear repetitive to you but carry on with that phase and you will start experiencing 'bliss'. For next one and half hour, you will be transfixed in your seat, unable to move even a leg or willingly blink for the fear of losing something 'extraordinary'. For everyone's information, Tom Hardy has succeeded Mel Gibson in Mad Max role and Charlize Theron has portrayed 'Imperator Furiosa'. They headline the starcast of this film and you wouldn't see such an unlikely couple to succeed so gloriously in a movie like this where scope of formal acting is almost 'negligible'.
The credit of its super success must go to director George Miller as well and I would like to say, almost all the credit. He conceptualized and visualized 'Mad Max' franchise in a dystopian world where only one human instinct is all that matters: Survive and in process, launched the career of Mel Gibson. He took almost 18 years to come up with this movie and everyone in Hollywood applauded his efforts and called him a genius. This man, along with Steven Spielberg, has the ability to make summer blockbusters look like a work of art and time has proved that they have been enormously successful with their magnificent efforts. 'Mad Max: Fury Road' is all the more special for Miller for it was its predecessors who were once described as 'slick car-porno' by film critics but now are hailed among finest action films ever made unanimously by the same group of people.
You would hardly find an action film in Hollywood that's been praised effusively by feminists and with a film like 'Fury Road', your chances of finding some will be depressingly abysmal. But this, ladies and gentlemen, was not the case with Fury Road for it had four very courageous, bold and beautiful female leads lead by a fifth Charlize Theron's 'Imperator Furiosa'. These girls and an other group of 'old birds' not only performed gravity-defining stunts but also showed an 'unlikely' emotional depth where there wasn't scope for any. May be this was not deliberate from George Miller but his ladies did that for him. Feminists lauded Miller's efforts and Fury Road emerged as 'one of the greatest modern action films'. Believe me, they belong to an extremely rare breed so make sure, you don't lose them........#NervousEnergy......#Awestruck.....#Sensational.......#MelGibson.......#ImperatorFuriosa......#MadMax........#NakedEmotions
This incident happened some 3 years ago. In the first half of 2013, I got a chance to see, 'The Raid Redemption'. It was an Indonesian production originally and only later when it received unprecedented fame and audience nos in Indonesia, it was released to European and North American markets. It proved a smash hit in these markets too. The specialty of 'The Raid Redemption' was its high octane, adrenaline pumping, no nonsense, jaw dropping Indonesian martial art sequences. The cinema world hadn't witnessed anything like that before and it went on to become a modern, revered action classic.
The Raid Redemption came up with its sequel, 'The Raid' in 2014. It was very good but never managed to defy the original. I needed something new, again.
The quest ended with 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. Let me tell you that before its arrival, this year, only 'Gone Girl' had managed to startle me with its sophisticated use of suspense, drama and blood but I was blown out of my mind by the time I ended watching fourth installment of Mad Max franchise. It is only coincidental that it was again Mel Gibson (The Original Mad Max) at the center of these affairs. Like all the point blank great action films, narrative in this film again has been subsidized to minimum and dialogues even more but what we get to see, feel, and live instead was beautiful landscapes (most of it was desert) drenched in awe-inspiring action sequences amidst cacophonous heavy metal music. CGI never looked that sensational to me before. For a while (during first half), you will feel lost for action sequences might appear repetitive to you but carry on with that phase and you will start experiencing 'bliss'. For next one and half hour, you will be transfixed in your seat, unable to move even a leg or willingly blink for the fear of losing something 'extraordinary'. For everyone's information, Tom Hardy has succeeded Mel Gibson in Mad Max role and Charlize Theron has portrayed 'Imperator Furiosa'. They headline the starcast of this film and you wouldn't see such an unlikely couple to succeed so gloriously in a movie like this where scope of formal acting is almost 'negligible'.
The credit of its super success must go to director George Miller as well and I would like to say, almost all the credit. He conceptualized and visualized 'Mad Max' franchise in a dystopian world where only one human instinct is all that matters: Survive and in process, launched the career of Mel Gibson. He took almost 18 years to come up with this movie and everyone in Hollywood applauded his efforts and called him a genius. This man, along with Steven Spielberg, has the ability to make summer blockbusters look like a work of art and time has proved that they have been enormously successful with their magnificent efforts. 'Mad Max: Fury Road' is all the more special for Miller for it was its predecessors who were once described as 'slick car-porno' by film critics but now are hailed among finest action films ever made unanimously by the same group of people.
You would hardly find an action film in Hollywood that's been praised effusively by feminists and with a film like 'Fury Road', your chances of finding some will be depressingly abysmal. But this, ladies and gentlemen, was not the case with Fury Road for it had four very courageous, bold and beautiful female leads lead by a fifth Charlize Theron's 'Imperator Furiosa'. These girls and an other group of 'old birds' not only performed gravity-defining stunts but also showed an 'unlikely' emotional depth where there wasn't scope for any. May be this was not deliberate from George Miller but his ladies did that for him. Feminists lauded Miller's efforts and Fury Road emerged as 'one of the greatest modern action films'. Believe me, they belong to an extremely rare breed so make sure, you don't lose them........#NervousEnergy......#Awestruck.....#Sensational.......#MelGibson.......#ImperatorFuriosa......#MadMax........#NakedEmotions
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