Comparison Of The Day And Mad Max: Fury Road

Cinematic films have been around for many years and served as entertainment for society. Many of the blockbuster movies consisted of an apocalyptic setting that predicted the fate of the future. We felt obsessed with these movies because of our endless curiosity about what the future holds. I for one watch apocalyptic films because each of them involve an interesting prediction of how our world will come to an end. Whether it is a zombie attack that infects everyone or if the water from the ocean wipe out civilization, all were inspired by the tragic terrorist attack that hit New York City. These movies exist because, just as inevitable and tragic the 9/11 attack was, movie writers wish to mimic the same through their interpretation of how our world will come to an end. Blockbuster movies like, Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow all involve similar characteristics, that determines a pessimistic view of the future. Likewise, the movie, Mad Max: Fury Road, depicts a pessimistic view that the future will involve destruction, violence and lone survivors. Movie directors and writers creatively produce films based on what they presume the future will look like. According to Leggatt, “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism” (2012) indicating that post 9/11 apocalypse films tend to portray some sort of massive scale destruction. The movie, Mad Max: Fury Road clearly demonstrates a pessimistic view of the future through a massive destruction. The introduction informs the audience of this when Max says, “my world is fire and blood” and “the world is running out of water”. Additionally, the movie begins with a dessert scenery, where civilians fight for water as it pours out from the mountains controlled by the warlord. All this indicates that the possible causation for the massive destruction may have been a result of global warming, or anything in regards to the environment; which is a serious debate among citizens and politicians today. It is probable that the producers of Mad Max: Fury Road choose to illustrate that as a possible outcome for the world if society continues to disregard the attention our environment needs. Hence, the massive scale destruction identified in the movie gives light to a pessimistic view of the future. Moreover, the movie also entails the future will be violent and gritty. According to Leggatt, these movies are restricted from family viewing (2012) and because of that we see society experience a pessimistic lifestyle. This is evident through the poor living conditions civilians …show more content…
According to Leggatt, lone survivor characters are “men who have learnt how to survive in the harshest of worlds, men who take no prisoners and who stop for no one” (2012) which is evident in the character Max. The movie begins with Max, alone in his thoughts, continuously reminded of what looks like people he left behind during the unknown apocalypse. From this, we see that his only motive is to survive by himself; indicating the future will look more or less similar. People will be left alone in the harshest of times that the only way to survive is to look out for oneself with no one’s help. Therefore, the movie demonstrates a pessimistic view of the future by showing how civilians will go against each other in order to survive in a post-apocalyptic