It's a very different film from Fury Road and doesn't reach the heights of that film but it's still really enjoyable and really well done. This would likely be the best film any other filmmaker's filmography.

Anya Taylor-Joy was the perfect choice and makes the inane "Why did they recast Furiosa?!" handwringing even dumber in hindsight.

Action-wise, I don't think anything here touches Fury Road but the sequences are no slouch and George Miller is a master and when he stops making these it'll be a great loss. I don't think there is anyone alive making sequences on this level that are not only insane and technically perfect but serve story and develop character.

I want to highlight that Miller knows how to build out a world and a mythology without losing mystique. Something so many prequels fail to do. The world and the characters become MORE interesting not less here. It's like the opposite of Solo: A Star Wars Story. You're rewarded for having seen the other films in the series and your intelligence isn't insulted and but you're not penalized if you're not familiar with Fury Road or any of the Mad Max films that preceded it.

Everything feels organic and not like "well, we don't actually have any worthwhile stories to tell but we have this IP so let's fan fic some fill in the blank shit on a popular character"

I'd love another Furiosa film

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