I watched this on the way home from South India, which at the rate we were going was a 2-day journey in real time, with lengthy layovers, longer plane flights, and several of them. If I had been more attentive to detail, I would have noticed that anything this might be nominated for an Oscar for already had an available shortlist published for (admittedly just a couple days ahead of time, but still, it was knowable information) and this was not on it. Still, having watched every single one of the Mad Max ouevre going back decades, it was probably in the cards that I would watch this one as well.
It is another apocalyptic epic western, this one a prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road”. It is all about the stunts--the film is here to give you more: more gravity-defying chases, more high-flying stunts, more deeply felt pathos, and, somehow, an even greater spirit to push the limits of what the frame can seemingly hold. It leaves you with a feeling that there is more happening just outside our viewing window. It also shamelessly employs Christian iconography and Arthurian legend to craft an entrancing story that still manages to surprise, even if we already know of the bleak future its guiding us toward. So even though it did not get an Oscar nod as of yet, it is one of the best prequels to be had, should you follow this sort of thing.
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