for-the-other-shoe:

OMG:

I called George at three in the morning and said, “I have to shave my head.” I loved it, but everyone hated me because it defined the look for the War Boys and all the stunt people. We had these huge, hardened stuntment whining, “I don’t wanna shave my head.”

[…]

“We’d knit,” says Theron, “There are photos of Nick, all muscular in leather pants with his head shaved, knitting a scarf. He made a ton of stuff. He made all our Christmas presents. I think Tom got in on it. But he dropped a lot of stitches. Not a world-class knitter in my opinion.”

Okay first, the fact that THERON defined the War Boys look makes me cackle to no end. 

But also, Hardy’s a method actor, so here I am imagining him with face screwed up, knitting needles clicking furiously like nail files, grunting in frustration.

madhardy:

cactusspatz:

out-there-on-the-maroon:

verysharpteeth:

superhumandisasters:

What a good fight scene. This encounter could have been played a lot of ways, some of them unsavory given we start with one armed man and six unarmed women,.but the most terrified character here is easily Max. The Five Wives are frightened, but more angry and fed up, and Furiosa is just, well, furious. Meanwhile, Max spends the first half of the film acting like a nervous stray on the verge of fear-biting.

This is it exactly. Max keeps flicking the guns around and snatching things because he’s honestly on the very edge of panic. He’s just been chased down, tattooed, used as an unwilling blood donor, made a hood ornament, nearly died in a car chase and dust storm like 5 million times, and is plagued by hallucinations on a GOOD day. Everything he does up until he starts realizing Furiosa needs his help and she TRUSTS him is someone fueled completely by terror. It says something about Furiosa that she figures out very quickly that Max isn’t so much a threat as he’s also a victim, useful, and SCARED. 

Something my boyfriend pointed out is that Max is remembering how to talk through the first chunk of the movie. 

I thought he was just grunting and stuff because “rawr I am a badass male action hero man” and didn’t wanna use words. But no, no he’s remembering how to talk. He’s been wandering the desert for who knows how long, not speaking to another soul, hallucinating, and when he’s confronted by the Wives and Furiosa he can barely communicate beyond the violence he’s been subjected to at the hands of the War Boys and in his interactions previous to that. He remembers how to speak as the movie progresses. 

Also, Max clearly isn’t interested in killing anyone in that first fight. Furiosa puts a gun to Max’s head and pulls the trigger – twice – but Max walks up with a busted shotgun, wastes six bullets on warning shots, and disables Nux with a punch in the solar plexus even though he’s holding a loaded pistol.

Even at his most feral, just out of an experience that would curl most people into a ball of helpless panic, Max just wants to get away, not kill anybody. It breaks my heart.

This movie is honestly a master class in show not tell. This is the reason why the script is probably like six pages – we really don’t need dialogue. The fact that Max doesn’t straight up kill Furiosa – when it’s made perfectly clear that she would kill him in a heart beat if their roles were reversed – is such a heavy and telling moment, character wise.  Max doesn’t kill anyone until he has to. Not when he’s escaping in the very beginning (when he has that war boy up against the wall of the cave he could easily snap his neck but he doesn’t), and not when he could very easily kill Nux for what he’s put him through.

Because he’s not out for vengeance. Not like Furiosa. Furiosa is angry, she wants revenge, she wants to tear people apart with her bare hands. Max is a kicked dog. Feral and crazy, yes, but ultimately his overarching driving force is fear. And Furiosa sees that immediately. Plays off that fear, of being trapped and locked up (”you want that thing off your face?”). Gives him things to do because she knows he’s terrified but obviously can also handle himself. Immediately sees his value as an ally. Gives him time to pull himself together. 

And she’s rewarded, in the end, for trusting her gut. I’m so sad. 

cerise, fuchsia, magenta, rose!

  • cerise: do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?

probably sunrises

  • fuchsia: if you got married, what would you want the ring to look like?

as simple as possible and resistant. golden maybe??

  • magenta: what does your handwriting look like?

generally it looks p good i think?? i write in cursive 99% of the time and it’s p flowery and takes up space if i’m not careful.

  • rose: what’s your favorite smell?

i can’t think of an absolute favorite rn but i like the smell of freshly cooked beans at lunch and my bf’s clothes (gay). also the smell of my mom’s seafood soup bc it tingles my nose bc of the pepper and i love it

bai-xue88:

Ok, things I’ve found in the Mad Max artbook, comics and interviews that shed light on daily life with Immortan Joe and the wives:

– Joe doesn’t actually need his mask. It’s just an air purifier so he doesn’t breathe in dust and gas.

– Cheedo is the youngest, and also the only virgin. This could be because Joe has issues with sleeping with young girls, which is an interesting quirk for someone who otherwise has no problem with using and abusing human bodies. It could also be because Cheedo hasn’t menstruated yet; malnutrition, stress, and/or illness can delay puberty – all quite likely factors in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

– Part of the reason Cheedo is willing to return to Joe is because she hasn’t realized how horrific the reality of being his wife truly is; he has not yet forced himself on her.

– Splendid self-harms, creating deliberate scarification on both her arms and her face. This is basically her only means of rebellion prior to the escape (harming Joe’s ‘property’).

– Joe intentionally sought out one of the few historians in the world (Miss Giddy) to tutor his wives and give them a good education. Despite seeing his wives as his property, he clearly takes pride in having them be the best in every way, including in their intelligence and knowledge. Miss Giddy is more than just their caretaker; she’s their teacher and mentor.

– The wives regularly see Joe at his most intimate, not just when he wants sex. They see enough of him to know that he is 100% human and that he’s “full of shit.” This would imply that Joe is at his most relaxed around them, that he spends real “quality” time with them.

– The Citadel’s upper floors are climate controlled, and the girls are dressed accordingly, able to live in their sheer sarongs with little discomfort due to temperature or weather.

– Despite most of the books in the world being burned, Joe has collected what remaining books he can for his wives, likely to contribute to their education.

– Joe’s Gigahorse is designed to represent animalistic copulation.

– The five women we meet are in no way his first wives. He has been a slaver-polygamist for a long time, giving each wife three chances to produce a healthy heir before he divorces them and sends them out among the Wretched. Until Splendid, there was no ‘success.’

– When the wives escape, Joe blames only Furiosa, thinking that she’s fed them lies and intentionally undermined his relationships with them. This indicates that he probably thought they were devoted to him before Furiosa ‘got to them’.

– Joe legitimately sees himself as the savior of the wastes. Whether he actually considers himself divine is up to debate, but he certainly views himself as reasonable, benevolent and paternal to both his people and his wives. He provides for his wives (as long as the marriages last) and sees himself as a good husband. They are precious to him, but still objects in his eyes.