Jungian psychology in MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR - film analysis / review by Rob Ager

[@overbuiltlimited]

Max's dog is a Blue Heeler aka Australian Cattle Dog. It's an actual dog breed. Not a mix and quite different from a dingo.

[@michaelluciano1980]

It’s interesting that most people think that the ACD and Australian kelpie are part dingo still. My Australian kelpie is sleeping in my lap right now as I write this comment.

[@SofaKingShit]

@@michaelluciano1980 I had a friend who had a dingo. You could see it thinking.

[@terrythompson6386]

Yes true

[@Chevelle602]

@@michaelluciano1980 They are part dingo.....

[@edbeasant9494]

Dingo that's a silly name I would've called it a chadwozzer personality 🤣

[@thadatkins9792]

I swear, I dont know how the all of the stuntmen survived making this movie. They were so good. What a classic!

[@collativelearning]

Yeah, the action still scream real danger ... because it was.

[@hachimanjiro]

​​@@collativelearning if I remember correctly the main stunt man and stunt coordinator was a guy called Max Aspin -the real Mad Max!

[@johngoras73]

I've yet to watch Fury Road, for various reasons, it's on my shelf for a rainy day that never seems to come. But one thing that irks me is the fact that on the latest outing they were using safety wires and CGI for stuntwork. If there's no danger to the humans making the film, there's no sense of danger, ai reality, for us the viewers. I'm not saying I want people to die for their art, but at least be willing to risk it.

[@johnmc3862]

They retired to stud after it. 😂

[@I_Am_The_Paulrus]

@@johngoras73 Probably insurance reasons..?

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

The thing about the Mad Max films, at least the first 2 is how quintessentially Australian it is due to the car element. Aussies love their cars, we are a massive car culture which inspired the film. I mean its not land, food or water everyone is fighting for but oil, petrol. For their cars. Aside from a tin of dog food no one even seems to care about eating!

[@robanderson473]

Apart from the Gyro Captain's snakes. Then again he trained 'em, so he's gonna eat 'em!

[@RicardoMarlowFlamenco]

Obviously canned food is ok, but on the compound they are raising pigs and chickens. Eggs and bacon are an implied staple diet. Max goes out to get the truck without water (unless one of the 4 tanks is a water jug, since he only needed 5 gall of diesel, and “some” high octane). So WATER is certainly missing from the film, and gets emphasized in Fury Road.

[@clearcutter74]

Pappagallo: Max, what is that hanging off your jacket? Max: A wrench, mate. Pappagallo: Where'd you get it? Max: I don't remember. Pappagallo: What is that holstered on your side? Max: A shotgun, mate. Pappagallo: You carry a tool of destruction and a tool of construction. What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke? Max: No, mate. Pappagallo: You'd better get your head and your ass wired together, or I will take a giant shit on you. Max: Yes, mate. Pappagallo: Now answer my question or you'll be standing tall before the Humungus. Max: I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, mate. Pappagallo: The what? Max: The duality of man. The Jungian thing, mate.

[@HeyMykee]

Bravo (slow clap.gif)

[@HumungusO_o]

What a puny comment

[@stevedenis8292]

I see what you did there.

[@raverfox420]

Fan-tastic! XD

[@robertlaube574]

Hahahaha ,beautifully blended.

[@garrisonnichols807]

Another interesting comparison of the drivers and their vehicles is Max and his own car. Max is the last of the good guys being an ex MFP police officer and also being the best driver of his squad unit. His car is the very best the MFP had. It's the last of the V8 interceptors designed as a high speed pursuit special car. Even the mechanic is surprised to see the Interceptor as him being a car guy would know what it is and would be amazed seeing one as if he saw a dinosaur. Max is like his car too as he is a relic of a bygone era.

[@stampedetrail2003]

The Falcon XB

[@TBM1121]

TOYOTA COROLLA FOREVA!!!!

[@garyphisher7375]

I drive a Nissan Note - I'd like to think that Max would drive one too.

[@Jaysonbc1234]

Mini Metro for the win.

[@erickvonengelwalten8568]

Yes the car is a representative of Max Subconscious for violence and be "above the law" in the first one, they seduce him to stay in the force with the V8. And after they kill his family, he "uses" the car for vengeance and for Justice, the most notice feature of this car is that he is not Yellow an Blue like others MFP cars, its Black, even the name of the car is Black on Black. Its a shadow of his inner desires for violence, he uses his cars as a weapon. killing most of the guys with his awesome driving skills.

[@tx130666]

It's interesting to hear George Miller mention people's reaction to limited gas as a inspiration for the movie. In 2005 hurricane Rita hit right on the heels of Katrina. There was a mandated mass exodus from Houston where I lived. Two million people all leaving at the same time. Gas stations were a nightmare. Supplies were low, people were freaked over the approaching storm and you could see the mask slip off. That little but unmistakable flash of a scared animal in their eyes and I remember thinking, civilization is fragile.

[@jasonhuttermusic424]

it is very fragile. in times of chaos we easily become feral.

[@robertdurant7934]

I also love the parallel between Max and “Dog”. Not only does he not name it out of fear of losing the animal like he did his family but over the course of Max’s evolution his own name becomes less and less used to the point he’s only known by titles.

[@scottbubb2946]

In Thunderdome Dr. Dealgood introduces him as, "The Man with No Name."

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

Raggedy man

[@AAllen-br8it]

Max is a pretty traditional dog name as well. It's almost like he himself is named something clichely common, just one step away from being named just "Man" or something

[@robertdurant7934]

@@AAllen-br8it I never even put that together with Mad Max aka Mad “Dog”

[@AAllen-br8it]

@Robert Durant the more you think about it, the more clever it is. And it's all probably completely accidental lol isn't fiction weird?

[@spencerriggs9741]

Mel Gibson pulls off a memorable performance with a minimum of dialog. The chase sequence is one of the greatest ever filmed. A true classic!

[@robbiej3642]

In Humungous' pistol case there's a photo of a soldier and his wife, hinting at what he's been through. Also presumably that he is an experienced warrior who once knew honour, love and decency, but has now fallen so far from what he was with no hope of redemption. His car represents him as an unrecognizable skeletal monstrosity, the most powerful of them all.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

It seems more probable it's a gun his grandfather owned, hence his almost ceremonial use of it. In the wasteland, having any connection to the ideal past would be worth more than gold. He has meniries, a lineage. There is no future, only today. To own a piece of the past is valuable.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

*memories

[@astarteswillum5259]

Either that or he's an out of the closet homosexual with a bondage fetish.

[@finalascent]

Ammo is scarce, and we get the feeling that he's pretty sparing with the use of the remaining rounds.

[@glennconnell6785]

I heard the humungous was meant to be Max's friend who got burnt from the first film I was to take his mask off show max who he was would be interesting film if would gone that way love dog 🐕 and max chemistry was gutted when he died heard dog will make come back in couple of tom Hardys films

[@pauliedibbs9028]

I have been a fan of Rob's since day one... I can't say anyone else has had the same influence on me, when it comes to appreciating and analyzing film to the utmost degree..

[@sorartificial]

He is amazing

[@YTsux100pct._of-the-time.]

Yeah I've been subbed for years, through different accounts and whatnot, and I always come back to this channel to sub after KZbin bans another of my accounts. Nobody 'reviews' a movie like Rob does. When he dissects a movie, he does it down to the micro level. It's inspiring.

[@sorartificial]

@YTsux100pct._of-the-time. he is also getting deeper in his analysis, he is perfecting the craft

[@CD-yr8tw]

We are lucky to have him.

[@TheBurdenOfHope]

I LOVE this movie. Even as a kid, the deaths of the camp occupants hit me so hard. As a child, I saw their pure (ish, it is a post-apocalyptic movie after all!) white costumes and moral code and knew I wanted them to win the conflict. Amazing analysis as ever Rob. Shedding a new light on a deceptively complex movie.

[@michaelluciano1980]

This is probably my desert island film. Seen it dozens of times and still gets such a thrill out every aspect of it.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

The most memorable part of Gibson's career was the Mad Max 2 chase scene with Gibson driving the Big Rig. When Mel Gibson secured his role in Lethal Weapon, his character was named, "Riggs."

[@richardcooley6061]

Good catch.

[@diegosilang4823]

Riggs also have a Mad Max fearless near psychotic tendency.

[@RicardoMarlowFlamenco]

Gibson characters ever since are driven by the dead wife.

[@Julian-bq9qv]

THIS is always, consistently the best channel for film analysis, and I greatly appreciate Rob's hard work and keen insights.

[@furycrh8107]

Amazing video well done. Words from this film stick with me "you think your the only one that's suffered? We've all been through it in here, but we haven't given up, we still have our lives with dignity, but you, your out there with the garbage, your nothing". I lost both my parents within a year of each other, everything that I was has left me, I'm pretty much at survival level now, the movie has so many messages it's both heartbreaking and beautiful to watch, also the normal like entertainment and excitement.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

I'm here.

[@chrisbenavides3176]

Great video, The Road Warrior is one of my all time favorites as well. Can we take a moment to note just how great 1982 was for movies? Three of the movies you mentioned were from that year: Road Warrior, The Thing, and Blade Runner. There was also Star Trek 2, E.T., and Poltergeist, all of them classics that hold up, I could go on. Just an incredible year, the best of my lifetime.

[@collativelearning]

Oh yes, 1982 was the best ever year for movies in my view. As farr as I know RW was 1981, but that whole late 70's to early 80's period was an incredible time for movie making. Nothing like it since.

[@chrisbenavides3176]

@@collativelearning Yes, the Road Warrior was 1981, my mistake. It may have been released in America in 82, maybe that was just the year I first saw it.

[@moviearchaeologist9655]

Let me try... The Thing, Blade Runner, E.T., Poltergeist, First Blood, Creepshow, Star Trek 2, Death Wish 2, The Beastmaster, The King of Comedy, Rocky 3, Night Shift, The Challenge, Halloween 3 Season of the Witch, Deathtrap, World According to Garp, Tron, The Verdict, The Dark Crystal... Whoa, that miracle of a movie year came and went like a meteor shower.

[@chrisbenavides3176]

@@moviearchaeologist9655 Don't forget Conan the Barbarian

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

@@chrisbenavides3176 Or Officer And A Gentleman

[@darrylldoucette6895]

I always found it intriguing to consider that the barbarian like villains have a prison culture S&M hierarchy. I imagined that Humungous and his gang were incarcerated in a maximum security prison that was emptied out during mass riots sometime between the films. The psychos spilled out into a world gone crazy and went wild but maintained their prison culture.

[@evancooper7510]

I like that.

[@stampedetrail2003]

Checks out

[@esyphillis101]

There’s actually a theory that the villain and his gang in Mad Max 2 are the remnants of the police force max is a part of in the first movie.

[@darrylldoucette6895]

@@esyphillis101 Aside from a few guys in police leathers and helmets that doesn’t make much sense.

[@terrythompson6386]

Go to the beginning and pause the video on the tanker and read the graffiti written on it

[@RIVALContentJammerz]

My favorite movie too, Rob. Saw it first at a drive-in with my parents when I was four years old. Up until that point, my whole life was a lie.

[@colinburroughs9871]

lol

[@evannorth8566]

thank you for your coverage of Pappagallo, I always thought he was underappreciated

[@Pozerian]

Never picked up on the mirroring of Humongous and Pappagallo, even with papagallo’s helmet. The clips where the are giving the same advice to Max and Wez struck me like lightning. Thanks for sharing.

[@starwarsroo2448]

The last shot and the monologue " as for the riad warrior, we never saw him again, he exists now only in my dreams" is the best ending shot/ tracking shot ive ever seen, it's the sun on the horizon in the background

[@luiscastillo3551]

Only in my memories. * just saying 😮

[@Julian-bq9qv]

A small detail which has always amused me is that the leg brace Max wears, is actually backwards- in real life, the bands made of steel or aluminum covered with padding an leather are worn behind the upper leg. I used to wonder why whoever did the designs, missed something like that. OH and about the hero leaving in the end... how about "Shane! Come back, Shane!" and of course, the last scene of another remake of a Japanese theme, Blind Fury- wherein the late Rutger Hauer fades and disappears after his mission seems complete

[@michaelluciano1980]

I have noticed this also - it was always my take that they have literally been out there in the desert for so long that they no longer know how to correctly orient things like that.

[@danirizary6926]

The tiny detail that impressed me is when the paralyzed mechanic is on fire, the water bags he tries to put out the fire with are urine collection bags from his catheter.

[@anscules]

George Miller was a doctor before turning to film. I’m sure the leg brace thing was a conscious choice. Luciano has a great idea in this regard.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

Just a guess, but maybe they put the metal in the front so it would look like armor.

[@MrJamesC]

6:29 I think it's also very interesting that he says "nothing can escape" instead of "nobody" even though he's actually talking about humans. It shows how brutalized / dehumanized they are.

[@Sporkmaker5150]

Sure, he was addressing the people in the compound but it would have been a little strange if he had referred to the bunny as a somebody.

[@sonnyandreotte5721]

I think max Having a dog As a companion An not as food Is the greatest Example that max Maintains his Humanity in thr Midst of worlwide Barbarianism. " i am a human Being not an animal!"

[@happinesstan]

Yeah, good luck with that. Max only survived human stupidity. He's no match for the animal kingdom.

[@mordymountains1096]

Dont type like that

[@robanderson473]

@@mordymountains1096 My thoughts too!

[@MC-bh8ph]

I love the way there is so much development put into maxs shotgun. Teased a number of times throughout, when he finally uses it, the shell is a dud, delaying things even further. When he finally uses it at the end with live ammo its absolutely epic. The first shell kills like 3 guys lol

[@robbiej3642]

Papagallow's car was captured from the bad guys. In the scene where Max brings the big rig to camp, several bad guys follow Max thru the gate while it's open. It's an easily overlooked moment, Papagallow claims the car to go on the offensive. The good guys dont have anything that can outrun the bad guys hence they are trapped in their camp. There's an arms race with the bad guys building faster, deadlier cars so no one can escape and the good guys building defenses and digging in.

[@rpg7287]

An excellent essay on a woefully underrated movie. By far, the best in the Mad Max/Road Warrior series.

[@SmartCookie2022]

I can still recall the first time I saw this at the cinema back in 1981. I was walking past the Warner West End in Leicester Square one cold Saturday afternoon in December when I saw the poster and colourful lobby cards for Mad Max 2. I knew nothing about this movie, but I was so enraptured by the British quad poster (not the same one used in this video) and gladiatorial photos that I took a chance and bought a ticket. All I can say is I fell in love with this movie within the first few minutes. You have to remember, this was incredibly violent and visual for the early Eighties. Of course I could write a full essay on how I felt when I first saw this movie, just as I could Alien, and the majority of Clint Eastwood 70s movies. That's the magic of cinema.

[@coinraker6497]

Here's my story. Went to another movie that a female friend wanted to see. Don't remember what it was but got bored halfway through so walked out to see what else was playing. "Road Warrior", that sounds cool. Only caught like the last 15 minutes, the final chase scene. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!!! Went back and watched the end of the other movie with my friend then told her I was gonna stay to watch this other movie again and I'd walk home. Yeah been one of my absolute favorites ever since.

[@melvinatkins998]

The more you watch it?…. The better it gets!…. Watched this movie dozens of times!…. Very rewatchable!…. 💯

[@kernowpolski]

Great work - I was obsessed by the first two MM films in the early 80s and Rob has very neatly explained why.Thank you

[@AceWall73]

Some of the best film analysis I've seen. I always thought RW was more than just a dystopian sci-fi adventure story. Thanks Rob!!

[@soapmode]

Fury Road also appears to be heavily informed by Jungian archetypal form, with Max functioning as Furiosa's Animus. They're even chained together at one point after their initial encounter. By the end, Max gives her a knowing nod and disappears back into the collective, presumably showing that she has fully integrated her masculinity.

[@collativelearning]

I like fury Road on first viewing but after a couple more watches it fell to pieces. wouldn't even bother watching it again now. CGI fest with none of the originality or characterization of the first two films. I actually consider FR the worst of all the Max films.

[@happinesstan]

I think you'll find Jungian archetypes can be applied to most films. It's not rocket surgery.

[@soapmode]

@@happinesstan That's the nature of archetypes. However, Fury Road seems to deliberately hew to them in its structure.

[@soapmode]

@@collativelearning What fell apart for you? I'd be interested to know what wasn't working in your view.

[@jjohnson3469]

@@collativelearning I watched it twice and cannot understand the praise. The action is over the top, too many guns, the cars look terrible, there's none of the human qualities of the Gibson films, heroes or villains. There's no cleverness or wit just frenetic action that blurs together. I did like the explosive spears, though, I thought they were a nice touch that worked well for me. Beyond Thunderdome is not a great film, but it does have its moments and I liked the world building aspects but Fury Road is just empty calories.

[@williammcguire130]

It's so wild to me-- I too saw this at 8 or 9 and felt the profundity in the movie but couldn't articulate it. Over the years I'd come to interpret many of the same signs and signifiers that you mention in this video and interpreted them in essentially Christian terms-- heaven/hell, death/resurrection etc. I've never seen another video that explains so much of how I feel about the film even if its using a different explanatory framework.

[@stampatron]

2:10 Holy smokes, that poster has instantly transported me back to the video store in 1984 😲

[@erikt19g5]

Something the film never followed up on was the identity of The Humungus. When he restrains Wez, the camera shows his burn scars on his scalp while he opens up to his underling, metaphorically showing him behind his mask. It seemed to me that his mask would come off in the movie and his identity would be revealed, but it never happened. Seemed like a missed opportunity, especially since I heard the original idea was that The Humungus would turn out to be Goose from the first movie.

[@robanderson473]

Now that would have been a good and interesting twist!

[@skullthrower8904]

Something I havent seen mentioned is how humongus and the goose actors bear some kind of resemblance Maybe it was a lot closer to happening or purely coincidental

[@RicardoMarlowFlamenco]

Goose was completely destroyed. His wife was partially alive before the end also, but physically destroyed as well. Simply put, miller likes “reboot” concepts that hurt the continuity of the different stories. Only the fact they are all narrated saves them from contradictions.

[@Phaser1x]

When I saw this video I just SMILED. Haven’t even watched it yet and I’m happy. The Best of KZbin. Why it exists in the first place. Cheers.

[@russfoulkes5490]

Rob and Mad Max?! Yes please. 👌

[@KageNoTora74]

There were a couple of stunt crew injuries of note while filming Mad Max 2: the Road Warrior. Stuntman Guy Norris tried vaulting over an overturned vehicle as he ran a motorcycle into it, but his timing was off. His left leg struck the other vehicle, shattering his femur and sending him into an uncontrolled pinwheel through the air. Nonetheless, Norris returned to the set to film scenes, concealing a cast that went up to his hip. Also, stunt director Max Aspin tried to jump a car over another vehicle, but he hit it and sent his car nosediving into the sand and fracturing his ankle, sidelining Aspin for the rest of the production. Both times, George Miller provided initial medical attention since he had a medical background prior to becoming a filmmaker.

[@Scotsmanthebedbug]

Exactly why I love your channel. Not only do I love your in depth analysis. But just about every film you present are my all time favorites. Plus. I think the whole Mad Max series is essentially a futuristic Western

[@dwainfarmery6433]

Wow, until now I was the only person I knew that has this as their fave ever movie, a sequal to boot as well, good on yer!

[@Julian-bq9qv]

This movie also came back to my mind after watching one of MY all time favorites- The Book of Eli.

[@Thespeedrap]

Good movie surprised how it felt like it could've been in the same universe Mad Max is Australia while Book of Eli is U.S.A

[@lesleyrussell8200]

the dead of the dog is because it sacrifices itself for max having him a little time to recover and move, The voice over of the feral kid being an old man at the end with the dark images and max at the distance its one of the amazing things for me of this great movie,

[@andrewlutes2048]

All of the Mad Max movies are very enjoyable. I was about the same age when I saw Beyond Thunderdome and still have a great love of that one.

[@JDC52]

I hadn't thought of this before, but Rob talking about the two groups and how we all have a darker side. I think one of the huge appeals of this movie (also my personal favorite) is that you can see yourself stuck on either side just by circumstance in this apocalyptic world. A true classic.

[@shawnlloyd7526]

Thanks for creating this. I literally watched this over 100 times in my youth to the point that looking back it seems a little weird . it’s nice to know that maybe there is some redeeming value in the story and that it has some jungian residence.

[@techreviewguy7771]

Extremely well done! Road Warrior has been my all time favorite movie since I first saw it around 1985. Your video brilliantly showcases the many layers of this extremely intelligent film. Great work!

[@Wallyworld30]

I saw "The Road Warrior" when I was just 4 years old with my father at the drive in theater and we loved it. We later got a copy on Betamax and watched it many times. After falling in love with The Road Warrior we rented Mad Max in hope of getting more of the same experience and I was unfortunately dreadfully bored of it. I tried watching Mad Max again as a teenager later and still couldn't hold my attention. Road Warrior was one of my earliest movie going memories because when "Fury Road" came out my father just happened to be visiting so we went and saw it in the theater together as well. We were blown away how great Fury Road was because we didn't love Beyond Thunderdome the same way as Road Warrior but Fury Road was almost Perfect I only wish we got more Mad Max in it!

[@collativelearning]

Fury Road is the worst of the series for me by a long shot. Liked it on first viewing for having lots of action, but on repeat viewings it utterly fell apart. It's basically a giant CGI cartoon cashing in on the coolery of the early Max films, which were far more intelligent and well made. I wouldn't even bother watching it these days. However, the first Max film, while shot on budget, has a brutality and edginess to it that's worth giving another shot ;)

[@melvinseriz]

@@collativelearningit's strange not to be able to grasp the extent to which Fury Road is in itself an absolutely fascinating extension of what he did with Mad Max 2, in terms of staging and above all editing. This way of returning to the cinema of the origins and the films of Buster Keaton. It's also a way of returning to the very essence of the first Mad Max: this delirious plunge into the cult of vehicles, now the very subject of the film. It's also a more mature extension of a theme touched on in the two previous films: the quest for an Eden, a "green place". In 2, 3 and Fury Road, this question is treated with increasing seriousness. And the mythological theme revolving around the 5 wives is insanely rich. Fury Road is first and foremost a lesson in directing, but it is also and above all a fascinating extension of the main themes that the saga has dealt with in the past. In any case, these films deserve so much better than to be watched with a distracted eye, just once or twice...

[@williampacter7399]

Excellent analysis. Thank you. Mad Max 2 is one of my all time favourite films too

[@happinesstan]

Any reports of Miller reading Kafka? When you mentioned Max's decision to re-join humanity after his dog's death, I instantly thought of 'Investigations of a Dog'. Admittedly it's one of my personal favourites for which I have a personal interpretation.

[@mfbias4048]

This is the best film analysis video Ive ever seen

[@bmfbbmfb]

Jung and Rob? +1 from me

[@thesultrystrangerdanger6824]

I popped my trouser tent up!

[@thesultrystrangerdanger6824]

Sam your eye?!? My name it is Sam hall.... It is Sam hall

[@darthwizzywizard]

Brilliant review. 😊. Honestly amazing research you did on this. Excellent incite you have as well.

[@charlesdexterward7781]

Also, Mel Gibson is extremely based for being one of the verrrrry few Hollywood stars who ever speaks out against the Narrative.

[@speedmastermarkiii]

Lol. You do you, nazi boy.

[@Mitch93]

As right wingers we should, just be blunt and not hide behind euphemisns like "the narrative" just say what you want to say.

[@robertlogan5354]

this new usage of the word 'based' puzzles me.

[@walterbrown9651]

​@@Mitch93euphemisms like woke for instance? Right Wingers love that term.

[@dethkon]

@@Mitch93They can’t cause KZbin bans them. And he’s right, Mel rules.

[@scott21113]

Having just encountered this channel and analysis it is clear what is missing in film and television writing today - an understanding of human psychology and why each scene and line of dialogue needs to relate to the viewership. Stringing together words or visual effects without that in mind fails to nourish the imagination or the soul. Untethered from the psyche, visual and auditory stimulus are empty. Thank you for this.

[@paulcmillerfilms]

Animal roar was used in the end of Duel when the tanker goes down the cliff also.

[@MrDman21]

For a desert wasteland they sure do have some well styled hair 😏

[@1simo93521]

This was always one of my favourite films as a kid. I've even ran postapocalyptic rpgs with my friends to mimic it.

[@DVincentW]

RW and Alien are my core favorites.

[@HeyMykee]

Alien is mine.

[@jeffphillips1832]

Another brilliant analysis. Thank you.

[@knjohd]

Kind of High Plains Drifter vibe.

[@collativelearning]

My fave Clint movie ever and second fave western.

[@sparks8934]

@Collative learning Mad Max the Road Warrior is absolutely my favorite movie of all time too. I just found your channel excellent reviews.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Only franchise that didn't sink. Four fine films.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

I understand Fury Road dis appointed, but I don't compare it to the previous three, I compare it to all the crap made today. It stood out.

[@CailenCambeul]

Max' dog is not a Dingo X. It's a Cattle Dog. The dog is seen in the last scenes with the Feral Kid. It's the Feral Kid telling the story.

[@leifcrenshaw8794]

That was a really good psychological breakdown video, in one of the video games I like how a girls voice said we prayed for a hero but we didn't get a gyro we got him.

[@horrorfanandy4647]

This one did not disappoint, you made some excellent points, lots of great things I’ve never thought of before, at least on a conscious level. This makes many things clear, thank you!

[@mcratsix]

These analyses videos are unreal, there is nothing else like this on the internet. Thanks Rob!

[@waynegoddard4065]

Now it's all CGI heavy. They should go back to practical effects and use CGI very sparingly.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Insurance. Alec Baldwin has likely made it impossible to have extensive violent stunts in movies.

[@melvinseriz]

Fury Road was practical effects. They used CGI to put, for exemple, two different stunts in the same shot. Or to change the skies... But all the stunts are real.

[@MrBlunt419_]

One of my top favorites movies ever since a child and I am a huge cinophile as well. It's one of the best ever.

[@giubilanc6469]

One of your greatest works yet!

[@jaspal666]

Rob, you hit a note with me about the noise from cars and the growls of wild animals. I’m a car guy. The kid and I have loud Mustangs. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 That said, having a car that is louder than the pedestrian Kia or Honda makes a pronouncement. You hear me. I hear you. We are on the same team.😂

[@rotisseriebear5394]

I don't have a pithy erudite comment. I just want to say that I really appreciate this analysis.

[@ad-drumcovers99]

*animal roars for engine sounds: Duel by Spielberg - the semi-truck going off the cliff at the end was given the sound of Godzilla dying 😈

[@johnno7429]

The best essay about Max i have seen. Bravo Sir.

[@JoelCraike]

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is my number one favourite movie of all time

[@jasonmaclean719]

Thank you so, so much for mentioning American Beauty! It's in my top 5. However I'm hesitant to mention it with people's reactions towards Spacey and the controversies. Its always easy to come back at them if they like Polanski or Woody Allen. I also love LA Confidential, but again same problem

[@davidc6032]

Great stuff. I saw Road Warrior in the theaters when it came out. I was 18 and it blew me away like nothing else I've ever seen in the theaters. I'm 60 now and it's easily in my top 10 favorite films. Another of my top ten films that have some similar themes as Max's is my favorite western, "Shane." He's a stranger who wanders into an ongoing land rights feud similar to the two groups in Mad Max battling over resources. Although the two groups are clearly good vs. evil, there is some murkiness with the bad guys as we see their motivation, which is not completely unreasonable. But it spirals out of control to a life and death conflict and Shane is the "Max" as he the catalyst of redemption for the good side. Despite Shane building incredibly strong bonds with a family during the story, once the conflict is done, he wanders off into the Wyoming mountains with an uncertain, if not grim future.

[@danbal4185]

One of your very best works!

[@CaptOrbit]

You are quite correct in once these concepts have been pointed out you can't help but see them everywhere in action, /adventure movies.

[@MonkeyBars1]

Not surprised to see so many comments. Terrific video about a terrific movie I first saw at the same age. My brother and I were pretty obsessed with it, holding up as it did to so many repeated watches. Thanks Rob🙏🏻

[@AdamAndersonMusica]

Great video thanks so much for putting this together

[@droopmountain6510]

Amazing how well this movie holds up. "If it's all the same to you, I'll drive that tanker!"

[@RicardoMarlowFlamenco]

As usual, another underestimation of the CAR, which is the main character of the story, even after it gets destroyed. Even as a kid I drew a clear line in my mind between the first part and second part of the film. The narrator has given us the best “reason” Max returned to help, but perhaps it is “dim vision” of a “faded memory”.

[@matthewmalleus7135]

I saw it at 9 too. All the boys were talking about it at school the next day and always loved it and love more to this day. It kinda planted the seed to drive a big rig truck. I saw Fury Road at the theater, illegally parked, when I was driving truck out west through the desert.

[@TeatroGrotesco]

Toe Cutter, the Great Humongous, the Gyro Captain,.... The true place most of us take in the wastelands, "Tony, get the gas..." Tony.

[@russasher6962]

Wez seems to be in a meditative almost trance like state when waiting for Max.. he's in a classic folded legs seated monklike position.. like he's not asleep nor awake.. and he's springs out of it just like a dog who hears that specific vehicle noise.. Animals always seem to understand "what's going on" without ever having any ego trip.. That manic obsessed misplaced rage lol.. Wez is clearly afraid Max and can't stand that he got the better of him in their first encounter..

[@zdravkomomci7570]

Really enjoyed your work analysis and study on the films psychology and human behaviour

[@heartofcinema3454]

fantastic analysis - who would have thought this film was that deep.

[@hugonevesblanchetferreira1162]

By returning to the wilderness of the unconscious at the end of the video, Rob is my shadow self ?? That’s a surprise 😂

[@sharpgage6512]

one thing i liked about this story, is how wes and max have there first sort of face off / run in with each other by the big rig, wes giving his gargled scream and max coming out on top wilding an empty shot gun, then at the end of the film thay face off for the last time with each other round the truck with wes screaming and max still wilding an empty shot gun and coming off getting the better of the show down again. not saying it was written on purpose that was, just thats that the begining of the film reflects the ending

[@dumbguydepot304]

Lol, I love that you saw this movie at 9 years old. I'm pretty sure it was on TV in the states around 1984 when I was 10. It was so not for kids but me and my friends were obsessed with it. Haha, I wanted to go for Halloween in 1984 as I loved his outfit. Such a great film.

[@Niko-ys9ie]

Such a great video. You never disappoint

[@davidd854]

I think Jung was a proponent of becoming conscious of your own darkness and even accepting/forgiving yourself for it in a certain sense, like a Christian would theoretically forgive a sinner

[@polymorphesquirrel]

As for the last section, I think there is no better example than Shane. It's final line 'Now got tell your mother there are no more guns in the valley' is even quoted in Logan, who, as a character, is very close to Max.

[@marcusmiller5443]

Jung and Goddard are two of my favorite philosphers/sociologists. Road Warrior is also a favorite movie, of mine. And Mel's real life arc seems to be following the movie plot.😂❤

[@nowhereman1046]

I absolutely see the parallel between The Toadie and Gyro Captain. They truly are mirror opposites to each other spiritually. One is just simply an aptly named simpering sycophant to Humungus in contrast to the other who is a genuine friend in need (to Max) and member of his newfound community with with Pappagallo's idealistic community, and he genuinely comes to love and care for the beautiful blonde girl. Toadie has no one and nothing, he's just a mouthpiece for Humungus and is nothing but the butt monkey (when he loses his fingers to the boomerang). In sharp contrast, Gyro Captain has true love and affection, and serves a vital role, including possibly later on as not only the new leader of Pappagallo's people, but also with the girl as adoptive parents for the Feral Kid..

[@philipgilbert3772]

Love your breakdowns of movies. Really gives them more depth. Interesting point on the gang being mostly men, but there was at least one woman amongst them, when the tent is pulled off one naked couple. Assuming she was not a captive. Though she didn't seem to be, there was no fear just shock at the tent disappearing.

[@felipecardoza9967]

You mentioned that Miller had a backstory for every character; I've heard that every vehicle also had a backstory or at least a name...like the vehicle that's captured from the villains, driven by Papagallo until he dies and then is seen being left with Max was called Lone Wolf. It's notable that when this movie came out, there was a bit of outcry about the level of violence depicted ( remember these were the Tipper Gore anti Heavy Metal days) and an article in Easy Rider magazine totally ripped the movie because of its "depiction of bikers." Its interesting that "comic relief" characters Gyro Captain and Toadie were both veteran Aussie film actors at the time, a departure from the largely unknowns that were featured in the first film. The comparison to Westerns is spot on.

[@bowiechris]

Great piece on Road Warrior, a film I watched a long time ago and overlooked its deeper side - well done for bringing attention back to it. PS another Charles Bronson movie (in fact my all time favourite movie) where he does not re-integrate back into society is "Once upon a time in the west"...he has the option of staying with Claudia Cardinale and leading an honest life at the end, but shys away from it...

[@dongately2817]

The Road Warrior is the same type of movie as Shane, Once Upon A Time In The West, The Dollars Trilogy -etc etc. The mysterious stranger comes into town wanting very little. He slowly discovers his humanity is gone but he can still save the people who haven’t lost their humanity. Just like Blondie, or any other western hero, he can never be a part of normal society, he’s too damaged. Great movie and excellent analysis.

[@B.A.512]

I deeply enjoyed this, you putting into words what I sensed for a long time. Thank you!