In Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Barter Town is jointly controlled by Aunty Entity (Tina Turner), who rules the surface, and Master Blaster, the duo controlling the methane energy supply from the underground "Underworld". While Aunty Entity holds political power, Master Blaster maintains the essential, functional control over the city's power source.
Aunty rules Bartertown like a kindergarten teacher, with the titular Thunderdome as a time-out corner; like children, her subjects mimic her peculiar speech. (The use of “raggedy man” as a pejorative is especially telling.) When Max arrives in town, he immediately stands out as an outsider because of the way he talks.
His skin is pale and covered in tumors and open sores, indicating he may be suffering from cancer or another illness caused by exposure to nuclear fallout. He also appears to be suffering from respiratory problems, requiring a bladder of purified air attached to his gas mask in order to breathe properly.
It's regular spray paint. As part of Immortan Joe's cultish ways, he gets the War Boys to spray it over their mouths before they die because the fumes can be intoxicating.
In an interview, Charlize Theron revealed that Furiosa was originally supposed to be another one of Immortan Joe's wives, but was infertile: "[George Miller and I] talked about backstory, about how she ended up with no arm and that she was discarded. She couldn't breed, and that was all that she was good for.
Though the Cult of the V8 isn't mentioned directly in the film, it can be ascertained through the context of the narrative that society of The Citadel, especially the War Boys, worships V8 engines as symbols of power and uses them in the automobiles they build and drive.
In the well-known Australian movie, 'Mad Max: Fury Road', Immortan Joe has taken control of the only water to be found in the Wasteland, branded it 'Aqua Cola', and trades it.
A jury consisting of 1,500 film artists, critics, and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn", spoken by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in the 1939 American Civil War epic Gone with the Wind, as the most memorable American movie quotation of all time.
Dementus accepts defeat and allows himself to be confronted by Furiosa, but enrages her when he fails to recognise her, only remembering her as the woman who destroyed the Bullet Farm.
Ultimately, she recognises that Max and herself share the same qualities, which is the reason she spares his life at the very end of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
Late Australian actor Hugh Keays-Byrne (5/18/47-12/1/20) — who portrayed the ruthless Immortan Joe in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road — also appeared 37 years earlier as the gang leader Toecutter in 1979's Mad Max.
Why didn't Tom Hardy get along with Charlize Theron?
The discord originated from their disparate acting styles and personalities, with Theron characterized as disciplined and punctual, whereas Hardy was perceived as more method-oriented and occasionally tardy.
From the lacklustre clips and posters, Furiosa looked like it lacked the gritty tactility of its predecessor and this hurt the film, as there was little social media buzz surrounding the release. And even some rave five-star reviews couldn't sway audiences...
By Fury Road, Max (Tom Hardy) is artfully shown suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, repeatedly haunted by guilt and experiencing hallucinations.
These women were turned into "breeders" to produce War Pups and provide a steady source of lactated milk. Their milk, called Mother's Milk, was also used as a resource in The Citadel and for trading with other groups.
If anyone plans on seeing the film a second time, pay close attention to everything Nux says when the redhead finds him lying down on top of the truck. TL;DR: The "chrome spray" isn't just war paint, it's a drug, and one of its side effects is messed up lips.
The warlord, desperate for having a healthy heir, would routinely rape the women and make sure they would deliver healthy babies for him. In most cases those attempts were futile until Angharad became pregnant with his child. Immortan also impregnated the Dag, however the fate of that pregnancy remains unsolved.
Her mother, cornered by her pursuers, gives the seeds to Furiosa as they part ways. She hides the seeds in her hair or in her mouth and waits for the opportunity to take revenge. The seeds are supposed to be a symbol of revenge throughout but in the end, it becomes another metaphor, leading to "Fury Road" later.
All but one of the Mad Max films were shot in Australia, and they were similarly filmed in places that have been impacted by heavy resource extraction. By using settings that are visibly degraded by these industries, Mad Max suggests the apocalyptic wasteland is only “barren” and “lifeless” due to recent human impact.
The cornerstone of Joe's power is the War Boys, an army of young men who have contracted cancer and other fatal diseases from the radioactivity of the Wasteland.
The technique available to make Theron appear in her early 20s, however, “wasn't working,” per Miller. “All you're seeing is the technology.” (Variety reported that Miller found the de-aging in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and Ang Lee's Gemini Man “never persuasive.”)
It's based on Native Aboriginals who used different coloured clays as body paints. In fact there is a ceremony where they cover themselves in white clay head to toe, the look is very similar to the War Boys. Within Mad Max its probably a mix of ceremonial and sun protection.
Mary is hit by an explosive and is set on fire. Dementus prises Furiosa's eyes open so she can watch her mother being hung on a cross and killed with a knife across her throat.
