Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagawas one of the better movies of 2024, continuing an impressiveMad Maxtrend, even despite its disappointing profits. Following Tom Hardy’s epic 2015 movie,Mad Max: Fury Road, the Furiosa-led 2024 picture offered neither Tom Hardy as a lead nor a chronological sequel. Instead, Anya Taylor-Joy played the protagonist in a prequel movie.Furiosa’sdisappointing box officemay delayMad Max: The Wasteland- the franchise’s planned next venture - but it still stands up well on its own in franchise history, with some notable figures behind it.
The movie saw Chris Hemsworth added toMad Maxas the iconic Dementus, setting a new standard forMad Maxvillains. Created by George Miller, master of the franchise since day one, it was hard not to loveFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagain a good many ways.TheMad Maxtimelineplaced Furiosa in a divisive place, as many people were keen to see the development of Tom Hardy’s Max Rockatansky. Nonetheless,Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagacontinued the formidable critical trend shown byMad Maxmovies since their first outing.
AllMad Maxmovies were critically acclaimed, andFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagais no different.Anya Taylor-Joy was outstanding inFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga, as the movie’s critical reception confirmed. Taylor-Joy and Hemsworth’s chemistry as a hero-villain duo was palpable, which critics lauded alongside the movie’s brilliant sets and vehicles. With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes,Furiosademonstrates an incredibly fair evolution ofFury Road, which has 97%. In fact, the very firstMad Maxmovie ever, released in 1979, achieved the same score asFuriosa. Mel Gibson led proceedings as Max in this groundbreaking action movie.
Furiosa Didn’t Get The Commercial Response It Deserved
Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagamissed out on commercial successit should have received because of cinema’s decline in the wake of COVID-19, combined with its risky decisions. Prequels haven’t performed as well in recent years as they used to.Star Wars: A Phantom Menacestarted a prequel trend in fantasy and sci-fi over the years, despite scorn after first being released. However,prequels and spinoffs are a risky premise. Removing Max Rockatanasky as the main character of the popular franchise storyline probably didn’t encourage viewers to the cinema either.
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Among the manyreasonsFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagadidn’t succeed commerciallywas the competition it faced. In a tough environment following worldwide economic hardship, the movie had to compete with the vastly commercialGarfieldopening at the same time. Being released on VOD not long after its theatrical release also didn’t helpFuriosasucceed at the box office, as plenty of financially stretched would-be cinema-goers opted instead to wait until it could be viewed at home. The challenging release strategy ofFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagapoints to an alternative route being best forMad Max 6.
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A prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa is an action-adventure film that tells the origin story of the headstrong and fearless Furiosa. Set shortly after the beginning of the “end of the world,” Furiosa is kidnapped and brought before a powerful warlord, now forced to work for him. To find her way back home, Furiosa will adapt to the new harsh and arid world as she grows into the Furiosa she becomes known to be.
