Iselynne wrote: As most of you have probably noticed, a little film called Mad Max: Fury Road was recently released in cinemas. The adrenaline fueled film has been met with almost unanimous praise by both critics and audience. The incredible action, the fantastic stunts, and the performances of the cast have been lauded by fans. However, not everyone is happy about the long-awaited continuation of Max’s journey through the Wasteland. The issue some people call out is the presentation of the female characters in the film. In the lead up to the film’s release Men’s Rights Activist groups called for their fellow men to boycott the film. They believed that Fury Road was an action film that would trick men into giving in to feminist propaganda. While the outcries of the MRA are perhaps the most extreme in this debate, they are not alone in taking issue with the representation of genders in the film. Some feminists argue that the women are being portrayed as masculine and violent. This portrayal shows women acting like men, and is therefore not feminist because they lose a lot of their feminine nature. As I watched the film, the thought of a feminist storyline struck me too.
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This film was in production during the height of the feminist fad. Since then they have blown their little game out of proportion and now receive almost unanimous criticism.
This feminist man-women characters trend will go the way of the Dinosaurs and this movie might be the nail in the coffin. Why?
Pitch Perfect 2, a CHICK-FLICK left tire tracks all over Mad Max.
Tomorrowland is similar with a teenage girl scientist which also bombed, even George Clooney could not save it.
Another film with this fake masculine female character is Terminator Genysis which is also getting alot of criticism and is on track to be a major let down as the box office. (Now I know T2 Sarah Connor was similar but let's be real here, which looks more believable?) T5 looks like garbage inside and out.
The bottom line is audiences just are not interested in the nonsense, they want believable characters and entertaining plots, if they cannot get that the film bombs. This is why American Sniper, Furious 7, The Avengers: AOU, and Pitch Perfect 2 all went on to be profitable. Another film that is on track to make bank is Jurassic World which features a believable set of characters.
@annoyedgamer
You think this film performed poorly in the box office? A 30 year old property with an R rating and your comparing it to a PG-13 film? I think that's a but unfair. R rated films always have trouble garnering bigger numbers as literally less people can see them. That's just the industry.
As for this article, ehhh its certainly one way to look at the film. I say this:
Barring the first film Max is the side character. He was the vehicle for characters realizing their escape from Lord Humongous, being Captain Walker to save the lost children in finding tomorrow morrow land, and here helping a band of women escaping a crazy cult.
In fact again barring the first film, we are never even hearing the story from max himself. It is almost always a survivor telling the tale of their mythical encounter with Max.
He is along for a great adventure (never his), helps those in need, and in the end leaves in search of the next big thing. Thats always been my take on the character.
Oh my god women did something other than get rescued and kiss the leading man. BOYCOTT!
The "outrage" against this film is fake. It all started when a feminist blog claimed that a non-MRA website (a website vehemently not MRA, in fact) was pushing for an MRA boycott of the film.
Any actual outrage is residual or fringe nonsense.
The website that started the "MRA boycott" isn't even MRA: http://www.returnofkings.co...
http://www.returnofkings.co...
MRA is about fighting back against men unilaterally losing legal rights and being treated as second class in places such as academia. This website is something entirely more extreme, if you actually read their about page.
it really sickens me when the same gg wally, well one in this case, but i'm sure foxwhateverhisnamewas is waiting in the wings, spout about letting the creators do what they want with their creations yet condemn them when what they want to do isn't the usual only guys matter crap.
this was made by George Miller, creator of the series, this is the film he wanted made, and because he has strong women in it you say he's wrong and call the movie a failure?
hypocritical and oh so very wrong.
i mean wrong in a very literal sense, as looking at both the critical response and the box office numbers, this movie is anything but a failure.
maybe the only thing failing here is your alleged masculinity if it's this easily threatened.
and when did they hide these warrior women?
wasn't the whole point of that idiotic halfwit from the rok site's call for a boycott that the trailer showed too much of Theron's character and not enough of Max?