Transcription: Meme with mad max-type cars facing the viewer with the caption: “It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of car culture”

  • The_Caretaker@lemm.eeEnglish
    32·
    3 days ago

    I hate cars and Mel Gibson but I love the Mad Max franchise. Mad Max (1979) Society is on the verge of collapse, so the presence of gasoline is still reasonable. The Road Warrior (1981) Society has collapsed but a group of civilized people have held onto an oil well with a small refinery. Beyond Thunderdome (1985) No one is driving. Max’s car is mostly a status symbol. Barter Town runs on methane. Furiosa (2024) and Fury Road (2015) Warlords have formed an economy of slave labor based on control of bullets, sustenance and fuel. Throughout it all, Max struggles with PTSD induced psychosis and each time he has a chance to regain his humanity, he rejects the opportunity and wanders off into the wasteland alone. A never ending quest for vengeance which will never be satisfied. To hell with redemption.

    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      3 days ago

      I’ve been watching clips of Furiosa and for me the most amusing thing is all the brand-new knobby tires on all the vehicles. I’m sure they have to have that for safety during filming, but it’s the most glaringly unrealistic aspect of these movies. Even in developed regions today lots of people run their tires into the ground, and in poorer parts of the world they generally keep using tires until they explode. The latter is absolutely how things would be in a Mad Max world, even if they did have facilities for new tire production.

      • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        The new tires are because the cars in both Furiosa and Fury Road are all real cars! Even immortant Joes Gigahorse and the War Rig!

        I like to try and find the roll cages while I watch the movies. And yeah I could see how that could break your immersion but for me, knowing that these are real cars doing largely practical things is really cool.