do you reckon max cared?

Post by **SAM B R.W** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:59 pm

in the opening chase of road warrior max smashes his nose cone into the back of the vehicle in front of him. do you think he cared? or even worried that he could staple his radiator?

Post by **aussie muscle** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:31 pm

i doubt it. if that was a concern, he'd have put a bullbar of some sort on the car. he took the time to install two huge tanks in the rear, but no front protection, even as obvious as that is? Despite it being his home and only transport, he hasn't taken good car of the car, as noted by it's butchered state.

Post by **HUMVEE Driver** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:28 pm

Nah, I don't think he cared about much at all, other than surviving. He had to know the front would be destroyed, but he was probably aware of the reinforcements behind it that would save his radiator. Another thing that Max didn't seem to care about; he just abandoned his chains, leg irons, and keys to Gyro. You'd think he'd want to hang on to them.

HUMVEE Driver

Post by **SAM B R.W** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:16 pm

good point humvee, almost as if all he wants to do is 'just' survive.

Post by **rockatansky4073** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:25 am

I think he was so high on the idea of getting his vehicle back and as much juice as he could carry that he really didn't give a shit about some chains and shackles - he still had the Vermin camps to get through yet, had more pressing issues to worry about.

Post by **Redd4** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:08 am

I'd say Max knew what he could do to the Interceptor and still keep it operable. He sacrificed the pretty front end to surprise the Berserker, who wasn't expecting an aggressive move, the marauders were used to easy victims.
But I always think, whenever I watch the sequence, how stupid the Berserker is to actually look back over his shoulder after Max rear-ends him. My GOD, you plebe, no matter what happens behind you, pay attention to what's up front! That's what mirrors are for!
I know, it's a movie...

Post by **rockatansky4073** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:25 am

yeah but like seatbelts in the MAD MAX world mirrors arn't used a hell of alot - i mean Max uses his in the opening to see whats coming over the rise and thats about it, maybe the trucks once or twice, though when the XA is pulling up to start shit he prefers ti stick his whole head out ... hang on - no he didn't cause Wez ripped off the door so he didn't even have a mirror he only had his left one and he spotted the mohawker and blasted blood all over it

nfpgasmask · Post by **nfpgasmask** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:39 am

Well, he must have cared a little bit since he at some point went back and picked up his head lights and reinstalled them. Musta been a deleted scene.

Bart

panzerrune · Post by **panzerrune** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:42 pm

Also on a side note, watch the scene closely for "vehicle continuity errors". Right before he rear ends the vehicle in front of him, the front end of the Interceptor is already gone, next quick cut the front end is back. Boom, rear ends the front vehicle, for a split second in the editing the opposite side (contrary to what we see in the rest of the movie) the Interceptors front end side piece (whatever it is called) is there and the other side is gone, rest of the movie it is the opposite. If it is confusing what i am trying to explain watch that whole short quickly edited scene closely. If this has been discussed before, sorry!

Thanks!

Post by **MFP 2020** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:49 pm

I've been thinking about this discussion for a while. There's a concept in fiction called "Chekhov's Gun": "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." In other words, if you establish something important, it should be used later. Conversely, it's not "fair" to use something in, for example, a movie unless you've established it beforehand. (The really clumsy example I always use is from the movie "Fletch": In one early scene, Fletch stands there and lights a cigarette. He never smokes again in the movie. But at the end, when he needs a lighter to effect his escape, he has one, and we're not surprised because it's already been established that "Oh, yeah, he was smoking earlier so of course he has a lighter.")

In MM2, I realized, Chekhov's Gun doesn't really apply. Max needs handcuffs and shackles to restrain Gyro? No problem; just happen to have some in the car. (Of course, he was a cop.) We're willing to accept pretty much anything Max wants to pull out of his car because, yeah, it makes sense that in the years he's been wandering, he's picked up some stuff (see also his "wagon" in MMBTD). And who's to say that he didn't happen to come across a situation in the past where he needed some restraints but didn't have them?

I think it's a tribute to Miller and company that they were able to pull this off. They established a world that feels absolutely real and organic, and even noticing continuity errors or "character illogic" doesn't detract from the experience.

(More about Chekhov's Gun and a whole bunch of other cool stuff here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/M ... hekhovsGun)

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