Most people agree that Max is superfluous to the story.

Also, Plot and Story and intertwined with one another. At this point you’re deflecting instead of answering my allegations. One would think if I’m missing something necessary it would be pretty easy to bring up.

I’m fine with a movie that doesn’t feel the need to explain everything. This movie explained nothing. It was just a giant action set piece. If brainless action is your cup of tea, that’s fine. I prefer a little bit of thought to be put into a movie.

So... your response is that there is no story and thus a lot of story? Jesus, if we want to pick random bits and say that the unspoken is so great The Phantom Menace is a Goddamn masterpiece. Why is Sebulba so angry at a tiny slave child who could not possibly be real competition to him in a podrace? Why are the Trade…

Fine. What am I leaving out? I’m hearing a lot of complaints and no evidence to back it up. What other details important to the story am I missing? That group that controlled the pass? The swamp people? Furiosa’s people who had nothing and whose solution was “wander the desert”? Seriously, what other plot point for…

I can see a redemptive arc for Nux (though that arc can be accurately described as “he met a girl he liked”) but for Max and Furiosa? Furiosa seemed like she was trying to make up for something but we never got any idea of what she was trying to make up for. Max could have been cut out of the movie completely with how…

Must be a taste thing, because I love those old Star Trek episodes and could relate to you the entire plot and the reasons behind character actions of any of them. Hell, I would complain less about this movie if it only took 45 minutes to get through. Action sequences don’t really impress me without some substance…

So... what I think you’re saying is that our species came from another world entirely and arrived here on the chunk of rock blamed for wiping out the dinosaurs?!? Oh... no? Well, it was a nice idea while it lasted...

And then have your ashes poured into a nearby outhouse...

Yeah, even if there were some medical issue that caused him to snap, I don’t think you bury him with his victims...

Go for it then! Please, describe to me this wonderful mosaic of a plot this movie had. I have a feeling that the only reason that you haven’t done this already to effectively counter my points is that you can’t extend this vacuous story beyond a sentence or two. You keep shouting to the sky that this has a great big…

Which he then goes against the moment he has any freedom of choice in the movie! If he were really concerned about solely survival he would have left Furiosa and the wives behind, as they were the main concern for Immortum Joe. I remember the beginning of the movie, it was one of the few seconds of dialogue this piece…

Yeah, and now I’m getting the whole “you can reduce anything!” arguments. The point isn’t that it can be reduced, the point is that we’re not leaving anything out by reducing it. If they had ignored the entire “Fury Road” bit and focused on where they were going, we could have had an uprising in the city that would…

Me thinks I’ve touched a nerve. The problem with all of your examples is that there is a lot more of something called “plot” to them. You’ve removed all details completely, where I’ve nearly summed up all of the details to the story.

You don’t need to be sensitive or emotional about it, it is a very visual movie. If…

I care. Why would it matter though? Number of people who “care” does not invalidate the things he has said.

I absolutely, 100% disagree with you regarding this movie having anything even close to resembling a plot. Nux didn’t become disillusioned with the Warboys, he was all for it until he got a little TLC from a supermodel and changed sides. I don’t know about you, but “boners” as an excuse for actions, like their…

I find it hilarious that people try to throw the lack of story as a fault of yours by just “not getting it”. It’s a super simple story: Gross guy had sex slaves who escape with the help of his general, they go a ways until they find out their sanctuary doesn’t exists, and then they head back. That’s not a…

You do your name a disservice with such simplistic comments.

HOW? Mad Max: Fury Road was about as simplistic and terrible as it gets! There is limited world building, the villains and heroes are both pretty poorly developed, and the whole story surrounds a road trip that doubles back on itself! Some of the graphics and stuntwork were well done, but it doesn’t make a good movie.…

Jeff Galak, Ph.D., has no idea what the heck he is talking about. I remember the days before Netflix, and I still have some experience in the “wait a week for the next episode, wait months for the next season” model for things like The Walking Dead, Arrow, The Flash, Agents of SHIELD... it sucks. It sucks having to…

Guy apologized, but doesn’t seem to understand the problem. Continuing to hide the identity was silly, but keeping it a secret despite the audience knowing was not the true mistake made here. The mistake was taking perhaps the most iconic singular villain in all of Star Trek and making him a side character. Except for…

Its very nice, but also very impractical. One of each for $15? And you can’t even put them into the dishwasher? I’m sure if you ordered a reasonable set (let’s say 10 of each total for fancy dinner parties) they wouldn’t stack well on top of one another. Neat, but not so much I would say this is a must buy...