Comparison Of The Day And Mad Max: Fury Road

Cinematic films have been around for many years and served as entertainment for society. Many of the blockbuster movies consisted of an apocalyptic setting that predicted the fate of the future. We felt obsessed with these movies because of our endless curiosity about what the future holds. I for one watch apocalyptic films because each of them involve an interesting prediction of how our world will come to an end. Whether it is a zombie attack that infects everyone or if the water from the ocean wipe out civilization, all were inspired by the tragic terrorist attack that hit New York City. These movies exist because, just as inevitable and tragic the 9/11 attack was, movie writers wish to mimic the same through their interpretation of how our world will come to an end. Blockbuster movies like, Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow all involve similar characteristics, that determines a pessimistic view of the future. Likewise, the movie, Mad Max: Fury Road, depicts a pessimistic view that the future will involve destruction, violence and lone survivors. Movie directors …show more content…
According to Leggatt, lone survivor characters are “men who have learnt how to survive in the harshest of worlds, men who take no prisoners and who stop for no one” (2012) which is evident in the character Max. The movie begins with Max, alone in his thoughts, continuously reminded of what looks like people he left behind during the unknown apocalypse. From this, we see that his only motive is to survive by himself; indicating the future will look more or less similar. People will be left alone in the harshest of times that the only way to survive is to look out for oneself with no one’s help. Therefore, the movie demonstrates a pessimistic view of the future by showing how civilians will go against each other in order to survive in a post-apocalyptic