Analysis Of Mad Max: Fury Road

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What ethical reason can a person have for wanting to go out of their way to help people in need of assistance? After having read each of these reviews over the film, “Mad Max: Fury Road”, I feel as though the moral reasoning that a person can have for doing such a thing as risking their own life to help someone else, can be viewed as being a consequence of human decency. While many would suggest that the reason that the title character of this film would agree to risk his life to help this group of people is based on his role as the archetypical hero of this narrative, I feel that Max’s determination for helping this group of women escape from the tyrannical villain of this film is due to the empathy that he has towards this group.
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After having analyzed both reviews, the moral and emotional appeals that are presented in these reviews have mostly changed my perception of Max’s reason for wanting to help this group. I feel that both reviewers have been able to validate their opinions by providing examples of Max’s past and describing how these events may have helped in influencing his decision. By placing emphasize on the memory of his wife and daughter’s deaths, it seems that both authors are able to persuade their audience to agree with this assertion. However, I still feel that Max’s desire to accompany this group in their journey is partially due to the feeling of empathy that he displays to this group. It seems that Max has been wandering by himself long enough to be aware of the potential dangers that would result in this group being apprehended or attacked during their journey. Without his support, I feel that this group would have been captured by the militia that was sent by Immortan Joe, the villain of this film, to retrieve them.
Based on what I have read from each of these reviews, I believe that both evaluations of this film have helped to develop and structure my idea as to what ethical reasoning a person would have for deciding to help one

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