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The Road Warrior Movie Review

Starring: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, Steve J. Spears, William Zappa
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The hero of Mad Max returns in this dystopian vision of a horrifying near future. Having lost everything that he cared for, a former policeman takes to the wastelands in a mad search for the next tank of gas. Max discovers a band of refugees who are pumping and refining fuel, but a gang of vicious marauders has discovered it first, and if he wants to survive, Max must rekindle his sense of compassion and rediscover his nerve. Max emerges a hero, but his cynicism is only reinforced.
Peet Janes, Resident Scholar

In a post nuclear war world gasoline is very important and is fought for alll the time. Mad Max has been traveling the roads for many years and he comes across a group of people. He then helps them fight off the Humungus, a group of savage warriors.
Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar

Max, a former MFP police officer, roams the Wasteland. He was forced in that kind of world because his family and best friend were killed by motorcycle gang, and therefore he avenges that loss.
Tomislav, Resident Scholar

Traumatized by the murder of his family at the hands of a biker gang, highway patrolman Max runs away to live in the Australian Outback. During his sebatical, world order falls apart and the apocolypse occures. The story explores the idea of the "anti-hero" as Max becomes a mercinary in a battle between two rival communities fighting for control of oil. The nature of "good" and "evil" are questioned as neither group really has a more legitimate claim to the oil.
Gregy Regular, Resident Scholar

Mad Max, in his search for gas, food, and other things that would come in handy in post-apocalyptic Australia, finds an oil refinery under siege by a gang of crazed "bikers" led by The Humongous. Max enters the oil refinery and agrees to help the group of survivors escape in exchange for some high octane gasoline (being that gasoline is pretty scarce). Anyway, his plan succeeds and the survivors escape....... and there is a little twist at the end but I guess you'll have to see it yourself.   
Max Rhodes, Resident Scholar

Post-apocalypse "Shane." Lone wanderer in wasteland finds community with the last oil refinery on Earth being assaulted by barbarian horde. At first he just want some gas for his car, but is forced into becoming their savior. Greatest car chase scene in film history.
Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar


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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 45%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact Yes
Environmental disaster? - surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man) - muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - Very athletic

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - very skinny (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - killer
Eccentric: Yes - wild - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity - White
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century) - Polluted - Post-disaster
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Desert? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - English
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - exploding vehicles - exploding bombs
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