(Mad Max Fury Road analysis)

Mad Max Fury Road Opening Scene Analysis

In this this opening scene you see Max looking over the desert which is mostly flat land without any sign of life. After he is looking over the landscape he quickly jumps into his car and drives off in a hurry because about 10 seconds after leaving that spot you see a couple of scavengers race over the hill and start to chase him, when they reach up to him one of them pulls up beside his car and throws a spear at a wheel of the car leading it to flip off course and crash. When the car stopped flipping Max crawled out of the car to find lots of scavengers breaking down is car and rush over to Max who is on the floor hurt, when captured they take him to their base and cut his hair while giving him a tattoo. Max breaks his way out of the room and starts to find away to escape, while escaping he starts to get flash backs of his daughter which start to scare/through him off course. when Max finds a way out he is forced to jump off a cliff and try to land on a cairn which works but only for a little while because his is pulled back and captured again.

Camera Shot and Angles 

This camera shot is a wide medium shot with a low angle which is effective because it allows you to get an image of the character before you can see his face, this is also effective because it shows you the land and the surrounding which gives you an idea of what the whole planet looks like which is mostly just dry land and deserts, as well it suggests that this film is a post-apocalyptic. The low angle shot gives you an idea that the character in the image is a character which has power and then also gives you the idea that this is the character will be the main one which you follow through out the rest of the film.

This camera shot is a medium shot with a wide wide angle which is effective as it shows you what the troubles are on this planet with the scavengers and the harsh conditions which make it harder for the good characters to survive without any hassle. This is also effective because it shows you the different kinds of vehicles that are in the film and what you can expect later on in the film, the wide angle is effective as it shows you the whole area and the characters in the middle with dust in the background to show you where they have been.

This camera shot is a close up which has been taken from under water which is effective because you don't really see under water shots being taken in movies which makes this film better, this under water shot is also effective because it helps you imagine what you would look like when you are taking a picture from under water. The close up of Max's face is also effective because it allows you to see the facial expressions which he is pulling to see how he feels which in this image suggests that he is scared because he doesn't know what is going to happen to him if he is captured again.