[REL] Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

[Quickone]

IMDB Link:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/

Child Actress: (featured in Trailer)

Alyla Browne https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10752061/?ref_=tt_cl_t_4




Trailer (5 minute Version)




Not sure how much screen time she has.

[ghost]

Oh! She's from Sting.

[Quickone]

Oh! She's from Sting.

Oh. Now I have something to see tonight.

[pillowbaker]

I am always up for something new in the Mad Max franchise. This is something I will be catching at the theaters.

[David32441]

Not sure how much screen time she has.

Online reviews say they spend a lot of time with the younger version of the character.

[thequietgirl]

She has around an hour of screentime (probably a bit more).

[pillowbaker]

Just finished watching it in theaters! If you don't wanna read the rest of my ramble, here's a take-away: I had a great time-- hell, it was bitchin' rad! Alyla Browne had a commendable amount of screentime; I was impressed with amount of time they let her have in this film. And honestly, I am still quite unsure exactly where they switched actresses. Little to no spoilers in my writeup.


Something about me: I am a big Mad Max fan. Something about the thrown-together communes and tribes, the experimentation with the evolution of languages, the harshness of the wasteland, inhumane characters, and the ramshackle, jury-rigged vehicles and action scenes, is all so entertaining. But beyond that, the story in the second half of Beyond Thunderdome completely captured my imagination, and still does to this day. I find so much detail in the lore that maintains the background of the characters and the narrative, and they were played out so casually.

When Fury Road came out, after so many years after the last movie, I was enthusiastic, but a bit of my excitement was inhibited. How would a completely new Mad Max look and feel with modern day filming techniques, and what would I think of a new actor playing the standoffish, mostly silent protagonist? Well, Fury Road was certainly a lot of fun, and continued much of the tradition. I did enjoy it quite well, but it, of course, didn't satisfy my craving for a deeper lore. That's not what the movie was for. And what was this new thing? You see, it seemed most people who also enjoyed the movie were more enraptured by a NEW character, rather than Mr. Max. Furiosa.

Yeah, I admit, Furiosa was pretty bad ass. She was developed pretty naturally and didn't come across as shoveled in. At that time of Fury Road, I was still hoping for more background on the new civilizations of the Mad Max world, possibly with more insight into Beyond Thunderdome, and more centered around Max. But the world's moved on, and it had been quite a gap of years since the last Mad Max movie. Perhaps it was time for another character to get fleshed out.

I was not expecting a new Mad Max movie ever, but when I heard about this Furiosa prequel, I have to say, I reserved my expectations once again. No Max at all (or so I thought). A direct connection to the previous movie. And as far as I can recall, my experience with prequels hasn't always been exciting. But hey, the same directors and writers were still involved, and I still wanted to experience the spectacle of another Mad Max saga.

And what a rush, what a thrill it was! The film is not without its downsides that might turn off other viewers, but I enjoyed the narrative of this one more than Fury Road. I think it is partially because I enjoyed Furiosa as a character more this time around. And having Young Furiosa with Alyla Browne get as much screentime as she did helped too!

It was a longer movie, but wasted no time in going from one event to the next. It continued to tradition of larger than life characters and crazy, drawn-out vehicle chases and siege scenes. Like some of the other Mad Max movies, it focuses on characters who opt to or are forced to leave their comforts of home. They never get to return, no matter how much big name movies like to give to their characters for a satisfying end.

Even with this being a long movie, it does feel as if they had a lot of material to cram into it, possibly enough for it to be two movies instead of one. So after its long setup and introduction, it does accelerate the pace and cram in event after event, without the breathing room the previous films had. This did make many of the other bombastic characters really lose out a bit, and many ended up having to scream all their lines to get their characters across, and some ended up with just a few one-liners to explain their future motivations (as Dementus's second-in-command). This did give the film a certain push to it. I would have honestly enjoyed for more slow-paced unpacking of the characters and story events, but I would likely be in the minority on this.

Another difference to this film involves its cinematography and handling of its live action events and special effects. The world and its ways have changed since Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome. CG and AI are here and that's the way it is. Practical effects are still apparent, but many CG and AI effects stand out. Some of it does looks odd and out of place in this one. Even a cyclist riding away over the edge of a massive sand dune just looked weird in a few early scenes. But I asked myself, considering this is the way a movie like with will have to be created, do they tell a a jolly good tale with it? Yes, it was pretty awesome.

So, although I said there was no Max, there was, in fact, a very Max-like character who played an important role in the middle of the film, but even that part seemed a bit like they had to skip through the time and adventures the characters had together. The character was good, but without the time spent on the development on the characters connection, it does feel the story had to rush a bit here. But I did feel like I wanted more with this character, so they did their job, for sure.

And all in all, this movie started its own new lore and background, and left me once again wanting to learn more about the history and the chronicles of this part of the tale. If we never get another Mad Max movie, I wish the writers and directors could allow for or commission a series of novels of more tales of the devastated world. Or at least, release a few conceptual writeups of their ideas. Those, I would devour, no waiting, no additions to a watchlist.

[David32441]

She has around an hour of screentime (probably a bit more).

it changes from the younger one to the older one about an hour into the film - but when it's action scenes and she's a dot on a bike 1/2 a mile away that's not screentime. Or, mild spoiler, when the film is from the point of view of the person trying to get her back, and the girl's not in the scene, that's not screentime of the girl.

[kev]

She has around an hour of screentime (probably a bit more).

It changes from the younger character to the older one about an hour into the film - but when it's action scenes and she's a dot on a bike 1/2 a mile away that's not screentime. Or, mild spoiler, when the film is from the point of view of the person trying to get her back, and the girl's not in the scene, that's not screentime of the girl.

Enjoyed the movie while Alyla was in it.

I'd say of the [almost an] hour that the movie focused on Furiosa as a child, she was actually VISIBLY onsceen for around 40 to [close to] 45 minutes. Well worth being considered for posting at FLM.

We have many films where [due to more OT scenes] the children have far less screentime. Being the younger virgin of the (tit)ular character [Sorry; geeze, I'm so friggin' juvenile.. ], Alyla represents a 'main focus' of the film as we learn the reasons behind what motivates her as a young woman. Great addition to the 'Mad Max' franchise [if you're into that sorta stuff], where the main focus in the udder films has been on da boyz..

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kev.

[Night457]

Note: what is online right now is just CAMs and TELESYNCs that should be avoided like poison, but I moved the thread to REQuest anyway because it is well past the initial theatrical release. Keep your eyes peeled for actual quality WebRips, or the BluRay in August.