Mad Max

About

Mad Max is a post-apocalyptic action film series created by director George Miller and produced by Byron Kennedy. The series centers around the experiences of protagonist Max Rockatansky, a drifting loner who wanders the wasteland in a dystopian future Australia.

History

In 1979, the original Mad Max film was released, featuring Main Force Patrol officer Max Rockatansky (played by Mel Gibson) who battles against a motorcycle gang led by Crawford "Nightrider" Montazano (shown below, left). In 1981, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior was released, in which Rockatansky helps a community of settlers in the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland defend themselves against thieving raiders (shown below, right).

In 1985, the sequel Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was released, following the adventures of Rockatansky in the Australian wasteland community Bartertown (shown below, left). In 2015, the film Mad Max: Fury Road was released, in which Rockatansky (played by Tom Hardy) assists Imperator Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron) in freeing the wives of the tyrannical dictator Immortan Joe (shown below, right).

Reception

The films in the series have received mostly positive reviews. As of July 2015, Mad Max has a score of 89%, Mad Max 2: Road Warrior has a 98%, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome has a score of 81% and Mad Max: Fury Road has a score of 98% on the review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes.^[9]

Online Presence

On July 15th, 2009, the Mad Max Wiki^[6] was created, which accumulated more than 220 pages within six years. On September 19th, 2011, the /r/MadMax^[8] subreddit was launched for discussions about the series. On March 28th, 2012, a Facebook^[5] page for the franchise was created, gathering upwards of 1.1 million likes over the next four years.

Related Memes

Feminist Mad Max

Feminist Mad Max is a single topic blog which highlights image macros of Mad Max with feminist-themed captions written in the style of Feminist Ryan Gosling. image macros.

You Will Arrive At The Gates Of Valhalla, Shiny And Chrome!

"You Will Arrive At The Gates Of Valhalla, Shiny And Chrome!" is a memorable quote from the Mad Max: Fury Road antagonist Immortan Joe, which is often associated with images of people with silver spray on their mouths. The quote is a reference to the symbolic act portrayed by the War Boys soldiers, who spray their mouths with silver paint before sacrificing themselves in battle. On May 23rd, 2015, a picture of a man with his mouth painted silver was posted into /r/WTF^[2] (shown bellow), gaining over 4,500 upvotes in less than two months.^[2] The same image was posted two days later on 9gag,^[1] gaining over 28,800 points in less than two months.^[1]

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