Film Listology: #101 - Mad Max: Fury Road

Send us Fan MailRounding out the "Honorable Mentions" list of acclaimed films, hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry examine the most current film to rank on the McMurry Super Index, 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. Directed by Australian auteur George Miller, Fury Road expands the post-apocalyptic mythology established by Miller nearly forty years prior with 1979's gear head future shock thriller, Mad Max. The film required nearly twenty-years of pre-production and principle photography before making its debut on the big screen. The tumultuous  production  stalled numerous times, and the behind-the-scenes stories comprising the film's history are nearly as shocking as Fury Road's aggressive performances and bombastic stunt work. Much of Fury Road 's magic lies in its transcendent reception among broad audiences and film critics who rank it among the best films of the twenty-first century. The dialogic duo jostle between the film's narrative and meta-narrative qualities in an anthropological effort to exhume a quantifiable appraisal for Mad Max: Fury Road's cultural significance factor.Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Scott McMurryProducers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)Recommended readings paired with our Film Listology season:Kyle Buchanan. Blood, Sweat, & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road. New York: William Morrow, 2022.Abbie Bernstein. The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road. Minneapolis, MN: Titan Books, Illustrated Edition, 2015.Rick Altman. Film/Genre. British Film Institute, 1999.Jim Collins, Ada Preacher Collins, Hilary Radner (Eds.). Film Theory Goes to the Movies, 1st Edition. New York: Routledge, 1992.Ways to Connect with us online:Follow and engage with Special Topics in Media on Twitter at @podcast_topics."Like" to follow our Special Topics in Media Page on Facebook (search Special Topics in Media).Join the Special Topics in Media Facebook Group and share your reviews of the film or this episode.Subscribe to Dr. Castleberry's academic YouTube Channel.Garret's academic website is available at https://garretcastleberry.academia.edu/. Support the show