“Furiosa is not Fury Road and that’s ok”: the first opinions fall on the new George Miller

“I have the great joy to announce that Furiosa is really good, d***!”

The preview of Furiosa: A Mad Max saga was held this week in Hollywood, and in addition to the dressAnya Taylor-Joy which did not lack spices, the new blockbuster of George Miller obviously caused a sensation.

“I have the great joy of announcing to you that Furiosa is really goodp***!”exclaimed David Ehrlich, journalist for IndieWireon X. It operates on extremely different terrain than Fury Road (in a way that might frustrate some people, I suppose), but he also manages to make it an even richer film, one that explores the legend of the Wasteland ever further.”

Same story with Josh Horowitz, host of the successful podcast Happy Sad Confused:

“Furiosa is not Fury Road and it's ok, he writes on the same social networks. He's not trying to be. On the other hand, it is unique, freakishly awesome and, yes, epic. I already want to see it again and again to dissect it. Hats off to George Miller! As for the performances: Anya and Hemsworth are fantastic. Tom Burke impresses.”

Furiosa will be “a different animal from Fury Road”, taking place over 15 years

Erik Davis, from Fandango, seems equally won over:

“Furiosaby George Miller, is truly powerful staging, action at its best! An epic, fierce work that never stops by fleshing out the story of its heroine and the devastated world in which she lives, while offering the craziest chases and the most enormous characters. It's simply non-stop awesome cinematography. Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth both deliver amazing things as they delve deeper into the Wasteland. There's also a sequence with a war machine that blew me away – it's an instant classic. I always loved movies Mad Max, and I loved this one. So, get your gear ready!”

Therese Lacson, from Colliderhas more reservations, but she does not forget to salute the performance of the youngest interpreter of the heroine, Alyla Browne, who plays Furiosa as a child.

“I could watch 15 more hours of Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne as Furiosa, even if the film sometimes suffers from cutting that breaks its rhythm. It doesn't achieve the splendor of Fury Roadbut he doesn't really need it.”

George Miller is “delighted” to return to Cannes to present Furiosa “with Anya, Chris and Tom”

Joe, from the House of Cinema podcast, talks to him about “Heavy metal cinema” :

“He took over the flames and the apocalyptic aspect of Fury Road, and at the same time, this film offers something completely unique. George Miller is a God of direction. Anya Taylor-Joy is a CINEMA star. Chris Hemsworth plays the best role of his career. Furiosathese are the kind of films for which we go to theaters.”

A last one for the road ? Simon Thompson, who works among others for Varietyadvises everyone to discover it in IMAX:

“Jesus George Miller! Furiosa takes you on board. Sometimes the film even seems to go beyond the frame of the IMAX screen, yes, it is that big, and at the same time it often seems very intimate. This film takes key elements of cinematographic works from the 1950s to 1980s, it is rich, intelligent and the casting turns out to be top notch.”

Furiosa is “David Lean but with motorcycles instead of camels”

The filmmaker had promised that Furiosa would be “an animal different from Fury Road“, and obviously this idea of ​​telling a fresco over 15 years, instead of a story taking place over just one weekend, pleased the first spectators. Can we expect a spectacle as stunning as in 2015? Screened at Cannes that year, Fury Road had shocked the public with its visual power, and surprised by its feminist scope. It is once again on the Croisette that the Australian filmmaker will present his prequel, in a few days.

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