Furiosa is here, but to help you from getting lost in the wasteland, we’re reminding you of everything you need to remember.
George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is here.
The latest in the franchise that began with 1979’s “Mad Max,” continuing with 1981’s “The Road Warrior” and 1984’s “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” and culminated in 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” — arguably one of the most impressive (and most kick-ass) action movies ever made — has finally arrived. And this time, in going forwards, we must also go back.
“Furiosa” is a prequel that takes place over the course of 15 years and follows young Furiosa (now played by Anya Taylor-Joy) as she traverses the wasteland, dealing with madmen (like Chris Hemsworth’s unhinged Dementus) and her relationship with the sinister powers-that-be, which ultimately led to her daring escape in “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Sure, it’s a prequel, which means that you shouldn’t have to have watched “Mad Max: Fury Road,” but there are obvious callbacks to that movie (and nods to the larger “Mad Max” mythos) that will make it a much more enjoyable, or at the very least a less confusing, experience. Here’s everything you need to remember from “Mad Max: Fury Road” ahead of your initial viewing of “Furiosa.”
In “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron) rescues a bunch of women from the Citadel, the stronghold of Immortan Joe and the war boys. Her desire is to return to her home, the Green Place of Many Mothers (The women that live there are called the Vulvalini and this is 100% real and not something that I just made up).
