'Furiosa - A Mad Max Saga', a high-adrenaline action romp

From the Croisette to Italian theatres: the most eagerly awaited film of the weekend at the cinema is undoubtedly "Furiosa - A Max Saga" by George Miller, a major production in which the Australian director signs the fifth chapter of the saga that began in 1979 with "Interceptor". The progenitor was followed by 'Interceptor - The Road Warrior' (1981) and 'Mad Max Beyond the Sphere of Thunder' (1985), all starring Mel Gibson, before a long break lasting 30 years, when Miller returned to that universe for 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (2015), achieving extraordinary success with critics and audiences.

"Furiosa" is the prequel to the latter, an origin story about the character played by Charlize Theron in the 2015 film and who here has the face of Anya Taylor-Joy.

Set in a post-apocalyptic desert world with almost no water resources, the film shows Furiosa living in an oasis where there is a residual presence of untouched nature. Traumatically separated from her mother, the young girl is kidnapped and begins a journey of growing up alongside the insane Dementus, a warlord who leads an army of bikers. Once grown up, the young Furiosa, moved by an insatiable desire for revenge, is forced to confront the violence and barbarity surrounding her.

A classic revenge story, 'Furiosa - A Max Saga' is a sort of hybrid between a repetition of numerous dynamics present within the successful 'Fury Road' and a desire to break away from it, focusing on more intimate and personal reflections to enter into the psychology of the main character.

The more introspective moments thus open up new perspectives, avoiding the risk of a mere carbon copy of the previous film, although there is no shortage of high-adrenalin sequences, strong in a fast-paced montage, that will be loved by the franchise's many fans.