Mad Max Fury Road Essay

Mad Max: Fury Road follows the heroine, Imperator Furiosa, with the help of Max Rockatansky, as she attempts to save five women from the clutches of a ruthless desert gang leader, Immortan Joe. In Furiosa’s trials to save the wives of Immortan Joe, she also comes across the Vuvalini clan, a group of older women who have toughed it out in the desert wasteland. There is debate as to whether or not that this film could be considered a feminist film. It seems as if the film’s main goal was not to be seen as a feminist film, but rather to aid in breaking stereotypes about feminists and who can be considered a feminist. Mad Max: Fury Road focuses on the strength and independence that are main factors in the feminist movement, the film also focuses on the idea that anyone can be a feminist.
The major aspect that all of the main women in this film share is their strength. Furiosa and the

Furiosa and the Vuvalini are seen as individual people and subjects rather than objects because no one has very much power or control over these women. Practicality is the main focal point of dress for Furiosa and the Vuvalini, as they are dressed for the climate, weather conditions, and easy mobility. The wives clearly start off the film as objects under Immortan Joe’s control, but soon flip the script and make themselves subjects after breaking away. They are no longer the damsels in distress, as they are now helping to save themselves and and the rest of their group. The wives dress somewhat provocatively, but that does not stop them from aiding in fending off the enemy. What you look like and what you wear does not make you any less of a feminist, or a person for that matter, than someone else. The film also shows that even if at one point you were considered an object of sorts, you have the ability to be more than just