Oscars

[Woodie]

Mad Max is one of the most overrated movies I have seen in a long time.  Yes, it was a fun movie, but that was it.  Little to no character development, questionable plot, no real tension (thrills, yes. tension, no).  Really, it was just a chase film in the desert with a lot of action and cool cars and makeup and no real purpose. 

I get why people liked it, but it wasn't Oscar worthy, it was just an interesting action movie.

   

[Zaximus]

13 hours ago, Woodie said:

Mad Max is one of the most overrated movies I have seen in a long time.  Yes, it was a fun movie, but that was it.  Little to no character development, questionable plot, no real tension (thrills, yes. tension, no).  Really, it was just a chase film in the desert with a lot of action and cool cars and makeup and no real purpose. 

I get why people liked it, but it wasn't Oscar worthy, it was just an interesting action movie.

   

The people voting thought it was.  It was a different type of film.   I'm going to go on a limb here, but you may not understand how Mad Max films work, right?  All we know is some tragedy in his past but he's really an observer, a survival, and a witness of things happening, we're just along for the journey.   He wasn't even the main guy in this movie.   That's the purpose of the movie, is just a day in the life of Max and whomever he's in the mix with.   The movie was action and thrills the whole time, and if some of those scenes didn't have tension for you, I'm not sure what to say, but the theater I was in disagreed.   It takes a great director and good actors to keep your attention in a movie like this that is nonstop.  

When you look at the film on a whole, it's definitely worthy.  The action, effects, makeup, directing, etc.

Birdman won last year and had none of those things you listed, however it was a new thing and everything on a whole worked together like Mad Max did.  

[pstall]

I saw Max twice. Awesome film 

[Woodie]

3 hours ago, Zaximus said:

The people voting thought it was.  It was a different type of film.   I'm going to go on a limb here, but you may not understand how Mad Max films work, right?  All we know is some tragedy in his past but he's really an observer, a survival, and a witness of things happening, we're just along for the journey.   He wasn't even the main guy in this movie.   That's the purpose of the movie, is just a day in the life of Max and whomever he's in the mix with.   The movie was action and thrills the whole time, and if some of those scenes didn't have tension for you, I'm not sure what to say, but the theater I was in disagreed.   It takes a great director and good actors to keep your attention in a movie like this that is nonstop.  

When you look at the film on a whole, it's definitely worthy.  The action, effects, makeup, directing, etc.

Birdman won last year and had none of those things you listed, however it was a new thing and everything on a whole worked together like Mad Max did.  

Actually, I do understand what Mad Max is all about.  Doesn't change the fact that it is nothing more that a fun action movie without much depth.  The only tension in this movie was based on the thrills that came from the action.  That can make for an enjoyable movie, but not one with emotional depth and meaning.  I didn't say this was a bad movie, just not Oscar worthy.     

[pstall]

It's called subjective.