re: Finally watched Mad Max: Fury Road

When I saw it in theaters, my impression was: "What a ride! The whole deal of going back to the starting point was an uncreative way of finishing the plot, but that's OK. It made sense." Never crossed my mind that this would get nominated for anything except maybe costume and set design. Best picture? Definitely not.

Now looking back at it, I actually think the "feminism" angle wasn't done all that well. As much as they can take care of themselves, when the real crux of the problem comes along, they have to rely on Max. And I honestly think the feminism in the movie is the sole reason for its nomination. It was a pretty movie in a lot of ways, and executed well, but it's plot was pretty garbage to be nominated for Best Picture and while the minimalist world and character builder was appreciated insofar as it didn't treat the audience like morons, it was fairly well lacking in much of it, imo.