Not at all. In the first one Max is a police officer, waging a futile battle against the rising tide of criminal barbarianism. Basically
an Australian version of Dirty Harry, but where the forces of law and order are much weaker. In the second civilization is gone and Max is a loner driving a hot car through a wasteland, "last of the V-8s." I have always loved dystopian movies, no matter how bad. They seem more true than the others. Some time I will provide a dissertation of my comprehensive knowledge of the "living dead" oeuvre of George Romero. -- "They're us." > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeffrey Fisher > Sent: 08/19/08 03:27 pm > To: Progressive Economics > Subject: Re: Re: [Pen-l] Reality bites again > > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sane Max writes: > > > Max Max was the precursor to [Road Warrior] where organized > > civilization had not > > > yet disappeared. MM is just a really brutal revenge movie. > > > > did Max [i.e., Mel Gibson] help destroy civilization? > > i've not seen it in ages, but i don't think so. i think he's essentially > a victim, and that's a lot of his appeal as a hero. > > > > > > (BTW, I like bad movies too.) > > don't worry -- i think your street cred is intact here. :) > j > > > > > -- > > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > > _______________________________________________ > > pen-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > >
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