Consumerism And Greed In Mad Max: Fury Road

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George Miller’s movie Mad Max: Fury Road showcases a post-apocalyptic society filled with degraded social values and beliefs. Miller’s movie is a reflection on our society if we were to continue on this chaotic path. For example, a majority of the people in this post-apocalyptic society have some sort of disease. This physical disease is a representation of the disease of the society. To clarify, this post-apocalyptic society is filled with consumerism and greed. The people of this post-apocalyptic society always want more. Whether it be perfect babies, power, or water. This strong notion of consumerism and greed in Mad Max: Fury Road is Miller’s critical reflection of our societies values and beliefs. To demonstrate, in our society people

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