Max's Clothing In Mad Max Fury Road

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The film Mad Max Fury Road is set in a post apocalyptic world and has a cast of varied characters. One of the protagonists of the film is Max. His costume consists of rather practical clothing. He lives in a harsh environment and in a world where resources must be scarce thus he sticks to the basics. He wears a shirt, pants, jacket, scarf, and boots. These clothes are enough to cover him sufficiently from the sun and the sand. Naturally these clothes are also very worn and dirtied. The clothes were muted in colors. They were shades of tans, browns, and blacks which did not stand out from the colors of his world. Throughout the movie his costume does not change much. He loses a couple articles of clothing when he is kidnapped at the start of the movie and is used as a blood bag. At that moment, he still has a shirt, pants, and shoes which is considerate of the war boys considering the fact that resources must be scarce and Max is only seen as a blood bag. The fact that they left his clothes on shows some level of either decency or laziness. Later on in the film Max kills the Bullet Farmer and acquires a vest containing bullets and weaponry. The last article of clothing Max acquires is that of a scarf from the Vuvalini. Max as a character does not change much throughout the film which is reflected through …show more content…

Furiosa also wears clothes that are practical for the world she lives in. She wears pants, a shirt, and a leather belt. When she drives the war rig she also wears goggles and a scarf to protect herself from the sand. Her clothes are also worn to protect her from the environment. The color scheme of her clothes also does not stand out from her surroundings. The one aspect of her costume that does stand out is her mechanical arm. Her arm is attached with a brace that goes across her chest. Her costume remains the same throughout the film. While her character does change through the film, her costume does not reflect

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