I feel like i was in 1977 and seen star wars for the first time. It's the feeling of "I didn't know that you could make something like this with cinema" It's just. It raised the bar in every sense. It raised the bar representing action scenes, in character development, in story telling, i'm sorry if i don't make any sense i went to see it yesterday for the second time and i think i'm still dazed.

Agreed!

I've only watched Fury Road once but I intend to watch it again this weekend. There is so much going on in the movie that I know I'll need to(and want to) watch it over and over again to try to better appreciate what it brings to the cinematic table.

I wasn't alive when the original Star Wars movies were out in the cinemas but I definitely feel the same way about feeling like I've witnessed something extraordinary on the big screen.

I don't think it's a perfect movie but Fury Road gets it very close, moreso than any other movie in recent memory.

The big take away from Fury Road to me is that it avoids convention and challenges the expectations of the audience. This alone is not so unique in film but it is extremely unique in big budget, studio backed films. That George Miller was able to realize Fury Road in the way it turned out in the theatrical release astounds me. Fury Road is not a "safe" film as far as big studios are concerned.

I mean, consider the following points that would not normally make it into a big Hollywood release:

SPOILER ALERT

• The title character is not actually the main protagonist.
• The title character is not particularly sympathetic and is somewhat aloof.
• The main protagonist is not particularly heroic, though she does have heroic intention and motivation.
• The subtext is dense and potentially challenges the sensibilities of the mainstream audience.
• The main antagonist isn't verbose, isn't arbitrarily aimed with hatred towards any protagonist in particular(Immortan Joe just wanted his brides back and to punish Furiosa for stealing them and betraying him. He didn't really care about Max, it was just that Max was aiding Furiosa so he was in the way of Immortan Joe's desire.).
• The main antagonist doesn't get an indulgent monologue and "final boss showdown fight" with the main protagonist. In fact, his termination is quite sudden and, well, practical as far as what would make sense in that situation.
• Last but not least, the story does not spoon feed the audience, nothing is spelled out in agonizing and patronizing detail. The audience has to engage in the story in order to get more out of it. The experience is earned and not just dropped into the lap of movie goers.

Again, I don't think Fury Road is a perfect movie but I think it is a future(perhaps already) classic movie.

I think that with Millers previous mainstream movie success added to how well Fury Road has been received critically and commercially acclaimed, the next MM movies will have no significant executive obstacles that could hinder the creative intent of Miller and his co-writers from being realized on film.