The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road

Before I get down to reviewing Titan Book’s The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road, I’ve watched Mad Max: Fury Road twice already. I was a little cynical at first, when I heard the news that creator/director George Miller was going to re-make Mad Max, when his 1979 Mad Max film starring Mel Gibson was already a masterpiece. So, as I sat in the multiplex dreading it would not be a Kevin Costner “Waterworld”, the movie came on-screen and within a few minutes I was blown away by not just the action and acting, but Miller’s incredible cinematography, the colors and the amazing world-building. Now to the meat of this article, taking a look at Titan Book’s The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road by Abbie Bernstein with a Foreward by the man himself, the master George Miller.

This is not your usual film art book with tacky behind-the-scenes features you see on the DVD release, but the storyboard artwork drives the 30 chapters in this book. You will see the drawings and sketches and then the real-life set photos. The book has profiles of the many characters like Furiosa played by actress Charlie Theron, the thought-process of the production crew and planning of the weapons, set pieces, the action stunts and vehicles used. After looking at all the photos, artwork and reading, you really get a sense of how much detail went into building the universe of Fury Road.

Hands down not only is Mad Max: Fury Road one of the greatest action movies ever, but right up there in my Top 10 list of all-time movies. Yeah, can you believe it? Artist/creator/director George Miller has created an epic masterpiece on a grand scale. The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road is a true companion piece to the movie and I promised you won’t get this information on Wiki. So, if you have some cash and had to buy one film book this year, I suggest you pick this book up and it will make marvelous reference book on your library shelf.