The character of "Max," portrayed by Tom Hardy, particularly finds hope in this world when, he and the group of rebels, fight back against the oppressive "Immortan Joe," played by Hugh Keays-Byrne, whom employs a superimposed rule. This occurs when Max is given a motorcycle full of gasoline attached to a road of little opposition or, literally, the easy and isolated path of running from this life and continuing on from the escape of Joe. This is something he has done his whole life that has, obviously, only brought pain and suffering in his past, portrayed in the flashbacks of his former friends (that are now are dead and haunting him). Throughout the movie it is heavily implied that because he abandoned his past friends and that he, in turn, essentially killed them himself. But, Max, in this case, decides to fight back with this new group which later helps create a better and more holistic society. This moment is the biggest point of evidence that proves that this movie is all about selflessness and looking for hope in the darkest of places thus, solidifying that this movie is anti-nihilistic and therefore hopeful and positive.
Works Cited
Mad Max: Fury Road. Dir. George Miller. Perf. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Hugh Keays-Byrne. Kennedy Miller Productions, 2015. Blu-ray.
I agree with you Alex, this movie rejects the idea of nihilism by showing hope even though the world is in utter chaos and darkness. Max however still has hope and believes there s a way out of this hell. Max said "At least that way we might be able to... together... come across some kind of redemption." That urged me to side with the idea that he refuses to give up and still has a sense of hope, which therefore coming to the conclusion that Mad Max: Fury Road does indeed reject nihilism.
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