Yep, I'd never seen this. The first in Frank Miller's 'Mad Max' series, this is essentially an origin story for Mel Gibson's iconic character. The film is set mid-apocolypse, society is slowly breaking down from gas shortages and ecocide. Agreesive motorcycle gangs roam the country, there is still a police force and they a leather clad for some reason. Max is an effective cop but he leaves the force to protect his family after earning the ire of a particularly vicious gang. This is not enough however and they track him down, resulting in the incident that makes him so mad. This is pretty solid, the slow collapse of the society is unsettling. The franchise would go the way of Rambo with the first film being very reflective and ethically gray, while later entries focus more on action spectical. ***
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