A sci-fi prequel that was rejected at the box office is a Netflix hit

by Yonatan Klotz
| updated an hour ago

roaring into theaters almost a decade after the last film in the franchise, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga became one of the most disappointing releases of the year, in terms of box office at least. Those who saw it on the big screen knew it was a wild ride that dared to do something different with the post-apocalyptic franchise, which is so iconic that it has defined an entire genre for decades. now this angry Available on Netflix, it’s finally finding the audience it deserves in the first place.

The rise of Furiosa

Set years ago through the rage, angry is the origin story of Charlize Theron’s breakout character, and thanks to both movies now on Netflix, you can seamlessly switch between them for a five-hour wild thrill ride. The prequel does away with Max himself entirely, outside of a brief cameo, and instead focuses on Furiosa’s childhood and rise as Imperator of the Immortal Joe. By shifting the focus slightly, fans also get their best look yet at how society has crumbled in the post-apocalypse with reminders that life is now short, brutal and incredibly violent.

Dementos, played by chris hemsworthThe leader of the motorcycle herd, he embodies the ethos of the post-apocalyptic society as he is cruel, brutal and driven by the violent death of his own family. This is why he also kills Furiosa’s mother and then takes the young girl under his wing as a surrogate daughter. of poriosis A slower pace may be more overrated Netflix Now that viewers are finally seeing Hemsworth’s performance, one of the best of his career, instead of learning about it from memes on social media.

Halfway through the movie, we finally get to see Anya Taylor-Joy As an adult Furiosa, learned how to survive in the ranks of Dementos first and then Immortan Joe’s fortress before finally making her move. angryAs a prequel, it leans hard to explain more through the rage From what fans have ever expected, from the obvious, like how she loses her arm, to the more subtle, like what Joe’s deputies did before the events of Tom Hardy’s movie.

Finally free from Warner Bros

before of poriosis Released on Netflix, it was a success on Max, but there are more potential eyeballs for it on the biggest influx An existing service than the Warner Brothers service. Warner Bros. is a big part of why the film was so poorly received in the first place; After all, in May George Miller Wanted to shoot it right after he was done with Fury Road, but the studio played basketball. A legal battle over his wages from the award-winning 2015 film ensured that it would be years and almost a decade before the prequel hit theaters.

angry Join the Netflix Top 10 by other Max Refugees, Dune: Part II and Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireBecause David Zaslav’s company decides to continue licensing Warner Bros. projects instead of using them to sell Max subscriptions. This is just the latest in a long line of missteps the studio has made with them angry, But finally, by removing themselves from the process, Warner Bros. ensured that the film would become a hit. Sure, it lost the company nearly $100 million in theaters, but thanks to Netflix’s wide reach, it will become a cult classic.