Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

The basic story in the film is that there exists a civilization that has decayed because of immorality and a lack of natural resources. A result is that law and order has degenerated into the evil hands of the “Warriors of the Wasteland.” They are sort of sophisticated gangs that are in a large conflict with an outlaw gang of citizens. These “barbaric” gang members ride motorcycles and dress in a variety of styles ranging from leather to rags. They are led by the Humongous, who is the representative of their evil culmination of civilization. Even his title, “Warrior of the Wasteland,” suggests a spatial conflict that is inhere

There is an extremely lame part in the film when the star, Mel Gibson, dramatically states, “You want to get out of here? You talk to me.” He is referring to escaping the threats of Humongous and his tribe by leaving to the “promised land.” I think that Humongous and his loser friends resemble current counter-culture members in our contemporary society. With their joker Mohawk hairstyles and punk/sadomasochistic clothing and equipment, they look like a bunch of fags. I’d have to say that they are all linked in origin to the gay underworld.

In conclusion, Miller horribly portrays the “savages” of The Road Warrior as aberrant, dangerous, and threatening to the status quo and the conservative values. This is not surprising given the long tradition of victimization of Gay and Lesbian culture in Hollywood cinema along side that of minority groups. In looking at The Road Warrior as a Western, Gay and Punk film, the counter-culture members replace minority groups deserving annihilation. In this manner the “bad-guys” of all the Mad Max films are constructed as the “other.” So, after you finish watching the film don’t forget to “walk away.”

The star, Mel Gibson, plays the role of Max, and is led to a colony of wasteland survivors by the Gyro-Captain. He is Max's prisoner at first but later becomes a weirdo side-kick who wa

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