#dr. dementus

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W A T 🔥 H I N G

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So excited to see Dementus’s motorcycle chariot in its full glory on screen.

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FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Lost from a green world

Girl seeks vengeance in wasteland

Action works of art

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Chris Hemsworth has been on my tv screen for 40 second as dr dementus & I am already here looking for some good fics 👀🤤😮‍💨

why am I like this 😅

please drop yall recs 😘

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I still cannot believe Chris Hemsworth is playing a character named Dr Dementus in the new Mad Max spinoff Furiosa. I cannot wait for him to play "Roly Poly Fish Heads."

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did you watch furiosa? what did you think?

I did! It was really really good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you're on the fence about seeing it, GO SEE IT. There's a 10min battle on the speeding War Rig that is just breathtaking, and baby!furiosa is so clever and terrifying. Alyla Brown knocks it out of the park. It was a treat to see more of Gastown and the Bullet Farm. I particularly liked the motor-fliers of the Biker Horde. Dr. Miller has a keen eye for worldbuilding and he didn't disappoint.

As someone who likes fast cars and explosions, it was a great movie. As someone who has lived and breathed Fury Road for the better part of a decade, it was a bit of a letdown.

It didn't sink its claws into me the way Fury Road did. (I told myself not to expect it to.) It was a good movie that I have a vague desire to re-watch, but I'm not glued to my keyboard disgorging fic or rabidly scouring the internet for any scrap of information. The main reason? Furiosa's hair.

HER FUCKING HAIR.

Yes, it looks dramatic to have beautiful long hair whipping in the wind of a speeding car, but like. WHY IS IT NOT IN A PONYTAIL. WHY IS IT NOT TIED BACK. SHE'S CRAWLING AROUND UNDER THE WAR RIG WHERE THERE ARE SPINNING PARTS SHE'S GOING TO GET SCALPED IF EVEN A SINGLE STRAND GETS CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. THIS IS BASIC SAFETY SHIT. ANYONE WHO WORKS WITH ANY KIND OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT KNOWS YOU FUCKING TIE YOUR HAIR BACK.

It didn't just throw me out of the movie, it punched me in the chest and launched me out of the theater and into deep space. HAIR. TIE BACK YOUR HAIR. WHY IS YOUR HAIR LONG AND WHY IS IT EVERYWHERE TIE IT BACK TIE IT BACK TIE IT BAAAAAAAACK.

I need a rewatch, mostly because I can't really tell you what the plot was. I was too busy sitting there transfixed by the egregious OSHA violation happening on screen. Sure, the action had my heart pounding, but not because the story stakes were so high. I was waiting for the hair disaster. When she finally shaved her head, my body slumped into a puddle of abject relief.

I have several other quibbles about Furiosa's survival in the Citadel. I didn't care about Jack as a character - I would have sold an organ to see a training montage where he shows her how to be an Imperator. I wanted to see why they cared so deeply about each other and how that trust came to be. It didn't make sense that she could be visibly female with long hair (LONG FUCKING HAIR) and not get locked back into the Vault. At one point, @fuckyeahisawthat leaned over and pointed out they hadn't created a new soundtrack that echoed Fury Road, they'd just straight-up used the same songs, which felt cheap. (I hadn't noticed because of, you know, the hair (FUCKING HAIR) but yeah, it was pretty glaring.) I hated the fact they recreated the Wives' escape.

What would have made it better:

An exploration of the relationship between Furiosa and Joe. She's just...okay with him, and we have no indication of how and why she comes to hate him the way she does in Fury Road. I'd have been okay if the character Dementus was cut and Chris Helmsworth had been cast as a young Immortan Joe. Helmsworth did a GREAT job as Dementus. He would have been an even more amazing young Joe.

An exploration of what it means to be an Imperator, and why the theme of redemption was so critical to Fury Road. How did she rise through the ranks and what was her relationship with the other Imperators?

Other failed escape attempts.

How she developed a relationship with the Wives and what made her choose to help them.

What saved the film for me was the fact that it was narrated by the History Man, someone we don't see in Fury Road. My headcanon is that he's someone loyal to Immortan Joe even after the events of Fury Road, which is why Joe, the Bullet Farmer and the People Eater come off as reasonable men. The whole hair thing (HAAAAAIR) is because his version is a glamorous tale of Furiosa, the Wasteland-equivalent of a Hollywood-style makeover. Dementus exists simply because the History Man needed an antagonist who wasn't Joe. I picture someone who knows the true details of Fury Road sitting in the shadows and turning purple trying not to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all.

I like that headcanon. I've got a bit of a fic simmering about it, but no promises. At the end of the day, it was a good movie. I still think everyone should see it. I'll see it again.

(H A I R L O N G H A I R L O N G F U C K I N G H A I R ! ! ! !)

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It in itself has such Australian origins-motorcycle chariot racing was a thing there back in the 1930s. Miller undoubtedly liked the idea of tapping into that. I personally also like the possibility that there was a purposeful use of Greco-Roman influences in this specific choice, some of which seem to have found their way into his storytelling both intentionally and otherwise.

not enough people out here talking about the fact that dementus has a chariot pulled by motorbikes. more people should talk about the fact that dementus has a chariot pulled by motorbikes. i really wanna talk about that chariot pulled by motorbikes.

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During the Phantom Manor Halloween Rave, the annual costume contest results were announced at midnight! Three frightfully fun prizes were to be awarded in first, second, and third place! Everyone who entered the contest had amazing costumes, and we want to congratulate all who participated in their enthusiasm and creativity, and thank them for their participation!

Third Place — Emir Yilmaz as Dr. Dementus. Congratulations Emir, on your interesting and visionary take on a character from the Mad Max universe! For your efforts, you have won a spookily adorable Halloween Treat Hamper! — @fridaynightmuses

Second Place — Leopold Fowler as The Goblin King. Congratulations Leopold, on your stylish, creative take on an iconic character! For your efforts, you have won a $50 drinks voucher at Aurora to be used anytime by the 31st December 2024! — @eclvpses

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Dementus, Smeg, Rizzdale Pell, Fang, and the Organic Mechanic all visible here. Octoboss slightly out of frame. I love how Dementus visually pops out in this shot.

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Since Furiosa was such a steaming pile of crap Sawyer and I rewatched Fury Road to make sure we weren't just imagining how good it was and we discovered that we were 100% correct and Mad Max: Fury Road is That Bitch.

Pissing and moaning about movies under the cut.

Furiosa was so godawful boring and its characters were one note simple and entirely unbelievable. How did they manage to take someone as compelling and layered as Furiosa and make her so fucking boring.

(I mean, I know why I think that happened, and it has everything to do with the fact that ATJ's acting relies on her staring at things and this 👁👁 gets a little old after a while)

The movie relied so much more heavily on CGI than its predecessor. CGI in Fury Road is spare and seamlessly integrated; it blends with the environment and is believable. The sandstorm isn't real but you believe those war boys getting sucked into it. Compare to the first time we see Furiosa and Mary Jabassa in the canyon I physically grimaced, unable to contain how annoyed I was at how unreal the lighting and the background looked.

And beyond that, the plot in Furiosa limps along. There were long stretches where none of what we were seeing mattered in the slightest. The weird plot beat of Rictus taking Furiosa away from the Wives Sanctuary with the intent to sexually assault her made no sense: she's property of Immortan Joe at this point, and you Do Not take from the Immortan. Like, Rictus would not have fucking ever taken anything from his father, be so for fucking real. There are better ways of getting Furiosa out from the Sanctuary and into the fray. In Fury Road, everything has a point. Every beat is a thread that ties itself into the grander plot. There are no loose trails, no meandering moments. Everything has a payoff.

Furiosa has none of that. There's spectacle and Cruelty but none of it goes anywhere. It just is. In Fury Road, every single moment is important. Every little moment helps tells the story and has a payoff later. Like, for example, the organic mechanic says offhand to be careful because Max is a universal donor, then it comes back later when he gives Furiosa his blood. There's no payoff like that in Furiosa, unless you count the BS that was her keeping the peach pit.

Dementus was also pointless. He was a worthless, poorly written, poorly acted character. When Tom Hardy is snarling on screen as Max, frantically running and behaving oddly, you believe him. You believe he is unhinged. You believed Immortan Joe was dangerous, you believed Nux was a devoted sycophant who wanted his God's approval.

I don't believe Dementus. His point in the whole movie, in the whole fucking backstory, was to give slightly more weight to Max telling Furiosa that hope is a mistake. He's got all the evil gravitas of Dr. Eggman and is even less believable. Chris Hemsworth doesn't have the depth within him to pull out crazy sadist warlord. It's not in his wheelhouse.

And I hate what they did to Furiosa's backstory. It felt like her anger at Immortan Joe in Fury Road was misplaced because suddenly he's not the one who stole her, and in fact she managed pretty well in the Citadel. By making Dementus the one who stole her it completely takes out the thunder from her rage at him in Fury Road. What good is the "remember me?" before she rips off his jaw if she's been supported and promoted under him, with seemingly no issues that she ran from his wives cave as a child? It cheapens that whole payoff.

Furiosa had the misfortune of trying too hard to capitalize on the popularity of an iconic character, and in doing so undid everything about that character that made her interesting. It took out Furiosa's teeth and failed to live up to its predecessor.

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The Mosley Review: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Immersion. Complete, unabashed, uncompromising immersion is what makes these films so damn fun to experience on the big screen. The idea of what could happen in a wasteland and how those choose to survive has always been at the forefront of this mad world. From the moment you step back into this franchise, you feel the grain and grit of the desert sands dancing on your skin and seeping into every crevice. You can almost smell and taste the burning fuel exhaust in the air. All the while you are treated to visual madness and creative construction and destruction of vehicles in gloriously violent imagery. At the heart of it all, you are treated to a story of vengeance that's been told countless times, but it also shows a unique version of survival instinct and hubris. We follow the titular characters' origin story and although it may be rather thin, it is still entertaining as the world around her informs what type of person she eventually becomes.

Alyla Browne was great as the child version of Furiosa and to see where she came from and how quickly her innocence is taken away was sad and at times brutal. Anya Taylor-Joy has always been a knockout performer and she delivers an expertly controlled, dark and powerful performance as adult Furiosa. The amount of determination and strength in her eyes was awesome and I loved that there were moments that she got to experience a sense of compassion. She was a product of her environment and she handled every action sequence and limited dialogue scene with ease. Tom Burke was great as Praetorian Jack and for the time we spent with him, I almost thought he was Max in the way he handled himself on the war rig. His partnership with Furiosa was a major highlight of the film and the perfect length. Lachy Hulme was cool as younger Immortan Joe and he carried the same level of gravitas in every scene. I loved that we got to see more of his strategic mind at work while dealing with a new threat. Chris Hemsworth was completely animated, unhinged and yet charming as the new opportunistic warlord of the Biker Horde, Dr. Dementus. He truly leaned into the sadistic lunacy of the character that had a level of showmanship that I loved. You get the sense that while on the road he is in control, but once he does have his own settlement, he shows his strength and weaknesses as a leader. He is the classic definition of ones own hubris attacking him by the end. The tension between him and Furiosa was at the core of the film and it may be a long journey, but the moment they meet is the wonderfully brutal finale you hope it to be.

Composer Tom Holkenborg returns and his pulse pounding and thunderous score fuels every lengthy action set piece. There are moments of rest in between and I liked the haunting and sometimes ethereal nature of the score. The moments by a certain tree really bring out the lightest of tones. Visually the film is on par with the Fury Road, even though there are more CGI driven shots that don't exactly blend as seamlessly with the practical effects at times. I still enjoy visiting The Wasteland and this franchise over time as the creative and twisted mind of George Miller is on full display. For me, this film was a good prequel that gives even more depth to Furiosa even if it misses some of that same feeling of "WOW!". With that said, this still was a great entry into the franchise and in a marathon setting, this would definitely play before Fury Road as complete vision. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) – Review

It’s great to be back in George Miller’s dystopian world of Mad Max. I love the original films from the 70/80s, and I think that Mad Max: Fury Road was one of the best movies of 2015, hence Furiosa was one of my most anticipated films of the year. In preparation for the movie, I re-watched the original 3 films, then saw Furiosa in cinemas and finished with a rewatch of Fury Road.

Furiosa is a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road showing the early life of the character and her journey to become Immortan Joe’s war rig driver. The movie is titled ‘a Mad Max Saga’ setting the story in the world but does not feature the Mad Max character.

Anya Taylor-Joy takes on the role as the younger version of Furiosa, originally portrayed by Charlize Theron. She embodies the character showing the growth of the strength, resilience, and strategic cunningness that we know from Fury Road. Taylor-Joy has very little dialogue, but she does give it her all and is captivating none-the-less.

Anya Taylor-Joy may play the titular character, but this is Chris Hemsworth’s movie. Hemsworth outshines everyone with his manically maniacal Dr. Dementus character, the warlord responsible for Furiosa’s abduction. It’s a different character that we usually see Hemsworth playing, which is refreshing and showcases his range as he rides his motorcycle-pulled chariot across the dunes.

Director George Miller has delivered again with stunning, awe-inspiring visuals, from grand landscapes to the vital vehicle chase scenes with audio to match. This needs to be seen on the biggest screen possible.

This is where I’m going to deviate from the majority of reviewers. As it’s a prequel to Fury Road we know the destination of the story and character. As exciting as the journey is to get there, there was no tension as nothing was ever at stake. We know Furiosa doesn't die, and we don’t emotionally connect with the other characters, so we are just along for the ride. As an individual film, I don’t think the story lives up to its potential.

However, as a part 1 to Fury Road, it adds depth to Furiosa and the entire dystopian society that has been formed with Immortan Joe at the citadel and the alliances with Gastown and the Bullet farm. The two films work tremendously together as a whole story, but Furiosa doesn’t quite peak as a solo film.

4 / 5 . Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a very good film, made into a great film when double featured with Fury Road. Don’t waste these epic visuals and sounds on your home entertainment system. This needs to be seen in cinemas.

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I liked Dr Dementus a little too much for someone who claims to be a feminist =') I love a good villain

Furiosa was a lot of fun, I may go see it again in a different cinema after half term

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

I’m not a fan of sand. It’s gritty, rough, and annoying, and it seems to get everywhere. Yet, it serves as the primary setting for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, alongside a few stunning visuals. This type of landscape is common in many films, much like the revenge theme that Furiosa embodies. However, George Miller’s vibrant interpretation of this distinct world is far from ordinary. Despite the abundance of sand, Furiosa is brimming with dynamic characters, bursts of creative design, and some of the most intense action scenes since Fury Road.

Mad Max: Fury Road was not known for its heavy dialogue, and Furiosa follows a similar approach. Anya Taylor-Joy portrays the younger version of Furiosa, a role originally played by Charlize Theron in Fury Road. With only about 30 lines throughout the film, Taylor-Joy delivers a deeply emotional performance of a character fighting for survival while striving to hold onto her identity. Her expressive and captivating facial features convey Furiosa’s feelings in a raw, almost primal manner. There’s a distinct intensity in her interactions with others, shaped by the trauma of her lost childhood, evident in the subtle curl of her lip as she engages with her surroundings. While the finer details of her performance linger in my thoughts, her physicality is equally impressive. With minimal dialogue, she effectively communicates Furiosa’s evolution through her movements, posture, and growing confidence in wielding weapons as her journey unfolds.

In the first half of the film, Anya Taylor-Joy shares the role of Furiosa with Alyla Browne, who portrays her younger self. Browne delivers an outstanding performance alongside Chris Hemsworth, who plays Dr. Dementus. Without revealing too much, her character endures treatment that resembles that of an animal for a significant part of the story, showcasing the intense struggle she faces after experiencing unimaginable horrors. It’s a remarkable performance from a young talent.

However, he then surprises us with a darker side. Hemsworth delivers a performance that reveals a much more sinister character than I expected, given his previous roles. Beneath the bravado and playful exterior lies a truly malevolent individual, and he portrays this transformation beautifully. There are moments when that playful facade fades away, exposing the real monster lurking beneath the vibrant surface. The climactic confrontation reminded me of Rutger Hauer’s iconic speech in Blade Runner. I was genuinely impressed by his performance, and I hope to see more of this depth from Hemsworth in the future.

Furiosa prominently features orange and yellow as its primary colors, reflecting the apocalyptic theme and the sandy landscape. While this color scheme might make some films feel dull, George Miller’s interpretation of this universe transforms it into a vibrant canvas. Unlike many post-apocalyptic films that opt for a colder, more realistic aesthetic, Miller and his team embrace a more eccentric approach. The world of Mad Max is filled with oddities, and Furiosa is no different.

Take the vehicles, for example, which play a crucial role in the series. They are not just modes of transportation; they hold cultural and almost religious significance. Simply giving the antagonist a standard car or motorcycle would be an understatement. Instead, the film presents Dr. Dementus with a chariot pulled by motorcycles, showcasing just one of the many extraordinary vehicles featured throughout the movie, some of which even take to the skies. Each vehicle is uniquely painted and designed to resonate with the world and its various factions. They all feel personalized, as if each character’s vehicle is a true reflection of their identity. Achieving this level of customization amidst the chaos of numerous characters and elements on screen is no small feat.

The film features a multitude of vehicles racing across the screen, often engaged in intense battles, showcasing some remarkable stunt performances. Unlike its predecessor, this installment is not as action-packed, which allows the action sequences to breathe and develop rather than being relentless from beginning to end. At no point did I feel like I was witnessing something I had seen before; each moment felt fresh or creatively reimagined. Amidst all the fighting, there are numerous explosions, and fire plays a significant role in the film.

The muted color palette of the world makes the fire particularly striking when it appears. A group known as the War Boys, who are always painted white, incorporate fire into nearly everything they do, from their explosive spears to flamethrowers. This element is a recurring theme that resonates with me, as we witness Furiosa being shaped into the fierce warrior we know her to be. One standout scene features Anya Taylor-Joy pressed against a gate, nearly engulfed in flames as she attempts a rescue that she has previously failed. Everything about that shot from the costume design to Anya’s intense gaze into the camera perfectly encapsulated the essence of the film for me. It’s a world ablaze, yet we catch glimpses of the humanity that struggles to survive amidst the chaos. Despite the challenges she faces, Furiosa remains committed to her promises until the very end.

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