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The end result? Everyone dies


I enjoyed this movie, but there's a big flaw at the end when Furiosa takes over. The society Immortan Joe was running, is doomed after he is displaced. The only thing Furiosa's clan had was heirloom seeds. Immortan Joe had factory farming that was already feeding people. The green place no longer existed because it couldn't be managed. Furiosa's clan was incapable of keeping it going. So... now those same people are in charge of Immortan Joe's empire. Immortan Joe is a tyrant, but he managed water, food, and supplies. Furiosa undid all of that when she returned, opened the flood gates and destroyed the system that was, in fact, keeping all those poor people alive. I understand the symbolism of feminism and revolution... but when the movie ends with the death of those who were supposed to be saved, I have little sympathy.
Fun movie otherwise.

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Wouldn't almost every movie end with everyone dying?

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Not every movie makes the hero of the film into the cause of the death for the people he/she is attempting to help. This film does exactly that.

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"Furiosa's clan was incapable of keeping it going" -This is just your opinion. Furiosa, beeing a high ranking officer in immortan Joe`s army undoubtably a pretty good oversight of how to run the place, knowing its inner dynamics. Also the citadels remaining inhabitants would already know what they had to do to keep things going. Knowing that they all had to chip in in order to survive, everyone would do their part..

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It might work out. The people are in a very weak and dependent state. Immortan Joe's command is utterly decimated. The War Boys seem to be a pretty brain washed cult. Not sure there's anybody left to challenge the command of things at this point. The biggest threat would be from outside factions, which would be huge problem, cause they're still plenty strong. It all depends on how good the fortifications of the compound are.

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