There was a chasm in between the viewers where a section of the audience believed it was about the titular character Max Rockatansky while a major faction considered Furiosa as the headlining character.įuriosa supporters had strong reasons for their side of the argument.įirst of all, In most films, Max never has a story of his own. The ingenious film however was a subject of contentious debate for its lead character. Simply put, it is one of the greatest action films ever made.
The avant-garde George Miller production won Multiple Oscars in 2016 and a nomination for the best picture. The film was critically acclaimed by fans and critics across the board for its glorious set pieces and high-speed chase sequences. Set in the post-apocalyptic world, the film pits Charlize’s Furiosa against an overbearing cult leader Immortan. And I have NEVER seen a physically disabled, kickass, female lead character in a.Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth installment of the Madmax franchise stars Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky and Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa. I've been a fan of action film my entire life. So that's how I ended up in a theater last night, completely by myself-not another soul in the room, sobbing my eyes out.
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For example, in her blog post of, "My Reaction to Mad Max: Fury Road and the Utter Perfection that is Imperator Furiosa," Vaughn states the following: I finally wound up going to see this movie Monday night after work, by myself, cause I was too thirsty for it and couldn't wait for my friends to be available. This may raise the question, so what? Why is the geeky world of cosplay of importance to disability studies? To put together any kind of answer to these questions it is necessary to start with Vaughn's own emotionally charged response to Furiosa. Cosplayers connect through social media and fanzines and regularly attend conventions in order to publicly show off their costumes and openly express their personal affinity with chosen characters. Its origins lie in American science fiction and fantasy, and it has produced its own celebrities in fandom culture. Cosplay involves fans dressing up in costume in order to emulate their favorite characters from popular cultural texts in film, TV, and literature.
The most pressing and intriguing discussion about Furiosa is that made by fetal amputee and cosplayer Laura Vaughn-a dedicated cosplayer and blogger, who has wholeheartedly identified with Theron's Furiosa. The tough and uncompromising figure of Imperator Furiosa has attracted positive critical attention from both feminists and disabled women, transforming Fury Road from a conventional macho action movie to a feminist narrative of women's liberation from an oppressive and exploitative patriarchy. Mad Max: Fury Road follows the plight of a lone ex-cop called "Mad" Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), who becomes entangled with formidable amputee and female warrior, Imperator Furiosa, as she flees the warlord Immorten Joe and his tribe of "War Boys," taking with her his harem of women called the "Five Wives." In an exhilarating finale Furiosa, with the help of Max and the Five Wives, is forced to face down Immorten Joe and his men, finally emerging triumphant as the peoples' hero.
So what is disability studies to make of fetal amputee and cosplayer, (1) Laura Vaughn, and her identification with and emulation of disabled warrior woman, Imperator Furiosa-a fictional female character from the near future dystopian action film, Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), who is played by non-disabled actor, Charlize Theron? Non-disabled actors playing disabled characters in popular mainstream film is a contentious issue in critical disability scholarship.
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