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Much of the time, Furiosa seems like it could be deleted scenes from Fury Roadand that's not a bad thing. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Welcome to How Gay Is It? George Miller takes us back to post-apocalyptic Australia with his latest action flick Furiosa!

Email Newsletter Subscribe Subscriber Services. All Rights reserved. While Fury Road is a single there and back again chase scene, Furiosa is several different tales from throughout Furiosa's life. Now, as a movie starring a female warrior who disguises herself as a boy and comes from a tribe called the Vuvalini, you'd think it might be a fairly gay movie — but how gay is it really?

It won't stick with viewers in the same way and isn't an all-time classic film in the same way. Miller knows what he's doing, and none of the new lore surrounding these familiar names is a let down at all. Of course, the world that Miller constructs is just as insanely fun as ever, with new characters including the Octoboss, who travels with a giant octopus kite, Smeg, Dementus's unhinged hype man, and Pissboy, who carries around bottles of piss.

While the title character is certainly a feminist and bad girl icon, there's nothing to indicate that she, or any other character in this wasteland, is queer. Fans of action and unhinged mobs of warriors wearing absurd costumes will have more fun than in any other movie this year.

Several characters have pierced nipples and wear gimp masks and leather, but still, none of it seems to be gay, just a little freaky. I love Mad Max the Road Warrior but I'll never understand why all of these guys are dressed like they're going to a gay rave.

The new film is a prequel to his last film, the masterpiece Mad Max: Fury Roadand shows how one of that movie's heroes, the commander of the Citadel's War Rig, Praetorian Furiosa, became the woman we saw her be in that movie.

As is a scene where Furiosa's war rig is attacked by raiders using paraglides. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the prequel to ’s Mad Max: Fury Road, and contains a gender fluid plot-line that isn’t a radical departure from the franchise’s unexpectedly queer (if problematic) traditions.

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Furiosa is a non-stop delight to watch, and features some of the most immersive world-building in any recent movie. Sign up today for our free newsletter. The action scenes are also equal to those in Fury Roadand many of the giant and small battle and chase scenes are among the best in recent action movies.

Where the movie doesn't stand up to Fury Road is in the story it tells. See on Instagram. Privacy Policy Terms of Use. From Road Warrior to Fury Road, it’s been a wonderfully leather-clad journey. Anya Taylor-Joy is a worthy successor to Charlize Theron in the role of Furiosa, and Chris Hemsworth is an absolute delight at the erratic and gluttonous villain Dementus.

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Unfortunately, there is nothing gay about Furiosa. Because of that, it doesn't have the direct impact that Fury Road has. Where are the gay biker gangs? Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade.

(Warning: Spoilers for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga follow) ’s Mad Max: Fury Road followed Tom Hardy as the angry wasteland inhabitant as he teamed up with Imperator Furiosa to. However, this movie doesn't have the same emotional resonance with its characters as Fury Road had.