I generally agree. I honestly failed to see what all the “feminism propaganda” fuss is all about.
Spoilers! Sorry I do not know the code for a spoiler block with paragraphs. It just goes in a straight line across the screen.
There is an established patriarchy dominated by religion with it's own holy warriors. We only see one women of any standing in Joe's cult which is obvious due to her fighting skills. The world is irradiated to the point of birth defects effect those born after the war have deformities and/or genetic issues. Nux has visible bumps on his left shoulder and claims to be dying in the start of the movie. I believe this issue with radiation is the reason for the "blood bags" Nux turns Max into. He seems weak when first hooked up to Max but gains strength and energy during the chase. So there seems to be an issue with his blood as well. The whole tattoo scene show there is developed method for health assessment as a practice rather than a singular event since it is done by a group of these holy warriors. There is Joe's obsession over his child with Angharad prior and after her death. When they cut the baby out his henchman claims it was a boy and it was a perfect human. Rictus Erectus, yes that is his name, yells out that he had a brother and he was perfect. None of the women can be his mother so Joe is his father. If you look at his face you will see scaring and a deformities around his mouth. This changes Joe's harem into one for breeding purposes for a pre-war standard human or a religious "perfection" boy due to the emphasis on "perfect". That are only a few in his harem which I believe leads to the conclusion of barren women due to radiation. The "Old Hags on bikes" are a group of women trying to rebuild but failed. The absence of men is either due to their death or the isolation of the women for protection for obvious patriarch views and abuses as evident by Joe. There is also the emphasis of bringing back life in order to survive while Joe uses it to control the mob and his for his own goals.
This sets the stage for the rescue of the harem by what seems to the only trusted woman in Joe's forces and of high rank. Max at first is just trying to escape and does not care about the women. However the flashbacks with an increasing inability to get away from events change his views. It was not to any moral conviction but due to guilt. While Furiosa has a change of character from one of loyal follower to a morally driven cause and hope for a better future. At the end she is seen as the savior of not just the harem but that of the masses. Max merely fades into the background as any good anti-hero does.
It is there but only people that would complain are clueless regarding the setting of the movies and any imagination for what the world would be like. Heaven forbid that there are women heroes. It is typical nonsense by fools. I actually like the story. It also shows intelligence over brute strength as she had planned the escape and was betrayed by another group of raiders. Strength was only used when required and as the story changed to that of establishing the concept of life near the end.
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