There's not a great deal of dialogue in Fury Road - as one long chase scene, it hardly requires the talkiest script in movie history - but what there is of it is notable all the same. The screenplay for Fury Road was written by Miller along with comic creator Brendan McCarthy and Mad Max actor Nico Lathouris, while Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler was also around on-set as an advisor. It's an unexpected mish-mash of collaborators, and of course that comes across in the oddball dialogue, which is near-impenetrable in spots. In this wasteland, an unusual kind of vernacular has developed, and it includes talk of "guzzoline", "Aqua Cola" (read: water) and entering Valhalla, or the afterlife, all "shiny and chrome". So on top of everything else, Miller doesn't try to spoon feed his audience when the characters finally put down their weapons and/or steering wheels and actually open their mouths. The viewer not knowing what on Earth these crazy mutant-people are talking about only adds to the bizarro fun. Do you agree that Mad Max: Fury Road is the weirdest blockbuster of the decade? Let us know in the comments below.
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