10 Sci-Fi Movie Concepts That Shouldn't Work But Do

There’s a whole host of reasons why this film shouldn’t work: its unclear place in the Mad Max universe, the lack of dialogue and the fact that 90% of the film is just one long car-chase.

A desolate wasteland setting is certainly not new to audiences; a million other dystopian movies have been there and done that. Fury Road also has the disadvantage that any worldbuilding has to be done whilst on the move and with almost no verbal exposition.

Even with experience directing previous instalments, by 2015 George Miller wouldn’t have been my first choice for working on a film like this. When it comes down to it, he’d spent the years in between Fury Road's production working mostly on animations - the most well-known of which probably being Happy Feet.

Evidence was not pointing towards him being able to pull off a live-action R-rated epic. But clearly there’s something about Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy coming together in a magical union that somehow made that all OK!

The film is one wild ride (no pun intended) and is filled with energy from start to finish. There are some really interesting themes and ideas, alongside equally intriguing characters.

The stunning visuals and performances helped make this weird idea into a spectacular success; it even received ten Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.