Mad Max: Fury Road - 20 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes & References

As with a lot of Miller's films, there are some typical visual hallmarks of his style, including the use of speeded up sequences to add a jarring humorous element to the action.

Miller has always been heavily influenced by silent films, and particularly silent Westerns and freely admitted that he learned how to make Mad Max movies from watching films like The General.

Since Fury Road is a kindred spirit to The General - both are extended chase sequences in effect - it's pertinent that he would add in visual call-backs to the silent era. In fact, he had the film at the front of his mind when shooting Fury Road:

“When I saw that film, I thought, ‘This is someone who’s incredibly careful with the camera and choreographs quite complex events inside the cuts'.

“The thing about sound is it allows you to cheat; put in little bridges. But in silent films the editing has to be solid. And I asked Margaret Sixel (Miller’s regular editor and wife of 12 years) to cut Fury Road as a silent movie.”