‘It’s absolutely disgusting’: watching George Miller’s rarely seen first film

A terrible sense of amorality clings like a rash to Mad Max, which is the core reason it’s still shocking to watch today. George Miller’s 1979 classic is considered a violent film but the vast majority of that violence is only implied – such as during its gut-busting finale, when Mel Gibson’s titular road warrior gives a bad guy the chance to save himself only by hacking through his own ankle.

Source: ‘It’s absolutely disgusting’: watching George Miller’s rarely seen first film | Melbourne international film festival | The Guardian