In glorious monochrome, Mad Max: Fury Road’s visual imagination is more plain than ever.
We take a look at the superb Black & Chrome…
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This leads us, in a round-about way, toMad Max: Fury Roadand itsBlack & Chromeedition.
This, Miller said, was the best version of the film hed seen.
The other version is to really go all-out on the color.
The usual teal and orange thing?
Thats all the colors we had to work with.
Whats doubly fitting is Millers suggestion that black-and-white photography as the preserve of art films has come full-circle.
Its often said in photography circles that black-and-white images allow us to focus on details better than color ones.
Furiosas huge tanker has symbols of steering wheels the tribes equivalent of a crucifix embossed on its roof.
The pursuing cars are covered in similar embellishments and spiky details.
Moreover, theBlack & Chromeedition shows just how little Miller relied on color to tell his story.
If anything, the new edition allows the CGI to blend more easily with the copious practical effects work.
Two years ago,Mad Max: Fury Roademerged as a genuine breath of fresh air.
Look, Miller seemed to say, This is how its done.
Then again, one of the most powerful shots in the movie doesnt involve any action at all.
But ecological disaster has taken its toll, and denuded branches are all that remain.
As crows fly overhead, three figures pick through a swamp on their stilts.
To pull these images from such a desolate, violent landscape takes real spark and imagination.
Mad Max: Fury Road Black & Chromeis out on DVD and Blu-ray now.
