Can the Mad Max prequel find a second life on streaming? It’s hard to understand why one of the year's best films is simultaneously one of the year’s biggest flops, especially when the film in question is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga . Director George Miller has been tinkering with his world of blood, chrome, and desolation for 45 years, and after the excellent Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015, the world was hungry for more. Rather than capitalize on the momentum the soft reboot created, though, Miller turned the clock back to trace the origins of Imperator Furiosa.
That choice polarized fans. For some, focusing on Fury Road’ s most interesting character — and one of the most compelling heroines in modern media, full stop — felt like a no-brainer. Others wanted more from the Road Warrior himself, Max Rockatansky, and seemed to resent his sidelining in Furiosa .
This lack of consensus culminated in a dismal box-office debut. Furiosa barely broke even worldwide, and any plans for future films seem dead in the water after its performance. To call its reception disappointing would be the understatement of understatements; Furiosa could have set the tone for the next phase of Mad Max films, but the franchise's potential is now in jeopardy.
Still, there is a chance for Furiosa to find its audience: with the film now streaming on Max, it could potentially get a second life, or at least the appraisal it deserved when it debuted. Furiosa and Fury Road are two parts of a whole, as the f.