| This article is written from a real world point of view and is not considered to be part of the Mad Max canonical narrative. |
Constellations: Mad Max was a book about film study written by Martyn Conterio, as part of the fourteen-book Constellations series. The book was released in 2020.
Description[]
Constellations: Mad Max is a 98-page book examining the significance and impact of the original Mad Max (1979) on the art of cinema as well as the general public. It was written by Martyn Conterio who is a film writer from England.
Publisher's Summary[]
Mad Max (1979) is a freak picture. Too classy and well-crafted to be lumped in with low-budget Ozploitation titles, yet completely unlike other films made during the 1970s Australian New Wave, George Miller’s directorial debut is a singular piece of action cinema, one that had a major cultural impact and spawned a movie icon in Max Rockatansky (played by Mel Gibson). This monograph examines the film’s considerable formal qualities in detail, including Miller’s theory of cinema as “visual rock ‘n’ roll” and his marriage of classical Hollywood editing and Soviet-style montage. George Miller is arguably the single most important filmmaker in Australia’s history, bringing a commercial and artistic vision to the screen few of his compatriots have ever managed before or since. Taking in everything from the film’s extremely controversial critical reception to its legacy today via a string of sequels and the creation of an entire subgenre―postapocalyptic action―the book is for film students and fans alike.
External Links[]
- Find Constellations: Mad Max on Amazon.com