Summary of Kyle Buchanan's Blood, Sweat & Chrome

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#1 In September 2012, the movie Mad Max: Fury Road was filming in the Namib Desert. It was behind schedule and over budget, and its lead, Tom Hardy, often failed to show up to set. Warner Bros. head Jeff Robinov threatened to shut down the film early, and eventually Miller was forced to choose between the chase scene or the beginning and end of the film.

#2 Miller’s film is a masterpiece, and it is subversive in the way it tackles up-to-date issues like environmental collapse, female empowerment, and resource hoarding by the rich.

#3 Mad Max: Fury Road is a movie that should not exist. It’s the fourth film in a long-running franchise, yet it was hailed by critics as one of the most original movies ever made. It’s a big-studio action movie, yet it was nominated for Best Picture and won several Oscars.

#4 Miller’s film is a engine of pure cinema. It is surreal, over-the-top, and full of action. It makes you feel more alive just watching it, and it has never gone away as I’ve watched it over and over again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669368663

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In September 2012, the movie Mad Max: Fury Road was filming in the Namib Desert. It was behind schedule and over budget, and its lead, Tom Hardy, often failed to show up to set. Warner Bros. head Jeff Robinov threatened to shut down the film early, and eventually Miller was forced to choose between the chase scene or the beginning and end of the film.

#2

Miller’s film is a masterpiece, and it is subversive in the way it tackles up-to-date issues like environmental collapse, female empowerment, and resource hoarding by the rich.

#3

Mad Max: Fury Road is a movie that should not exist. It’s the fourth film in a long-running franchise, yet it was hailed by critics as one of the most original movies ever made. It’s a big-studio action movie, yet it was nominated for Best Picture and won several Oscars.

#4

Miller’s film is a engine of pure cinema. It is surreal, over-the-top, and full of action. It makes you feel more alive just watching it, and it has never gone away as I’ve watched it over and over again.

#5

The film was difficult to make, and it left many of the actors and crew changed by it. It was a mixture of extreme joy and a little bit of a hole in their stomachs.

#6

George Miller is a master filmmaker who has made many eccentric visions come to life. He is a self-taught auteur who breaks the rules, and yet he is one of Hollywood’s most idiosyncratic filmmakers.

#7

George Miller, the director of Mad Max, has always been fascinating because of his range. He made The Road Warrior and then could make Babe: Pig in the City and Happy Feet.

#8

Miller was a doctor, but he also became a filmmaker. He made a short film with his brother Chris that gained them entry into a directors’ workshop at the University of Melbourne, where he met his future producing partner, Byron Kennedy.

#9

George Miller, the director, had a life experience that shaped the way he made films. He was a doctor at St. Vincent’s Hospital, and he was disturbed by the violence and road carnage he saw there.

#10

Miller's first feature, Mad Max, was a thriller about a young highway patrolman who is tasked with chasing down a gang of depraved bikers led by the maniacal Toecutter. The film was shot in a hurry in 1977, and its rawness was an asset when it came to staging action scenes.

#11

The first Mad Max was made with a fraction of the resources of Fury Road, but the themes were still important to Miller. He took a lot from silent filmmaking that worked.

#12

Miller’s directorial debut, Mad