Furiosa: A Mad Max saga allows George Miller to delve deeper into the universe flown over in Mad Max: Fury Road. Enough to better understand how it works.
Furiosa: A Mad Max sagain theaters since Wednesday May 22, is a perfect complement to Mad Max: Fury Road. It deepens the universe imagined by George Miller, making the narration breathe a little more. This allows us to better understand the rules of the world of Desolation, more specifically the empire erected by Immortan Joe.
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Immortan Joe is, like Furiosa, an element that links the two films. He hides in the Citadel, from where he plays the role of tyrant over the local populations. Its territory is based on two other important places: the Moulin à Balles and Pétroville. They are mentioned in Mad Max: Fury Road and further explored in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Warning, the rest of this article contains spoilers on the universe of Mad Max.
Citadel, Bale Mill and Petroville: the three important places of Mad Max
The Citadel
The Citadel is none other than the fortress where Immortan Joe, his army (the War Boys), his henchmen, his generals and his women stay. It is one of the few places in the Desolation where there is drinking water. A resource that allows Immortan Joe to establish his domination, in particular by growing vegetables.
Within the Citadel, Immortan Joe has a battery of sex slaves responsible for providing him with children (perfect sons, if possible) and/or breast milk. We also learn in Furiosa: A Max Max Saga that a woman becomes only dairy after three unsuccessful pregnancies. In Mad Mad: Fury RoadFurisoa will attempt to flee to the Green Earth (his birthplace), with some of Immortan Joe's wives, making him furious.
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Petroville
Unlike the Citadel, which takes place in immense rocks, Petroville resembles a hyper-polluting factory. This is where we collect gasoline, another important commodity of the Desolation. Immortan Joe has set up a simple economic system: he sends food to Petroville in exchange for fuel. Only problem? The road to Petroville is far from easy, and Immortan Joe's generals are constantly attacked by marauders.
At the beginning of Furiosa: A Mad Max saga, we discover that Petroville is controlled by Immortan Joe's own brother. The city will then be stormed by Dementius (Chris Hemsworth), who enters into a fragile pact to get his share of the pie. In Mad Max: Fury Roadit is the accountant Mange-Person who manages Pétroville.
The Ball Mill
Water, food, and fuel are crucial to surviving in the Desolation. But you also need ammunition to defend yourself against attacks from looters. This is where the Ball Mill, supervised by The Miller, comes into play: balls are produced there and, if necessary, Immortan Joe can barter. His kingdom is therefore based on a triangle.
