The View From The Mountain

I recently completed this 1/24 scale model kit of the Ford Interceptor from the Mad Max films. From the Japanese model kit company Aoshima, I've had this kit sitting unbuilt in a box for way too long, and I thought it was time to finally build it. After painting it black, I gave it a weathering of light tan dust over the hood and roof, and along the sides. It comes complete with all of the details from the movie, including the gas tanks, a spare tire, and a can of dog food that serves as Max's dinner. This was an enjoyable build that was out of my wheelhouse. I don't build many car models, but this was the hero car from my favorite post apocalyptic movies, the Mad Max saga. So I couldn't resist building this one. And I'm glad I did it.

I was really looking forward to seeing Furiosa , despite these prequel-crazy times we’re living in where every movie, TV show, and book has to be a prequel that shows us exactly how Miles first met Becky, and how it almost always winds up an underwhelming exercise in frustration because it wasn‘t done very well. There are exceptions, like House of the Dragon (which is far superior to Game of Thrones ), Star Wars: Rogue One (a great movie that compliments the original Star Wars film), and--now having finally seen it--I can add the Mad Max prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga to that esteemed list. The reason I had such high hopes for Furiosa was its director, George Miller, who brought his Mad Max saga back to rip-roaring life almost ten years ago with the incredible Mad Max: Fury Road . First starting out as a doctor in his native Australia, Miller has gone on to become an extremely talented film director over the course of his over forty year career. Furi...