Film "Mad Max”, Which appeared on the screen already in 1979, became a cult representative of post-apocalypse, the first in a series of four films. He talks about a world that has survived a catastrophe, whose life depends on the roads. Roads are not just highways connecting points; real passions rage here.
The film is still a little like the post-apocalypse, to which the modern viewer is used. There is no devastation and hopeless longing for the perished world. "Mad Max" is more like an auto-action movie with chases, explosions and cars taking off into the air.
The viewer will not be told about the structure of the world and the disaster that befell him, but this is not necessary. This is the story of a policeman named Max who avenges his friends and family.
The film is remarkable as the background of the protagonist, in addition, it still looks spectacular, since all the explosions were shot in kind.
We picked up ten films that are similar and spiritually responsive to the classic Mad Max. They are just as demanding, interesting and will not leave anyone indifferent.
10. The first player to get ready (2018)
The film was shot based on the eponymous novel by Ernest Klein, which became literally a hymn to fans of popular culture.
In the center of the story, the OASIS game is a brilliant invention of James Holiday, which was the salvation for thousands of players from the hardships of post-apocalyptic reality.
James Holiday dies and leaves a will, according to which all his fortune remains with the user who will be the first to find the Easter egg in the vastness of the virtual world. Players enter the race for the main prize.
The protagonist of the film "First player get ready", Wade Watts, a regular OASIS user, he doesn’t even have the latest equipment, but he also decides to fight for the right to become heir to Holiday and unravel the tangle of mysteries of an eccentric developer.
9. The Book of Eli (2009)
«Book of Eli"- a film by the Hughes brothers, shot in the dark scenery of the post-apocalypse.
The main character of the picture, Eli, is a wanderer who survived the global catastrophe. He goes through ravaged lands on which bloodthirsty gangs fight for food and food. He has a book. Old tome with a cross on the cover.
Eli comes to a place that was once blooming California, and now is a scorched desert. She is ruled by Carnegie, a ruthless tyrant obsessed with some sort of book.
8. Fast and the Furious (2001)
Rob Cohen MovieFast and furious»Has deservedly become one of the favorite action films for many people.
The main character is Brian, a policeman who has a special mission. He must rub his confidence in Dominique Toretto, the leader of the street racer team, and investigate his involvement in the robbery of trailers.
But Brian himself is not indifferent to cars and speed. Joining the Toretto team, he was inspired by the romance of illegal racing. The more Dominic trusts him, the more Brian doubts whether he is on the other side. But the moment is near when he will have to make a choice, and he will have to choose at tremendous speeds.
7. The road (2009)
In 2006, Cormack McCarthy’s novel The Road saw the light of the day and won the readers ’love, so the film adaptation was a matter of time. John Hillcoat took up her.
The film tells the story of two people, a father and a son. They wander through the gray, desolate desert, which was once the green Earth. But some cataclysms turned everything into ashes, destroyed everything living, including plants and animals, and the survivors are left with either to search for canned food or to hunt people.
The main characters of the film "Road»Live by looking for canned food and trying to avoid cannibal networks. Their goal is to reach warm places in order to survive and finally rest.
6. Taxi (1998)
The film of Gerard PiresTaxi»Has long been a classic of adventure comedy. He tells the story of Daniel, a young taxi driver who loves to drive fast and is periodically deprived of her rights because of her.
Once, an unlucky but principled police officer Emilien got into his car, who, in exchange for rights, persuades Daniel to help him catch a gang of criminals in Mercedes cars.
Until the end, no one can be sure if they will be able to do this, and if they succeed, then at the cost of how many accidents on the roads of Paris?
5. Death Race (2008)
Picture "Deadly race"2008 by Paul Anderson - it's a gloomy Jason Statham, an interesting story, armored vehicles resembling tanks, adrenaline, speed and drive. Successful remake of "Death Race 2000" in 1975.
The protagonist, race car driver Jensen Ames, goes to jail for a crime he did not commit. Prison director Hennessey makes Ames a tempting offer to perform on the Death Race reality show in the guise of Frankenstein, a famous and beloved audience. In return, he offers freedom.
The choice is small, because the hero is free to do things: he needs to find out who set him up and why.
4. Side by side (2019)
Film "Side by side"Director Karzhan Kadera tells the story of a father and son, whose life became the race.
Sam Monroe is a legendary race car driver who no longer performs. Cam is his son, who is caressed, but at the same time feels the glory of his own father hanging over him. Everyone expects results from him, victories. But Cam won’t succeed.
After another defeat, he goes into the opposing team, which impresses his father: he had great hopes for his son. Sam Monroe decides to put on his race car uniform for the last time and teach Cam a lesson.
3. Mad Max: The Road of Fury (2015)
Director George Miller returns viewers to the barren deserts of the post-apocalypse. Max, the main character, comes to the conclusion that it is best to survive alone, but he does not work out for a long time. He joins the rebels who flee from a certain Citadel, taking with him something important.
The immortal Joe, the tyrant and despot from whom the entire Citadel groans, rushes in pursuit.
«Mad Max: Expensive Fury"- this is madness, drive and symphony of rage.
2. The Postman (1997)
Kevin Costner's filmPostman"Based on a book by David Brin. He plunges the viewer into the world of post-apocalypse, devastated by epidemics and wars.
Surviving people settle in small groups in territories that belonged to the prosperous United States.
The main character is a tramp, he travels from village to village and recounts Shakespeare's works by heart, weaned from entertainment. In return, he receives housing and modest food.
Once a hero enters a self-proclaimed army as a recruit, where tyranny and cruelty are rampant. Time passes before the hero manages to escape, putting on a randomly found postman costume.
Since then, he began to appear as the Postman of the new United States. People in need of hope believed him, wrote letters, and many themselves became postmen. So a powerful resistance arose, which once had to face the army.
1. The water world (1995)
Director Kevin Reynolds shows the world of the future, affected by global warming, to the viewer. The glaciers melted and water covered the ground. The remaining people survive as they can. Food, earth, cigarettes, fresh water - this is the gold of the post-apocalypse, water world.
Some build large ships, others, "smokers", move on boats with internal combustion engines and engage in robberies.
The main character is on his own. He does not depend on anyone and does not report to anyone. And just like everyone, the Island is looking for.
In one of the colonies, a woman and a girl live with a tattoo on their backs. They are extremely important: the tattoo depicts the part of the map that leads to the Island. "Smokers" are ready to get it at any cost, and only the main character will have the courage to resist them.