Mad Max: Fury Road and the franchise is based on real-life apocalypse of 1970s?

Mad Max: Fury Road is considered one of greatest movie series of all time. It was a revival of original Mad Max movies that featured Mel Gibson in lead role. re are millions of fans of movie all over world and people have been wondering about is Mad Max franchise based on real life? what year was Mad Max set in? and several or questions. To all people who are wondering about what year was Mad Max set in or is Mad Max: Fury Road based on real-life, here is everything you need to kw about it.

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Is 'Mad Max' franchise based on real-life apocalypse?

As per a report by Distractify, Mad Max: Fury Road and whole Mad Max franchise has been inspired by 1970’s energy crisis. original Mad Max movie was set in a barren wasteland located in Australia. Australia was one of continents to have been affected by 1970s energy crisis. re were shorts of fuel in continent starting in 1971 after an embargo that went into effect in 1973. Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (or OAPEC) put an embargo in place as a response to US when country decided to give Israel weapons during Yom Kippur war.

Because of this almost entire world suffered a short of oil and people were given gas rations. Gas stations used to serve ir regular customers by appointment only while ors were closed altoger. People went on extreme measures to save electricity and energy and power creating a situation of panic. In Australia, martial law was also implemented to bring situation under control. Australian ecomy also collapsed in 1973 causing a huge layoff across all industries. re were riots happening in Sydney and Melbourne as people flocked to bank to withdraw ir entire life savings.

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During such chaos, biker gangs took over territories, and cars that ran out of gas were just left abandoned on streets. Mad Max franchise and Mad Max: Fury Road’s plot and scenes were also similar to this. movie Mad Max: Fury Road is based on a civilization that was rocked by both political and environmental turmoil. This crisis in Australia is kwn as real-life origins of Mad Max: Fury Road and whole franchise. original Mad Max cast featured Mel Gibson in lead role whereas its 2015 revival featured Tom Hardy and Charlize ron in lead roles.

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What year was Mad Max set in?

original Mad Max movie starring Mel Gibson as Mad Max is set in Australia’s barren wasteland. civilization, cities, and buildings do t exist anymore and audience is introduced to miles of sand, waste, and general bleakness where land is ruled by gangs. As per same report, Mad Max is based after around 10 years of 1973 oil crisis.