Continuity between films and Timeline

[mahenoguy]

Thanks for the interest Guys !
Firstly as a reply to MadMatt , I knew the blower and Zoomies were removed after filming of MM1 in the "Real World " , but I was thinking that in replacing them for the filming of MM2 , It would have been just as easy to do Identically as none of the parts were really that hard to find ( Mabey a scott injector hat , but we see the replacement blower has 1 of these ) so this pushes me to think the changes were meant to be noticed . Of all the things likely to be Damaged or worn out in Desert Duelling , I think a replaced engine and exhaust system is in the realms of believable .
Also To RoadwarriorMFP , I think that the idea of a Nuclear War having already taken place in MM1 was planted in me by the Montage at the start of MM2 . The elderly voice of the Feral Kid discribes "A time of Great Chaos "and "2 mighty warrior Tribes Going to war " as the catylist for the "Gangs taking over the Highway " and "Good men getting battered and Smashed ". Although a bit criptic , The scenes in the montage borrowed from MM1 are shown( And discribed ) after the war footage suggesting that the war came ( Directly as a result of oil shotages ) before the story begins . Í think your right in stating George Miller never intended MM1 to repesent a post-nuclear war world , but he never intended to make a sequel either ! So I think the story evolved to more topical issues( oil shortage big news in the late 70's and nuclear war being a hot topic in the early 80's ) I'm not saying nuclear war was more likely in the 80's than the 70's , It was just getting more coverage ( Mondo Rock's "Waiting for the Countdown in the summer of 81 "was the huge song at the time , The Day after ( 1983 ) and War Games (Also 1983 ) were a reflection in the public fascination with world annihaltion . I'm sure if MM1 was made today , the topic would be global climate change or food security . My point is that I agree that the first film was supposed to reflect a world in decline...not a world already destroyed , BUT I think that suggestion is strongly made in the sequel that at least some of the world was already ruined . so I guess it's just deciding which sits best with you . Whatever the catylist , a world war probably wouldn't kill all humans on earth directly , but would most likely set us on the path to extinction .
a last Note to NuffTorque , I think all the great films of our time share the quality of being open to interpritation , without leaving us guessing too much . I think if people don't have a personalised view of what ( And when ) Mad Max is all about then maybe they are not taking all they can from it .
Thanks to all for the interesting replies

[MadMatt]

Well the blower was not easily replaced and the scott hat is fake in road warrior. It wasent realy meant to be noticed that that stuff was different but like all movie mistakes its there to be seen. But you have to remmember what you said Miller may not have intended a sequal and that being said MM was a B movie and MM2 AKA the road warrior in the USA was a WB backed theater hit with little radom knowledge of the first movie Hence the Road warrior title in the US. So certain details dident matter and there were two cars in the sequal making it not cost effecive to round up two scott hats and even vintage at the time weiand front covers. Funny you mention the DAY AFTER movie, i grew up in Harrisonville were some of the filming takes place and still live in the Kansas city nearby area. My older brothers had freinds in school who were extras in the movie there are even pics in there yearbooks with the kids looking like they have been exposed to the radiation! LOL Creepy movie especaily when filmed in your back yard!

[Chase Bansi]

None of the differences in the cars would have been noticed by film goers on the big screen. A viewer is caught up in the action and the story and unless they have watched it multiple times in the theatre people rarely catch flubs. It is only through the advent of VCRs (and now DVDs) that obsessively rabid fans are able to dissect films and compare continuity. My 1st copy of Mad Max was recorded off of HBO and played on a 24" screen, so most details were indiscernible anyway. It is only through modern technology of the 21st century that we are able to examine a 30+ year old film in detail with the shared expertise of individuals who know cars, guns, costuming, nuclear warfare, etc, that these things are noticed. If it were not for a website like this information wouldn't be exchanged among fans and most people would still be unaware of the differences.
No, I don't think any of the differences in the car were done with any forethought as to "why". However if you can explain them with logical reasons it does make the creator seem to be more of a genius than he really is (no disrespect intended to George Miller or Byron Kennedy).

[MadMatt]

Amen brother! LOL

[Wood]

is this the car we have to assume is from the next movie ... are there any other reference shots ???

[Chase Bansi]

The "French Toast and Hugs" event is the only time this car has been seen, other than George Miller's press release before filming. No, it doesn't look like the Interceptor we know, but Hardy doesn't look like Gibson either.

[Artemis Flow]

is this the car we have to assume is from the next movie ... are there any other reference shots ???

yup here http://www.madmaxmovies.com/forum/viewt ... &start=820

[Wood]

but this wasnt the car from the press event was it ? its been dressed different if it is ...

[Chase Bansi]

I realize this thread http://www.madmaxmovies.com/forum/viewt ... start=1070 is very long, but you would be surprised at the information it contains. Yes, it is the same car from the press release. We have the honor of hearing from a bona fide expert on these vehicles.

Its a thrown together piece of junk... lol... it is so different to the original one, so many ?mistakes, but as someone said before it will only be us maxoholics that will notice any difference.

I wonder if it belonged to someone who was starting a replica but lost interest etc so they bought it?

No mistakes, built as it was intended, original car was destroyed, so this one doesn't need to be exactly as per the original, well at least in the details of it's condition, damage, etc.

Not bought unfinished, built for the movie, though if you want to get technical, this is NOT the first trip to Namibia for THIS car.

I am going to assume that this is the same interceptor from 2003!

Correct, although it was shipped home to Australia back in 2003 and sat in a storage shed in Sydney until 2009. It was then bought back to the Fury Road vehicles workshop and pulled apart and redone. So although everything on the car was either removed and refitted, or replaced or redone it is the same shell.

In regards to the rear side indicator it was cut out and turned the right way around to be correct to an early XB and also because I didn't want people thinking the car could be an XC (it is of course a late XB hardtop, early 76 in the case of this car).