Who ruined the world Mad Max?

In Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Thunderdome is an arena for steel-cage fights to the death in the 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
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, more is revealed as to how Mad Max's world became what it is. A nuclear apocalypse destroyed the world and all rule of law, hence why Aunty (Tina Turner) and the Collector (Frank Thring) created Bartertown to rebuild civilization, one created on a methane-based energy economy.
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What caused the apocalypse in Mad Max: Fury Road?

Fury Road's apocalypse is caused by water shortages for the same reason Beyond Thunderdome's is caused by nuclear war, just as Aunt Entity's short-sighted trigger-happiness is akin to Immortan Joe and the War Boy's lethal greed.
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What is wrong with everyone in Mad Max?

Most of them are plagued by cancer, the most common one being lymphoma, others resulting in partial or complete blindness. They require blood transfusions to prolong their lives and it's one of the reasons they hunt for unsuspecting wanderers of The Wasteland such as Max.
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Why are the Warboys White in Mad Max?

While this would already give them a pale appearance, War Boys made themselves look completely white by covering their bodies in a white powder as a tribute to Immortan Joe, who used white powder as medication.
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What is Mad Max's backstory?

The series follows the adventures of Max Rockatansky, a police officer in a future Australia which is experiencing societal collapse due to war and critical resource shortages. When his wife and child are murdered by a vicious biker gang, Max kills them in revenge and becomes a drifting loner in the Wasteland.
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What ended the world in Mad Max?

Nuclear apocalypse (Post-Mad Max 2)

Apocalypse After the economy collapsed and the fabric of society disintegrated across the world, the remaining governments were still trying to secure the last oil reserves. This had led to a global nuclear exchange. It is unknown who struck first, but everyone had suffered.
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Is Max immortal in Mad Max?

Mad Max Does Age (Despite His Immortality)

In Beyond Thunderdome, Max is going grey at the temples, which is quite an achievement when the script notes that it's been 15 years since the events of The Road Warrior.
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What disease does Immortan Joe have?

He seems to have respiratory problems but due to his rank in society, he breathes clean air through a respirator mask (decorated with horse teeth to resemble a skeletal jaw) connected to a large breathing apparatus (resembling bellows) worn on his shoulders.
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Why is Max a blood bag?

Overview. In the Mad Max universe, the term 'Bloodbag' refers to a person of perfect health who is forced to donate their blood to a person who has fallen ill. In Mad Max: Fury Road, Max Rockatansky is taken by a War party to the Citadel in order to give blood to Nux, who was dying from a blood-borne disease.
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Is Furiosa Immortan Joe's daughter?

Furiosa was born in a fertile land known as the Green Place. A daughter of Mary Jo Bassa, she is one of the Vuvalini of Many Mothers. She was taught how to read by the many mothers. Her initiating Mother was K.T.
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Who is the dark one in Mad Max?

In the original script there was no character called "Ziggy". Instead there was the character of The Dark One - Max's driving partner who had a gruesome accident as described by Goose in Fat Nancy's diner. The Dark One's name is even on Max's Pursuit vehicle.
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Did the oceans dry up in Mad Max?

Ok, they say there was a nuclear war sometime in the backstory, and that the oceans "dried up". Except this is physically impossible. Water evaporating doesn't make it just go away, if it turns into vapor it collects in the atmosphere.
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Why does Mad Max not talk?

Miller claimed that he wanted the movies to be “silent movies with sound,” an apparent oxymoron which meant that he was aiming to ape the hyper-visual, stunt-heavy stylings of Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton while keeping the dialogue to a minimum and ensuring the story stayed simple, emotionally intense, and easy-to- ...
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What happened to the green place in Mad Max?

It was capable of growing crops and maintaining a population of settlers. However, at some point the soil became contaminated. Vegetation stopped growing and the Green Place was plagued with crows. The Vuvalini moved on once they knew the area was incapable of supporting a harvest.
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Is Mad Max based on a true story?

Mad Max: Fury Road and the whole franchise is based on the real-life apocalypse that happened in the 1970s. Here are the real-life origins of the franchise. Mad Max: Fury Road is considered one of the greatest movie series of all time.
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Why did Mad Max leave at the end?

Even Max feels a sense of purpose after using his blood to save Furiosa. Still, Max can't escape his past, which is both a curse and a remedy, and so he leaves. Hardy's character needs to roam this world alone, as he doesn't know any other way to survive.
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What is mother's milk in Mad Max?

Mother's Milk is milk gathered from female humans via makeshift milkers. The women hooked up to them, possibly Breeders, are seen with dolls in place of infants. The War Rig had some on board, as revealed when they were stuck in the swamp.
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Why do they drink mothers milk in Mad Max?

Immortan Joe keeps a whole crew of women captive in order to harvest their breast milk and use it for sustenance for him and his closest. Essentially, these women are slaves, used only for their bodies' ability to produce milk, which he also commodifies, and then trades with Gas Town and the Bullet Farm.
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What is a universal donor in Mad Max?

The concept of blood type O as the "universal donor" is in reference to packed red blood cells, which are the most commonly transfused blood product. But when Max's blood is transfused, they are transfusing whole blood, which contains both red blood cells and plasma (the liquid component of blood).
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Did Toecutter become Immortan Joe?

Mad Max: Fury Road sees Toecutter actor Hugh Keays-Byrne star as Immortan Joe, but the original Mad Max villain has a secret second cameo, too.
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How did Immortan Joe get his wives?

The Five Wives were hand picked by Immortan Joe, most likely from the crowds of The Wretched, much like War Pups and other valuable people.
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What does Immortan Joe say to Nux?

Immortan Joe: [sprays Nux's mouth with chrome spray paint] You will ride eternal, shiny and chrome.
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Is Mad Max set in 2021?

Despite what you may have seen on popular memes circulating in the New Year, Mad Max was not set in 2021. The classic dystopian action film portrays a world where lawless motorcycle gangs rule the streets, while violence and anarchy abound.
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Why does Immortan Joe have a mask?

The mask he wears is for the sense that somehow he himself is immortal. From afar, he looks quite formidable, but his mask is basically a breathing mask, to help him breathe, to help him breathe fresh air, and so, but what better than to turn it into something that also looks horrific?
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Why is Mad Max in the desert?

According to George Miller this detracted from the post-apocalyptic feeling that he had in mind. Therefore the shooting location was moved to the desert terrain of the Namib desert in Namibia, Africa. The area is first referred to as The Wasteland in the second film's script.
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