Mad Max: Fury Road Violence Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Mad Max: Fury Road.

Quote #1

WAR BOYS: Thunder up! Thunder up!

The War Boys in Immortan Joe's troops use violent language in their war partying. They pump each other up by encouraging violence.

Quote #2

ANGHARAD: No unnecessary killing.

Angharad is a good reminder that the women aren't just escaping slavery: they're trying to escape violence as well. In other words, their rebellion isn't just about feminist issues. They are rebelling against the violence with which Immortan Joe rules the Citadel, and they're attempting to survive and exercise their own power without violence.

Quote #3

THE DAG: Angharad used to call them antiseed.

CHEEDO: Plant one and watch something die.

That's a pretty apt description of a bullet if we may say so. And check out how this exchange between the Dag and Cheedo extends the metaphor. If a bullet is a seed, then the human body in which it's planted (or shot) is like the soil. Echoes of ecofeminism? Absolutely. For more on this, check out the "Women and Femininity" theme.