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Violence
In Mad Max: Fury Road, violence is all about power. As George Miller puts it, "This story is one that has been fairly constant throughout history, meaning that women and indeed other human beings have been basically the goods and chattels of the powerful." See, when one guy starts treating other folks like property, the only way he can hang onto that power is through violence—or the threat of it at the very least. The Wasteland and the Citadel are horrible places, where those in power exercise it by brutalizing their underlings.
Violence is all about necessity for our protagonists. Both Max and Furiosa clearly look forward to the day when they won't have to shoot anyone anymore. Not that that day is likely to come anytime soon.
Immortan Joe's violence comes from his belief that people aren't people—they're things to be exploited.
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