Academy Award-winning Australian filmmaker George Miller earned deserved fame for creating two of the greatest action movies of all time. His action direction has been wonderful in the movies and fans from all over the world, including Hideo Kojima, have appreciated him for the same.
Not just cinephiles, the auteur of video games is also a huge fan of George Miller. Kojima has recently praised Miller publicly over a chasing scene in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. He really seems to be a huge fan of the 79-year-old Australian director George Miller. The Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga director, without a doubt, has impressed Kojima beyond limits.
Hideo Kojima Is All Praise for George Miller’s Work on Furiosa
Japanese video game designer, Hideo Kojima, is a hardcore movie and literature fan and hence has expressed his thoughts about George Miller’s 2024 action movie. George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga hit the theatres last month. The film features Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy, Tom Burke, Charlee Fraser, and many other exceptional actors.
However, according to Kojima, what’s most exceptional about the movie is the one sitting on the director’s chair. Kojima recently shared a tweet on his X account, mentioning a chase scene which he considers to be a directional masterpiece.
Kojima revealed how Miller made a bike chasing scene a roller coaster of emotions. Kojima even referred to Miller as ‘God George’ for how he manipulated the audience’s emotions multiple times.
An example of ”God George’s’ direction in ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
Miller directed the bike chase scene in a way that threw the audience into a loop of emotions. No doubt Kojima wrote such a descriptive tweet out of excitement.
Why Is The Bike Chase Scene So Exciting In Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga?
Kojima tweeted that the scene where young Furiosa was being chased by the bikers, created a roller coaster of emotions for the viewers. The scene sees Furiosa running through a desert while a biker is chasing her. This scene itself is enough to make the audience anxious. Just when the anxiety kicks in, the biker falls over and everyone believes that Furiosa is safe now.
Right when the relief kicks in, another biker pops out of the blue and starts chasing her again. This again makes the audience dismayed. Kojima states that this is absolute brilliance from Miller as with a single shot and with no dialogue, he managed to manipulate everyone’s emotions. This is not the first time Kojima has expressed his love for the movie. Here are some of the things he has had to say about the movie so far:
Kojima is evidently quite impressed with the movie and considers Miller a genius. Even so, his interest in the movie can be misunderstood as marketing since it is not doing too well in terms of box office collection. Whatever it is that has gotten the video game creator so invested in this movie is working and might favor it positively.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is in theatres.
Frequently asked questions
What did Hideo Kojima say about George Miller’s direction in Furiosa?
Kojima praised a chase scene in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as a directorial masterpiece, calling Miller ‘God George’ for how he manipulates audience emotions using only imagery, with no dialogue needed. He highlighted a sequence where young Furiosa is pursued by one biker, feels brief relief when he falls, then experiences renewed dread as another appears.
Is this the first time Hideo Kojima has praised Furiosa?
No, Kojima had already praised the film before this breakdown, stating it surpasses earlier Mad Max entries and calling it a masterpiece. He reportedly watched it multiple times in IMAX and bought several tie-in booklets, and has said prior franchise knowledge isn’t required to enjoy the film, though it deepens the experience.
Who stars in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga?
The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa alongside Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, and Charlee Fraser. It’s directed by George Miller as a prequel centered on the character previously played by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road, and was released in theaters in 2024.
