This is illustrated through rapid cross cutting between Max and Furiosa’s fights scenes, placing equal value on both fights and hence demonstrating Furiosa’s equal strength and capability. This reflects the changed values of 21st century societies where women such as Julia Gillard and Helen Clark can take up the same leadership roles as men. However, Miller portrays the “wives” as child-bearers for the warlords through a close up of the engorged belly of a dying pregnant wife in which Immortan Joe’s concerned tone as he exclaims “What about the child?” reveals how he only cares for the child. This reduction of women’s role in society is comparable to the situation of Offred in “Handmaid’s tale” reflecting the oppression of women by outdated value systems in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Hence, the comparative study of “Mad Max” and “Handmaid’s tale” highlights the shift of power towards women in modern society through the contrasting gender roles of their respective
This is illustrated through rapid cross cutting between Max and Furiosa’s fights scenes, placing equal value on both fights and hence demonstrating Furiosa’s equal strength and capability. This reflects the changed values of 21st century societies where women such as Julia Gillard and Helen Clark can take up the same leadership roles as men. However, Miller portrays the “wives” as child-bearers for the warlords through a close up of the engorged belly of a dying pregnant wife in which Immortan Joe’s concerned tone as he exclaims “What about the child?” reveals how he only cares for the child. This reduction of women’s role in society is comparable to the situation of Offred in “Handmaid’s tale” reflecting the oppression of women by outdated value systems in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Hence, the comparative study of “Mad Max” and “Handmaid’s tale” highlights the shift of power towards women in modern society through the contrasting gender roles of their respective