It could be argued that the man known as Max Rockatansky was not cut out for life in a post-apocalyptic world. While his survival skills and ruthlessness helped him survive when humanity took a nosedive, it was all due to his fragile mental state. Already showing signs of cracking well into the early stages of the world's downfall, Max was driven over the edge when a biker gang murdered his wife and child.
Following those events, Max took vengeance on those responsible, but it left him a broken, burnt-out man with nothing truly to live for. As the world descended more fully into chaos, Max would strike out on his own, occasionally crossing paths with other humans and aiding them (albeit reluctantly). Here's 10 of the most hard-hitting quotes that he has ever uttered across the Mad Max film series.
10 "I'm scared, Fifi. You know why? It's that rat circus out there, I'm beginning to enjoy it. Look, any longer out on that road and I'm one of them, ya know? A terminal crazy, except I've got a bronze badge that says I'm one of the good guys."
A lot of foreshadowing took place when Max uttered this quote in the original Mad Max. As the world descended further into chaos and lawlessness, Max was subjected to a level of violence and mayhem that he'd never before been accustomed to. Eventually, it started permeating his very soul, and he began feeling comfortable with it.
His self-awareness level is to be commended however, especially when he remarks at the fact that he may soon turn into the same kind of crazy person as the criminals on the road, but with a badge to justify it.
9 "Thing is, Jess...I couldn't tell him about it then, but I can tell you about it now. I don't wanna' wait 10 years to tell ya how I'm feeling about ya right now, do you know that?"
After Max and his family decide to go on vacation following the Goose's death, he finally has a chance to focus on what matters, instead of the chaos and lawlessness of the road. While enjoying some R&R with Jessie, the two decide to relax in the middle of the afternoon in a field.
There, Max tells a story about how he looked up to his father when he was little, and was proud of him. Even then, he had trouble expressing his feelings, but marrying Jessie has finally allowed him to express them. It's a sad moment in the film, as it shows Max taking healthy steps towards psychological betterment, right before his family is murdered.
8 "The chain in those handcuffs is high-tensile steel. It'd take you ten minutes to hack through it with this. Now, if you're lucky, you can hack through your ankle in five minutes. Go."
Max snapped after his wife and child were ruthlessly run down and murdered by Toecutter and his gang, and his personal vendetta was swift and harsh. After taking out the gang, Max goes after its only remaining survivor, Johnny.
It's a pivotal moment in the film, when Max indulges in the sadism he was afraid he'd start to enjoy, by cuffing Johnny's ankle to a wrecked car and rigging a slow-delay explosion. He hands Johnny a hacksaw and gives him a choice, before driving off without a care.
7 "The deal was I wouldn't kill you. I reckon you got a bargain, don't you?"
After the events of the first film, Max had turned into a cold, bitter, and resentful misanthrope who was only interested in survival - not comradeship. After overpowering the Gyro Captain, the two strike a deal through which he would show Max a nearby heavily guarded oil refinery.
When the Gryo Captain tells Max that he would let him go after he showed him the gas, Max corrects him with this quote, which is both chilling and intimidating, at the same time. It would serve as the basis for his character through Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
6 "I'm just here for the gasoline."
Max wasn't particularly interested in helping his fellow man. After Lord Humungus's gang runs down two settlers who leave the oil refinery, Max heads down to save the life of one who is still alive after being shot with a crossbow.
When thanked, Max utters this quote, which lays his cards out on the table. By bringing him back to the oil refinery, Max will have a way to get inside and strike a deal with the settlers, all for his own gain.
5 "If it's all the same to you, I'll drive that tanker."
After Max formulated an initial deal with the settlers, his plan fell through and he was left gravely wounded by Humungus's crew. Realizing that his first deal didn't exactly endear him to the settlers, Max decides to sweeten the pot by offering to drive the tanker out of the compound, despite his wounds.
It would prove to be a rare display of compassion on his part, even if he believed he didn't have a say in the matter. By leading the gang's forces away with a decoy tanker filled with sand, Max was able to save the lives of the settlers, and allow them to escape with the gasoline.
4 "The first place you'll find is a sleaze-pit called Bartertown. Now if the earth doesn't swallow you up first, that place sure as hell will."
This quote comes courtesy of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. When Max stumbles upon a group of children descended from the passengers of a crashed Boeing 747, they tell him the story of how they came to be, and their plans to locate the civilization known as "Tomorrow-morrow Land." Max urges them to stay within the safety of the oasis they've found for themselves, rather than venture out.
After telling the children about the fall of civilization, and all the technological advances that are no longer in existence, he gives them some tough love with this quote in an attempt to scare them back into hiding, and squash any delusions they might have about the outside world.
3 "I ain't Captain Walker. I'm the guy who carries Mr. Dead in his pocket."
The oasis children believed Max to be Captain Walker, the original pilot of the Boeing 747 that crash-landed, who has returned to fix the plane and fly them to safety. Not only does Max vehemently deny this, but he goes a step further by warning the children about himself.
Talking in their child-like lingo, Max makes reference to "Mr. Dead," believing himself to be a danger to others. This is possibly why he did not go with the settlers at the end of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
2 "You know, hope is a mistake. If you can't fix what's broken, you'll, uhhhh...you'll go insane."
Max was never one to mince words, especially when it came to the state of the world. Realizing that societal breakdown was complete by the time Mad Max: Fury Road took place, Max made survival his number one priority.
His words of advice weren't exactly uplifting, but they may have been poignant. Believing that a broken world could be saved would be enough to drive anyone mad through repeated failures.
1 "Max. My name's Max. That's my name."
Max was largely uninterested in sharing any personal details of himself with others, especially considering his penchant for misanthropy and a desire to remain a drifter. However, he'd break his own rule at the end of Mad Max: Fury Road with this quote, after saving Furiosa's life and bonding with her throughout the course of their quest.
His name would have massive meaning for those who crossed his path and were able to survive because of his actions, no matter how reluctant he was to perform them. In some circles, Max's name passed into legend, immortalizing him as a hero in his own right.
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