mugsandpugs: Finally- I’m sorry I’m just so caught up on this- being allowed to make…
Finally- I’m sorry I’m just so caught up on this- being allowed to make mistakes.
It’s been talked about before so I’ll be brief, but with Joe? Mistakes and mediocrity are unacceptable- the minute you fail to do his bidding, you are nothing to him.
Furiosa, however… people around her screw up all the time, and they are still given repeated chances. For example, Big Boy only has four shots remaining. Max takes, and misses, three. But Furiosa doesn’t yank the gun out of his hands or curse him out, she just looks at him. And, from the earlier scene with the biker gang (where Furiosa made every shot she took while Max had to fire off multiple rounds) he KNOWS she can make this one. So he gives her the gun and steadies his shoulders for her. He knows her skills, and she accepts his flaws.
Nobody gets mad at Splendid for making noise and catching the biker’s attention. Nobody gets mad at Toast for being unable to load the clip in time. Nobody gets mad at Cheedo for being afraid and trying to go back to her abuser (in the very next scene she is shown being held by the other Wives.)
And that same kindness is extended to Nux, who screws up repeatedly through the entire film. When he chokes on the gasoline, Max pats his head and sends him to do something he’s good at. He doesn’t get angry, he doesn’t call him mediocre. He just basically says “I got this bro- you go do your mechanic thing.” It’s likely that Nux has never seen this kind of mercy in his life. Let your skills shine. Team work. Support, not rejection.
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