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There is something oddly compelling about the post-apocalyptic movie. It touches into our shared sense of fear about the future -- and isn't the apocalypse really about the worse possible future? It plays on the fear of anarchy lurking beneath the surface of society. Well, I don't know... either that or they are just cool movies with lots of bitchin' adventures and bad-ass heroes. Plus, for fans of b-movies, the post-apocalyptic genre is the motherload. Any director with a camera, a couple of beat up chevys, leather pants, some accommodating friends, and a space of open desert is in business. But before we turn the b-movie version of this genre, we'll start off by looking at the standard by which all post-apocalyptic movies are measured, the Mad Max Trilogy: Mad Max, The Road Warrior, and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
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