prequels are not impossible but they are difficult

I saw Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga over a week ago and have already forgotten most of what happens in it, which is not a good sign. The only elements to stick in my brain are the delightfully weird side characters who—more so than the car chases and the sheer Australia of it all—are the real defining features of the Mad Max universe. As a Mad Max movie, Furi…