MEHVISH MUZAFFAR, DR. UZMA IMTIAZ, DR. MIAN KHURRAM SHAHZAD AZAM
DOI: https://doi.org/George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) is a cinematic presentation of a life after the apocalypse depicting environmentally ruined earth that produces scarcity and insecurity generating psychometric conditions such as trauma. To link dramatization of the struggle of survivors after apocalypse to the possible future of humanity after the exploitation of nature, apocalypse and post apocalypse, the analysis of the study highlights the psychological and environmental problems of post-apocalyptic societies. Mad Max: Fury Road is used as a cautionary tale underscoring the importance of environmental stewardship and to shape public imagination of what would be the future of humanity if the exploitation of nature is not being stopped and to explain the need for sustainable human practices. In the research article Mad Max: Fury Road is analyzed by using the lens of post-apocalypse presented by James Berger (1999) and his theory is also supported by Teressa Heffernan. The article qualitatively explains the disastrous impacts of apocalypse on post-apocalyptic societies. Catherine Belsey’s approach of thematic analysis is applied by method of familiarization in analyzing the movie. The study is a cautionary tale to avoid the present exploitation of nature otherwise the future of human kind would be disastrous in the form of post-apocalyptic situations. The article concludes by highlighting disastrous impacts of apocalypse on the environment and its connection with the psychology of the traumatized survivors because he ecological degradation not only depicts environmental ruin but also reshapes human psychology and behavior.
