Trauma and the Road to Recognition: Mad Max Fury Road

Often topping lists of the best action films of all time, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, (120 min) George Miller’s visually stunning 2015 addition to the “Mad Max” canon manages to convey a lot without much dialogue. 

In this class, we’ll consider some concepts from contemporary psychoanalytic theory to explore what goes unsaid, particularly between Max and Furiosa. In this post-apocalyptic spin on the classic buddy movie, it’s about the primacy of being “seen”.  MAD MAX: FURY ROAD has a message about the value of companionship, and the role of recognition, in the search for what was lost in the wake of trauma.

This class is taught by guest instructors Francoise Eipper MD and Alice Huang MD of the Oregon Psychoanalytic Center. Fran and Alice are psychoanalysts and lovers of film. There will be a concurrent course offered through OPC that you can find here.

Class size will be limited to 18.

Questions? Email us at education@moviemadness.org