Yes, the lack of dialogue is a major element of the film, and one I appreciated both because I like the non-dialogue methods of storytelling it went with instead and because I thought the dialogue it did have was weak. I saw it twice without subtitles and once with, and definitely picked up more each time; I see that as a strength, giving it high rewatch value, but I can understand it being frustrating--especially if you're not digging the action sequences, which express a lot of the characterization and worldbuilding subtleties necessary to make up for the scarcity of dialogue.
For detailed discussions of the feminism involved, I'll refer you to others who have put it much better than I could: The Verge piece on feminism in Fury Road (http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/20/8620229/mad-max-fury-road-anti-feminist-mens-rights-boycott) A great analysis from Buzzfeed, of all places (http://www.buzzfeed.com/lauriepenny/the-fast-and-the-feminist#.iy0xGJO9z) A post from a feminist who found it personally meaningful (http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/mad-max-as-feminist-ally/) A good general review (http://www.kameronhurley.com/wives-warlords-and-refugees-the-people-economy-of-mad-max) A response to criticism of the movie similar to yours (http://outlawvern.com/2015/05/22/righteous-fury/)
I have almost 50 of these links socked away for a post I meant to write last fall and never got around to. XD
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Date: 2016-02-26 07:03 am (UTC)For detailed discussions of the feminism involved, I'll refer you to others who have put it much better than I could:
The Verge piece on feminism in Fury Road (http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/20/8620229/mad-max-fury-road-anti-feminist-mens-rights-boycott)
A great analysis from Buzzfeed, of all places (http://www.buzzfeed.com/lauriepenny/the-fast-and-the-feminist#.iy0xGJO9z)
A post from a feminist who found it personally meaningful (http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/mad-max-as-feminist-ally/)
A good general review (http://www.kameronhurley.com/wives-warlords-and-refugees-the-people-economy-of-mad-max)
A response to criticism of the movie similar to yours (http://outlawvern.com/2015/05/22/righteous-fury/)
I have almost 50 of these links socked away for a post I meant to write last fall and never got around to. XD