consequence.net: Grab some extra canisters of chrome and start your engines: Over a dozen cars from Mad Max: Fury Road are being auctioned off this month through Lloyds Auctioneers, and chances are everyone will be racing to come out on top with a prized vehicle of their choosing.
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Personally, I am thrilled at the prospect of another Mad Max film as I love the entire franchise and specifically Fury Road, and Furiosa is undeniably the best character. Beyond that, this article made me consider the role of a designer or a maker on a project of Fury Road’s stature. One of the main differences between a designer for film or theater and an artist making art that stands on it own, is that the designer’s work is only made to serve a specific project, and it doesn’t need to exist or hold up past the project’s end. However, the vehicles made for Fury Road have become collectibles and they are now worth thousands of dollars years after the film came out. The thought of the work I’ve hastily scraped together for films being auctioned off and examined up close doesn’t sit very well with me. I suppose larger scale projects have to have extremely well made sets and costumes, especially if they're being driven through the desert every day.
A big concern I have around visual media, whether it be dance, theatre, film, or concerts, is the lack of sustainability. Lights use a lot of power, haze is bad for the air quality, and props generate a lot of waste. So, I think auctioning off props is a great idea! Even if the intention, like in this case, is not based in environment effects surrounding waste reduction, normalizing the distribution of unneeded props to the public is a great step forward. It will allow other companies to see this business model as successful, and adopt it into their practices. In my mind, it is a win win situation. Companies will get rid of props and get money in exchange for it, fans of the media will get a chance to feel more deeply connected to it, and more waste is not created for the planet.
I am strangely really hoping I can watch this auction live. I have never in my life watched a Mad Max movie but I am familiar with the cars as my brother is deeply invested in the whole series. I find the idea to be both incredibly clever and funny at the same time. On one hand, this is a wonderful way to build hype up around the series, especially considering the large gap between movies. Not only will the flamboyance of the auction itself be enough to draw in a crowd of interested onlookers, it will also encourage those lucky buyers to make content of their own flaunting their new buy which is the marketing department making money instead of doling it out for promotion. Additionally, just the idea of some youtube hype beast buying one of these is incredibly funny to me. I can’t wait for the clickbait Logan Paul video to drop.
This is exciting. I love this movie and have seen it many many times. I don’t know if I would ever be in a position to be a part of a bidding war like this but it is interesting to think about the people that can afford to collect items such as cars from movies. Also I just love Australian film I don’t know why. Something about the way they write and direct just sits well with me. I haven’t seen many movies lately and was unaware of Furisoa but now I am excited for yet another film! I don’t think I will be following the auction myself, but I would love to know the outcome of the overall selling prices for all the vehicles. I didn’t realize that there are Par cans on the front of the War Rig, haha. I wonder how long it took for them to design and then build all of these cars. I would love to know the profit that these companies get from auctioning off these vehicles. Are you allowed to drive these things on the highway?
As the article says, can you "imagine going for a joy ride in one of those ridiculous vehicles through your neighborhood"? I really enjoyed Mad Max when it first came out in theaters and have enjoyed watching it a few times on my own and with friends since. What I would love to get a better grasp of is scale. I am curious as to how large the main vehicle, the War Rig, really is. Is it even drivable? Does it fit in one lane? Two Lanes? either way, I still think it would be awesome to drive. I am also curious to see how much these go for. I think Mad Max has a pretty big following and I will not be surprised it many of the cars go for over a million dollars. Movie buffs will pay almost anything for anything thats from a movie they love. All it will take is finding the right people and the bidding will sky rocket. With the bidding being open to anyone in the world, there are bound to be a few bidding wars.
I am currently imagining going for a joy ride in one of these ridiculous vehicles through my neighborhood and I must say, I do not think my neighbors would be terribly happy about it, nor the city, but one hell of a joy ride it will be. This would be the first movie auction to happen with my awareness; any other auctions I've been privy to had already closed bidding by the time I learned about them (those being Hannibal the TV show and Midsommar). I'm not exactly plugged into the right outlets to be notified of such events. Not that I'm one for bidding wars (nor do I have the money for it), but I think it would be fun to own some movie memorabilia. The Midsommar costumes and props went for thousands of dollars, the May Queen dress went for over fifty thousand, so I can only imagine how much these whole entire cars and rigs will go for. Guess we'll wait and see.
Personally, I have never seen a single Mad Max film, but it’s always interesting to see films auction off the props used in the movies. The excitement and hype around these types of events is very understandable; who wouldn’t want a chance at taking an iconic piece of their favorite film home with them? Obviously to take part realistically in these auctions would mean having to spend a lot of money, which often times does not get put to a good cause. Sometimes auctions are done in conjunction with charities and fundraisers, which I hoped to see when I checked the Lloyds Auctioneers website to see if they had any information about where the money made from the Mad Max auction would go. Unfortunately, they did not give any information about that; this is not to say that all auctions must be done for a legitimately philanthropic reason, but it should definitely be taken into consideration considering the revenue that can be generated by such events.
There are a lot of films that (for me) would be super fun to be able to own props or pieces of, so I think for the people who really love Mad Max: Fury Road, it’ll be pretty exciting to them. And considering how popular the franchise is, I wouldn’t be surprised if the bids for these cars get incredibly high. Despite the fact that the bidding starts at only a dollar. If I had the money for it I’d definitely bid on things like props from Lord of the Rings. Kinda curious about the money from these auctions. Is it going to the studios to help fund more movies/props? Is it just going to some rich people? Any of it for charity?
I’m also wondering the functionality of these cars, would they be able to be used as normal everyday cars? (assuming the owners would want to do that). What’s the fuel consumption like? Can they even go on normal roads? (some of them look pretty tanky…) Either way, this seems like a cool way to engage fans and put these cars to better use than sitting in a warehouse or getting scrapped entirely.
Wow, I really would like nothing more than to ride in one of those cars. My only question is would they be allowed on the road or only in special car driving tracks? I remember when I was younger my dad made me watch the original Mad Max with Mel Gibson and I was already then amazed by the cars used within the film, but Mad Max fury road was astonishing with the level of detail they used to create the road warrior cars. I love when films sell off their props because I feel like it adds so much more meaning to the pieces within the film then simply storing them away in some supply warehouse. Along with this, too many times have their been massive fires in these warehouses that store props destroying them forever so id much rather that these cars go to some private collector if that ensure they will be treated properly. I am very curious as to where all the money will go after these items are auctioned off, dose the overall film production get the money or will the designers and producers of the cars get more of a cut?
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