Within a month of its release, critics were already placing 1979.
Charlize Theron's role as Furiosa was especially well-received, considering she only had 80 lines of dialogue in the entire film (in comparison, Max only had 63.) The story is mostly visual, with its main characters embodying the single rule all art must obey: Show, don't tell. Here are a few of the characters, classified according to their Dungeons & Dragons moral alignment.
Miss Giddy - Lawful Good (Crusader)
Miss Giddy is the ancient face-tattooed woman forced to mentor Immortan Joe's wives. However, in addition to instructing them on music, history and literature, she plays a maternal role in their relationships. This is evident, given that she freely helps Furiosa, refusing to go along although her "daughters" plead with her to escape with them.
As a Crusader, she has the sheer gall to face Immortan Joe with her double-barreled shotgun, telling him that he "cannot own a human being". When he demands to know where his wives have gone, she simply laughs in his face: "A long way from you."
The Keeper Of The Seeds - Neutral Good (Benefactor)
Furiosa's band of ragtag rebels meet the Vuvalini of Many Mothers in a desert, finally recognizing familiar faces and traditions. One of them, The Keeper of the Seeds, is a true Benefactor: she stores a variety of seeds in her bag, hoping that one day (when the radioactivity in the soil decays) they would bear fruit.
She doesn't wait, either; continuing to test every so often if her seeds are working. At the moment of her death, she is shown looking for her seeds, finally transferring both the gift and the responsibility to The Dag.
Imperator Furiosa - Chaotic Good (Rebel)
In total control of a powerful War Rig, Furiosa is one of Immortan Joe's finest Imperators. She earns his trust by performing missions in his name, never once failing to receive his praise. However, when told to guard the Five Wives, Furiosa accidentally develops a bond with them.
She decides to set them free of their tormentor's chains — literally and metaphorically — helping them sneak out hidden inside her truck. Furiosa is a classic Rebel, as she cannot tolerate injustice, even if it comes from a source of absolute authority.
Toast The Knowing - Lawful Neutral (Judge)
The character who comes closest to the Judge is Toast, the sharpest of the Wives. Her backstory involves her surviving in the Wasteland, where she has learned how to operate vehicles and guns.
Toast displays a high degree of rational thinking, perhaps even suring that of Furiosa, in of ammo management and fighting strategy. In fact, she warns Max that the Type 56 SKS rifle only has three bullets remaining in it (indirectly telling him to hand over the weapon to the better sniper, Furiosa.)
Coma-Doof Warrior - True Neutral (Undecided)
The badass guitarist in Immortan Joe's entourage provides the appropriate ambiance for the chase and fight sequences. Although his past was horrific (Joe finds him playing with his mother's decapitated head and "adopts" him).
The Doof Warrior's job is two-fold: his music encourages the Armada as well as transfers any information that Joe wants his War Boys to know. He is most certainly an Undecided character, given that all he ever wants to do is to shred, not even stopping when he is directly affected by the ongoing battles.
Max Rockatansky - Chaotic Neutral (Free Spirit)
Max is a Free Spirit — he wants nothing more to do with the world, except survive. To that end, he is willing to undergo the harshest experiences, from eating live lizards to almost killing himself, in a bid to escape from the War Boys. Nevertheless, he chooses to set aside his lone ranger persona in order to help Furiosa and the Wives reach the Green Place.
Max leaves them after this point, but inexplicably chooses to return to offer more help. At the end, having fulfilled the demands of his visions, he leaves the Citadel for good, disappearing into the crowd after gently nodding goodbye to Furiosa.
Nux - Chaotic Neutral (Free Spirit)
Nux is a War Boy who is painfully aware of his impending death (but being the playful sort, he has named his tumors Larry & Barry.) Initially he is one of Immortan's devotees, accepting without doubt that he will follow him into the fields of Valhalla.
Luckily, his Free Spirit nature emerges upon meeting Max, Furiosa, and especially, Capable, with whom he develops a quasi-romantic relationship. Having managed to discard his brainwashing, Nux performs one of the most heroic acts in the movie: he upturns the War Rig, killing Rictus and blocking the path of the War Boys chasing them.
Rictus Erectus - Lawful Evil (Dominator)
Rictus is an example of the classic phrase "all brawn, no brains". He is extremely powerful, and equally aggressive, although he is terrified of his father, Immortan Joe.
Being a Dominator, he does not question his father's orders, obeying them blindly and willingly. In the final scene, he is about to destroy the Wives for murdering Immortan Joe, an ill-conceived plot that fails because of Nux.
The People Eater - Neutral Evil (Malefactor)
Capitalism rears its ugly head in the Wasteland in the form of The People Eater. He is a morbidly obese creature; his body also shows several signs of decay and illness (for instance, he loses his nose due to Leprosy, consequently shielding it with a silver cap.)
The People Eater is a typical Malefactor, taking great joy in making other suffer, even his own men. As expected from someone teeming with vicious greed, his rig is a fancy Limo that is modified into a mobile refueling station — not out of brotherly love as much as extracting more profits.
Immortan Joe - Chaotic Evil (Destroyer)
In any apocalypse, there is that one person who wants to hoard everything for themselves, the perfect definition of Immortan Joe. He amasses everything he considers valuable: food, water, and even women, keeping his "precious goods" well-protected by a hierarchy of guards.
Immortan is a vile Destroyer, hurting and manipulating his friends and enemies with equal ruthlessness (he tells the War Boys to die on his behalf under the promise that they will meet again in "Valhalla.") The worst part about his nature is that he genuinely believes that he is on the right side of history because he (thinks he) knows how to run a society efficiently.
