Mad Max: Fury Road Man and the Natural World Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Mad Max: Fury Road.

Quote #4

FURIOSA: I can't wait for them to see it.

THE KEEPER OF THE SEEDS: See? See what?

FURIOSA: Home. The Green Place.

THE VUVALINI: But if you came from the West, you passed it.

THE DAG: The Crows. The creepy place with all the crows.

THE VUVALINI: The soil.

THE KEEPER OF THE SEEDS: We had to get out.

THE VUVALINI: We had no water.

THE KEEPER OF THE SEEDS: The water was filth.

THE VUVALINI: It was poisoned. It was sour.

THE VUVALINI: And then the crows came.

THE VUVALINI: We couldn't grow anything.

Here the Vuvalini dash any hopes the wives and Furiosa had of a nice bucolic existence in the Green Place. It may have taken longer, but the ecological apocalypse (ecopocalypse?) got there eventually. Nothing is safe—especially if it's green.

Quote #5

THE KEEPER OF THE SEEDS: Take a peek.

THE DAG: Seeds.

THE KEEPER OF THE SEEDS: These are from home. Heirlooms. The real thing. I plant one every chance I get.

THE DAG: Where?

THE KEEPER OF THE SEEDS: So far, nothing's took. Earth's too sour.

THE DAG: Ah, so many different kinds.

THE KEEPER OF THE SEEDS: Trees, flowers, fruit. Back then, everyone had their fill. Back then, there was no need to snap anybody.

In this quick exchange with the Dag, the Keeper of the Seeds reminds the audience that the whole reason the world is so violent is that nothing grows in it anymore. If they could make the world green again—which she's trying her darndest to do—there would be no need to "snap" or kill anyone.

Quote #6

FURIOSA: The Citadel.

VUVALINI: What's there to find at the Citadel.

MAX: Green.

TOAST: And water. There's a ridiculous amount of clear water. And a lot of crops.

THE DAG: It's got everything you need.

It's got everything you need, all right. In fact, it's got everything everyone needs—it just needs people in power who aren't going to horde it all for themselves. People like, say, the Vuvalini and the wives?