Did you even saw the movie??
"Don't touch!" Clark W. Griswold

Johnny the Boy should be elected to Parliament for his actionshe's a true hero of the people. "Remember him, when you look at the night sky!!!" will be his campaign slogan..
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I love the use of morals in this film, Max talking earlier about hes scared hes gonna become like the ones he hunts on the road, also when hes setting the trap for Johnny, at one point Max looks as if he saying to himself "I shouldnt be doing this" and the next he gives an almost psychotic smile as he stands up
Always loved that scene!
I got your restraining order right here, RESTRAIN THIS!

I agree with your politics 100%, but this isn't a movie about a paragon of morality. It's about a man driven to the fringe of sanity

No one deserves death, although lethal force is sometimes necessary to neutralize an imminent or ongoing attack of sufficient severity. Nobody deserves to be burned alive.
But given the circumstances (i.e., no way to exile him from society), there didn't seem much else to be done about him. Johnny the Boy was a psychopath and a predator, and would certainly victimize others. Killing him was an act of defence by Max on behalf of Johnny's future targets.

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As far as max cares, he's one of those responsible for his wife, son and best friend. i guess he really didn't need to give him the 'chance' to cut through his ankle.

Something I reconsidered after rewatching it last night. Johnny drew the line at setting the truck on fire. He first reluctantly protests, then vehemently says he won't do it. Note, he does NOT set Goose on fire. He argues with Toecutter who roughs him up, which makes him drop the match.
You might even argue that Johnny was too high to have been a part of the rape, but he was still in the gang. I also got the impression he was a bit mentaly deficient; definitely not as cruel as the others.
More like he's punished for his association. But Mad Max never would have known any of that.
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I swear to GodI swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!

ABSOLUTELY. In fact, he deserved worse.

They arrested him once, and he walkedScrew that..he's gonna die now.

Did Johnny deserve what Max does to him?
oh of course not. He deserved a box of Dunkin' Donuts, preferably the 12-pack. Mixed donuts of course.
He also deserved a persian cat and a free get out of jail monopoly card.
And of course a blow job while he was claiming all those prizes.

Johnny got off all too easy; he should have suffered more.

He deserved it, in my opinion. He's a lunatic, a drug addict, a rapist and a murderer, and at that point in the movie, Max is not at 100% of his faculties so he will just get rid of all the scum without thinking too much. Good job, I say!
Ditto.
Y'know, I could eat a peach for hours

He deserved it, in my opinion. He's a lunatic, a drug addict, a rapist and a murderer, and at that point in the movie, Max is not at 100% of his faculties so he will just get rid of all the scum without thinking too much. Good job, I say!

Oh wow. No answer.
I guess you don't know what the hell you would have done.
Too bad for you.

by Siel_O Wed Feb 22 2012 06:35:56
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my thoughts exactly, boehm2home. i too think it wasn't justified and that ending annoyed me.
Okay, so what would you have done?

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my thoughts exactly, boehm2home. i too think it wasn't justified and that ending annoyed me.
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The man was psychopathic scum. Max gave him a chance. It was more than he deserved.

No, I would not arrest him, he needed to die before he killed anybody else.

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In a way, that's why it's Mad Max, he's had enough of scum like that and a legal system that can't control them. The police couldn't prevent the NightRider from escaping, couldn't prevent the gang from stealing and attacking the citizens of that small town so Johnny get's let loose. The criminal system in the movie wasn't able to deal with such things. Max had had enough, and that's why he killed the gang. Was he justified in killing Johnny? Sure, why not, Johnny was evil and the courts couldn't stop him. Max could. Why don't you think rape and murder are reasons for being killed yourself? Was Johnny justified in rape or killing Goose by burning him?

Legally, of course he was wasn't justified.
But, I agree with the point made in the quote, too. The courts were seemingly unable to deal with the situation, so someone had to step in.

"Deserved" Is ENTIRELY up to each of our opinions.
But in all that, we're losing sight of the whole point.
Max was Good Cop driven mad by the murder of his wife & son.
Whether or not any of the Bikies "Deserved" to meet the ends that Max dealt them is immaterial.

See, this is why it's hard to tell who's dumb and who's a troll. I've read things similar to this in other boards.
Ok he raped a girl and burned Goose TO DEATH but he shouldn't die over that.
In a way, that's why it's Mad Max, he's had enough of scum like that and a legal system that can't control them. The police couldn't prevent the NightRider from escaping, couldn't prevent the gang from stealing and attacking the citizens of that small town so Johnny get's let loose. The criminal system in the movie wasn't able to deal with such things. Max had had enough, and that's why he killed the gang. Was he justified in killing Johnny? Sure, why not, Johnny was evil and the courts couldn't stop him. Max could. Why don't you think rape and murder are reasons for being killed yourself? Was Johnny justified in rape or killing Goose by burning him?

What logic did you just apply here exactly?
People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs

Yes Johnny the Boy deserved it. And if you defend him, you deserve it too.