Silent film is often used as a powerful medium to span the differences across language or culture and unite audiences in the thrill of collectively experiencing a work of art. While George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road may not have been created as such, Miller makes use of the classic silent film technique “Show, Don’t Tell” by placing emphasis on action instead of dialogue-heavy exposition, allowing viewers to experience the story of his wasteland in a direct and intimate way. Viewers have commonly referred to Fury Road as a Trojan horse – mostly in terms of disguising feminist propaganda – but in reality Miller was smuggling something far greater: a story of healing and redemption through human connection. In telling his story through action