This moment actually brought tears to my eyes and that whole Vuvalini sequence was my favorite part. The moments I preferred in FURY ROAD were the quiet, human ones because Miller clearly thought his scenes through so many times and in so many ways that he managed to reduce dialogue and/or action down to looks or gestures (at least, this is what it feels like). There are some very impressive pure cinematic moments in this movie and I'm looking forward to the BluRay release so I can study it at home at my leisure.

Concur, Marija. The Vuvalini sequence is extremely evocative and all it is... ...is people interacting. Words. Expressions. Gestures. Embraces. And a wealth of human emotion. For Furiosa, it is an All Is Lost moment when she is told she has passed through the Green Place, now a desolate wasteland. Interesting to think how Max is, for much of the sequence, an observer. We are not privy to his thoughts, of course, but I have to think it impacted him, or else why commit to heading BACK to the Citadel through a hellish set of obstacles THEY HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH ONCE. He KNOWS he's heading into possible, even probable death. This goes entirely against where he started which is he is all about survival. Something about his experiences in Act II culminating in this profoundly moving emotional moment between Furiosa and the Vuvalini has an impact on him. And on the audience.

Also, this sequence perfectly demonstrates Miller's view on women. The way they are portrayed in this movie is, for once, wholly realistic. Female protags usually turn out ostensibly heroic - like men - or even badass (well, I do love Ripley so that's not a criticism...) but here, they all possess this inner strength that underscores their every action. From personal experience, observing my single mom friends, same thing. Digging under the surface, they all possess this sort of inner calm that give them the strength and confidence they need to overcome life obstacles and still be good mothers. So, yeah, this movie is definitely a milestone, I would say.