Oscar Film Editing - Mad Max Editing Analysis 2 (Part 3)

This scene is one of the final scenes in Mad Max and it is the one with the most meaning and strength created by Sixel's strong editing talent. This scene shows one of the main characters, Nux sacrificing
himself to save the lives of his new found companions. The way that Sixel edited it highlighted the deep meaning of Nux's sacrifice to the whole character arc of Nux. She did this by choosing to use cuts close up of his face to showcase his growing realization of what he has to do and then using slow motion to show his full realization and the real nobility of his choice uttering his final line "witness me". crescendoing into the twisted beauty of the crash and his death on top of the beautiful score.