This article discusses the potential of resistance within the popular through an analysis of Mad Max Fury Road from a feminist critical perspective. In order to do this, the paper focuses on genre and action films as a part of a particular narrative and provides a feminist criticism through the themes of femininity and body, leadership/collective. Acknowledging the relationship between the text and context, the paper demonstrates how the film diverges from the generic conventions through providing popular examples from feminist media studies and a discussion of postfeminism.