The dystopian future of Mad Max: Fury Road is cluttered with murderous mechanics. They're called "the war boys" and they're the reason everything in the movie's gnarly trailers is on fire. In Esquire's exclusive video feature, director George Miller explains why the wily bunch can't help themselves.

The short of it: After the world goes down the toilet, men and women are stricken with incurable disease. Without much to live for, they're constantly wound up into rampage mode. Take Nux, the balding, carnivorous speed demon played by Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Days of Future Past). All he wants to do is impress his elders. In the world of Mad Max, that means driving a cobbled-together roadster into the mouth of Hell. Get in his way and he'll bite your head off. Maybe literally.

Mad Max: Fury Road should be highly relatable to anyone who commutes to work.

For a deeper dive into the war boys, Esquire presents the above video, a psychedelic array of new footage paired with Hoult and Miller's commentary. Study it now so you're better prepared when the film kicks into high gear.

Mad Max: Fury Road hits theaters on May 15, 2015. In the meantime, everything else you need to know about the movie.

Matt Patches Senior Writer Patches is a Senior Writer at Esquire.com.

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