Well <PERSON> stated continuity wasn't really an object with him. All the stories start similarly and end with our nice little lone wanderer walking off into the sunset. There is a story that is chronological (at least until we see Fury Road, then it becomes more subjective) its just vaugue as to when, where, and how. With good reason at that - its more a mythos rather than an actual, intentional, continuing storyline. The three movies following Mad Max don't have a specific intent at a specific destination. The first two sequels are narrated at least in part by people who knew <PERSON>, so its safe to assume we're seeing the story as those people who met him know it, not necessarily as it actually was (explains recasting of the 'gyro man' as a totally different character, both knowing how to fly planes - the character is the same, just put in a different place and time). The reason a true story starts as a true story and then becomes a legend - the fact that it's spread by word of mouth from different people means it will change and take on different aspects while still bearing the same concept and character. It's a brilliant concept really - a great way to play with movie ideas without any shackles to bind you, because you can bend the rules that way. 952
The story isn't about a specific time or wasteland, its about a specific person - a hero (or more appropriately a semi anti hero) and the point of it all is that there's a legend surrounding this person because he was/is such an astounding person and the story is always different and inconsistent with what should be because it always comes from different perspectives at different times. Thats why the hero appears, saves the day, and fades away into a dusty wasteland background - why would such an important, legendary person just disappear in one place at one time and pop up in a new place in another? Because he's an idea and a legend, not just a person. Time gap plus the fact that the story is a legend told by a different mouth, seen by a different set of eyes each time explains the how and why. That's the magic of the great legend, <PERSON>. He isn't bound by any formula involving an explanation of time and event placement because he isn't just a man, he's an idea, a legend. The hero in a desolate world where memory and perspective twist the story and make things changing and inconsistent - magical really. <PERSON> is a magical legend. A kickass magical legend, but a magical legend nonetheless. 494