La Cage

After a couple of episodes I started cheering against the main character. He is unlikable, makes ridiculous decisions and he constantly has a constipated or frustrated look on his face. He comes across as a generic meat-head with no depth. The rest of the characters are just as one dimensional.

I understand what they were trying to achieve. A young hungry contender gets an opportunity and fights his way to the top. Unfortunately the writers decided to take every possible shortcut then added a bunch of pointless forced conflicts in an amateurish attempt to create tension.

It's a shame the creators of the show decided against doing something a little more imaginative.

I saw a some clip of this show on Netflix with Jon jones and decided to give it a watch I was intrigued by the cameos made in the show . However in the beginning the plot seem basic , and very predictable. Winning over the coach / boss trust of a local mma fighting gym to give him a shot a bigger fights against pros . Throughout the show there were some twist and turns that I appreciated to give it more spontaneity and unpredictability which I liked . The cinematography was amazing however the dialogue and overall acting form the characters felt bland and lack true emotion and depth . I wished they would've added more realism and depth to the characters like the protagonist mother the lives of side characters instead of just having the center focus of Taylor . Only 5 episodes was surprising I watched in one sitting expecting another episode as the last episode left a lot of unanswered questions and this show could've easily been 10 episodes . I wonder if there is going to be a second episode of this show or is this it because if it only has 5 episodes that would truly be underwhelming. Show could be better but I see the vision and understand the characters that were prorated . The fights looks realistic and especially the last fight felt like i was watching an actual main card fight from ufc ppv .

" La Cage " it's like a new creed version but adapted on TV Show from France and it make weird to watch this type of content in other country than USA and it's pretty good cause it bring something else, very different but for me the TV show was too short and too unnatural a little bit !!!

For me it's too bad that the tv show during only 5 episodes I was the feeling that things happened too fast into the story, that's cool cause you don't feel boring or annoying at all and this is a very good point cause it's very the issue from screenwriters but there no matter with that but for 3 additional episodes will be great in order to know a bit more about the past of the main protagonist, explore more his family's trouble and some things else ... like this you feel more compassion for the character and the story and 8 or 9 episodes will be great to have a better story it's too bad !!!

But for me the script it's very good l, don't feel boring at all but if things could be happened more slowly it will be better unfortunately !!!!

The directing from Frank Gastambide was great like we used to see with his projects all credit on him never disappointed from him !!!

The acting was good but sometimes I felt some moment unnatural I don't know for why but that's I was feeling unfortunately!!!!

But the soundtrack, the shoots and twist was very great I think so that all MMA fan spent a good time cause it was very nice show even if for me, take more times about the story without go too fast will be great !!!

The quality of lights playing and CGI during fights was great too !!!

I'm really blown away by the French series "La Cage," directed by Franck Gastambide. The direction is fantastic, and it brings out the best in an amazing cast and a gripping story. This series not only explores MMA but does so in a context where the sport is still burgeoning in France, making it a bold move from the producer. It's both detailed and genuine, which I find really impressive. I'm super proud to see such a well-done project come from France-it's thoroughly researched, with great guest appearances. This show is poised to make a major impact worldwide. Big props to France this time! Definitely a must-watch.

I'm a big fan of MMA and enjoyed the cameo roles of some big names.

The fight scenes were realistic and the underlying storyline offered another perspective to the plot.

My only criticism being the impact of the fights from a makeup viewpoint...

Enjoyed it so much, I binged watched from start to finish.

I'm at the point that my review is too short, so I'll try to pad it out.

The underlying storyline, with no spoilers offers another perspective as to why folk take up MMA, boxing and other high intensity sports.

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