Episode #1.1

I'm late to finally watching this series and as of this first episode, it doesn't seem so horrible to me. The acting is perfectly good, the characters are engaging, the premise is interesting, the plot zips right along without dead spots, and the special effects are convincing. Just pick anything at random from Netflix and you'll see much worse.

The plotline with the eeeevil Nazi maniacally and sadistically searching for a legendary gem with supposedly magic powers is maybe a bit Indiana Jones-ish, but I assume that's taken from the well-regarded novel on which this series is based, so that can't be the problem.

The first episode did its job, getting me interested in learning more about the two main characters, particularly Werner, and continuing with the series.

I loved the book with its beautiful writing, fascinating main characters, and imaginative storyline. The scenes in this episode with the girl and her father are well-acted and are reminiscent of the book. The rest of this opening episode is well done but focuses on the dark and desperate situation in the French coastal town, Saint Malo. I would have liked more early on of the past (pre-war flashbacks) and less of the present (1944 post D-Day) to pull us into the characters and their histories more at the start. I'm reminded by the tone of this episode of the 1960s American TV show "Combat" where American GIs and Nazi soldiers would frequently find themselves spending an entire one-hour episode in a dangerous stalemate fighting over one farmhouse or town building. Anyway, it's off to a good start and I hope that it picks up the pace a bit in the next episodes and fully realizes the wonderful storytelling of the book.

I'm finished with people judging an entire series on the first episode. Also, books are books and movies are movies. The reasons for them being different are obvious. We have kind of standard fare here in the portrayal of the Nazis, especially the guy after the jewel. He has to be portrayed as a butcher, I guess, but we sort of know that from history. The first hour tells us about the young woman, her uncle, and her efforts to survive and get her messages out. Her blindness makes all this incredibly difficult. I know that others will be moving onto the scene as she moves forward. There is a kind of cheap narrative hook at the end. Of course, serialized things have been doing that for 140 years or so. The girls is believable, although her ability to survive without help is stretching things a bit. Hugh Laurie as her uncle certainly will come into play. I was really taken with the young man after watching all three seasons of "Dark," where he is one of the principle stars. I am intrigued to see where this goes. I read the book about four years ago, and while I remembered being engaged, I don't have specific memories. For the impatient--take a bit of time and have a look at this in its totality.

For now, I have read the first half of Anthony Doerr novel. An exercise exactly for be in theme about Netflix series.

The expectation - not accurate adaptation because the difficulty is obvious and the architecture of novel imposed more a serious series not only four episodes. . But fair translation of its spirit . Magnificent, intense.

The first episode, indeed, with some not very pleasant differences by images offered by book, makes that. But the serious pillars are the actors and photography.

Beautiful performances and amazing scenes. The encouraging first step is just made and this represents a real good point of series. Sure, maybe the chronologic order of events were little more inspired. But, it is only the fair episode. And , not to ignore, a Netflix production.

For those of you who have spent many years watching the lackluster acting that emanated from Hollywood "stars" well, "All The Light You Cannot See" is a must see.

Every single character can and does SEEM REAL, SEEM AUTHENTIC, make it seem like you are there with them.

If you are tried of lousy Hollywood acting while everyone onscreen sells cigarettes in every scene by constantly smoking, THIS Netflix blockbuster is for you.

I cannot say enough about Netflix process of finding actors and actresses compared to Hollywood (which, apparently, acting was never a qualification).

Aria Mia Loberti, a never acted before find, sifted from thousands of auditions by the Netflix director, is one of the truly gifted actors of my lifetime. Every minute of her performance seems as real as any person sitting next to you would feel.

Louis Hofmann, also, in his role as reluctant but brilliant Nazi, is PERFECT. REAL action again! Not Hollywood blather and smoke.

Contrasting the innate "good" of Loberti and Hofmann we have Lars Eidinger, the truly evil incarnate. Lars scares me every time he is on screen and represents the monstrous reality of the German Nazi to the world in true reality.

A true blockbuster. Thanks to everyone at netflix.