Este Mundo Não Vai me Derrubar

After binge watching season 1, I just couldn't help to watch the new one. Honestly, the series is still a great mixture of comedy, social commentary, that goes deep into the complexity of humanity and at the same time can make you think on some of the actions we do and people we take for granted. This second season is more oriented on media manipulation and discrimination. Honestly, I didn't find it as good as season 1, but to be fair, season 1 put the bar really high. Plus, the ending is kind of inconclusive (they could have shown what happened to... let's say, the center of the plot for this season) Still wort watching and hopefully more seasons will come.

I don't want to spoil too much, but saying absolutely nothing about the plot makes it hard to explain why this series hit so hard. So, please mind: I'm only speaking about the setting and not the details of the plot.

A shelter for refugees is established in downtown Rome. And the series portrays a group of friends that split because they either want the shelter stay or be gone.

What the series does brilliantly is portraying the people who want the shelter to be gone. They are not simply evil monsters who hate people from oher countries, but have deep socio-psychological reasons for their stance. And likewise,people who defend the shelter aren't portrayed as do-goody angels, but people who have some agenda in it, making the whole thing morally grey.

It's not as depressing as Tear Along The Dotted Line, but is equally deep and sadly humorous. This is adult animation at its best.

Personally i think you MUST watch "Strappe lungo i bordi" first to enjoy this serie. It's a completely different topic but the base for understanding the serie is keeping up how fast zero talks and fall in love with the story.

Now about this serie, i find perfect how they showed both faces of the conflict and how it doesn't have to be extreme sides. People fighting over "An unwated package" but that package also has a thought and should be present. Im not italian, nor someone who is clear on their politic side. But if you don't like politics or social conflicts, maybe you should focus on the other side of the story and get to know Cesare, my favourite part of the serie. I think he deserved way better but this serie shows how things can go even though you try to fix your life.

The first serie was very cool and it set high expectations but ZeroCalcare has been able to exceed them. There is definitely a political aspect however, beyond that, there is much more. The stories of Zero and his friends are an excellent picture of the society and its contradictions which generate hate and social tensions. It is not an easy topic but he never slips into the essay, the stereotypes, the boredom, etc. This is remarkable. On top you have a lot of funny moments which burst laugh few seconds before an emotional moment. All together supported by an amazing soundtrack composed by original tunes, classic rock/pop songs and hidden gems.

This gem represents deeply what's the reality in the suburbs of Rome. What lies in the lives of a generation of people born in the 80', their values, what is worth fighting for, and all the uncertainties and existential questions that life puts in front of you every single day.

His language ( by that i mean the appearance of the characters and the way they speak) represents 100% how people from Rome express themselves, their being so sincere and so warm but at the same so sadly realist and hard-hearted, being used to the injustice of a society so difficult to live in. I felt so close to the main character, and the questions he tries to answer to, his attempt to understand what is right and what is wrong, and i believe that everyone should asks himself the same kind of questions.

Overall, I loved this series, it was very emotional and over all fun and compelling.