alannahgilliam
Joined Apr 2018
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Hello, friend. I'm being completely honest when i say i originally passed this series off thinking it was a cliche hacking trope show. Which is Ironic as it's the complete opposite and perfectly done by Sam Esmail.
I went into it not knowing anything at all about it, didn't even watch a single trailer and all I knew was that Rami Malek was in it. And was i blown away. The idea of seeing a lot of it through the main characters eyes isn't an original one, but was perfect in the setting of this show. Elliot is complex and you don't really know much about him at all- you have to figure out the characters and world yourself to begin with, but then you think, Is this really my opinion of this character? Or is seeing it from elliots POV making me biased? It's completely thought provoking and mind boggling and the extremely believable and real "dystopian" reality it's set in is beautiful.
Each season is its own treat, but the reveals in the final season were honestly not predictable. in fact the show sets up a lot of the premises as if most of us actually did know something is going on and we figure it out, but much like elliot we choose to suppress it...in a " it can't be true right?" sort of mindset and to portray that into a show is magic!
The characters are believable and the beauty of the way Esmail has created this world is you find something you love in the 'bad' guys and hate in the 'good' guys because nobody is truly good or bad. (a great moment to say that I LOVE Tyrell Wellick)
I would highly recommend giving this show a watch and don't be put off for as long as i was! I'm so glad i finally watched it. Goodbye, my friend.
I went into it not knowing anything at all about it, didn't even watch a single trailer and all I knew was that Rami Malek was in it. And was i blown away. The idea of seeing a lot of it through the main characters eyes isn't an original one, but was perfect in the setting of this show. Elliot is complex and you don't really know much about him at all- you have to figure out the characters and world yourself to begin with, but then you think, Is this really my opinion of this character? Or is seeing it from elliots POV making me biased? It's completely thought provoking and mind boggling and the extremely believable and real "dystopian" reality it's set in is beautiful.
Each season is its own treat, but the reveals in the final season were honestly not predictable. in fact the show sets up a lot of the premises as if most of us actually did know something is going on and we figure it out, but much like elliot we choose to suppress it...in a " it can't be true right?" sort of mindset and to portray that into a show is magic!
The characters are believable and the beauty of the way Esmail has created this world is you find something you love in the 'bad' guys and hate in the 'good' guys because nobody is truly good or bad. (a great moment to say that I LOVE Tyrell Wellick)
I would highly recommend giving this show a watch and don't be put off for as long as i was! I'm so glad i finally watched it. Goodbye, my friend.
It's a perfect mash up of all entertainment that I and others watch.
It really isn't your standard superhero show- in fact it's the opposite so you don't need to be a general comic book fan to enjoy the show.
some of the powers of each of the characters in the show have been altered from their comic book selves to be more believable in our modern world, which is perfect to be more relatable.
The plot isn't that predictable, whilst some plot points may be, there's always a twist at the end.
It's fun, wacky and dark and well worth a watch or 2.
It really isn't your standard superhero show- in fact it's the opposite so you don't need to be a general comic book fan to enjoy the show.
some of the powers of each of the characters in the show have been altered from their comic book selves to be more believable in our modern world, which is perfect to be more relatable.
The plot isn't that predictable, whilst some plot points may be, there's always a twist at the end.
It's fun, wacky and dark and well worth a watch or 2.
This was one of my first movies I had watched when I was younger a couple of times and only ever remembered it partially, so finding it again after years was refreshing.
Made me realise how interesting the storyline was as could have been if it was made that little bit better.
The love story is too cliché and predictable along with the main plot as a whole, but the concept is what really drives the story and I feel it would do so much better if it was remade today.
If you're reading my review years after it's release like I have, please give it a watch, it's fun and entertaining.
Made me realise how interesting the storyline was as could have been if it was made that little bit better.
The love story is too cliché and predictable along with the main plot as a whole, but the concept is what really drives the story and I feel it would do so much better if it was remade today.
If you're reading my review years after it's release like I have, please give it a watch, it's fun and entertaining.