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diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/_index.md deleted file mode 100644 index a976f04..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/_index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "American SciFi" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-04-14T20:59:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3001 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -abstract = "Random SciFi from USA" -menu_order = "name" -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot] - identifier = "american-scifi" - parent = "scifi" - weight = 1000 -+++ - -{{< menu "brain-rot-ascifi" >}} -Dune -{{< /menu >}} - -{{< menu-info >}} -sss -{{< /menu-info >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/_index.md deleted file mode 100644 index 1c839d5..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/_index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Dune" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-04-14T18:10:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3006 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -abstract = "The Dune series" -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-ascifi] - weight = 3006 - identifier = "dune" - post = "series" -+++ - -{{< menu "brain-rot-dune" >}} -Dune -{{< /menu >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-one-2021.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-one-2021.md deleted file mode 100644 index 73c9ed4..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-one-2021.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,145 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Dune: Part One (2021)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-04-13T21:33:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3001 -primary_menu = "brain-rot-dune" -abstract = "My review of an adaptation of the first part of an amazing book" -aliases = ["/brain-rot/dune/part-one-2021"] -rating = 4.75 -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-dune] - weight = 3001 - identifier = "dune-part-one-2021" - parent = "denis-movies" -+++ - -I'd like to call myself a Dune fan, but I am not. -I have finished my Dune adventure on _Heretics_ and only now am I planning to finish the saga[^fn:1] -Though, I think this still puts me well above most people calling themselves fans now. -I loved eveything I've read, but I have never reached the end. - -_Dune: Part 1_ is the second movie based on the 1956 Frank Herbert's classic SciFi epic. -Well, it is not. -It is the third attempt to show the first half of the book. -There was the David Lynch verion (which I adore) and there was a TV Series. -There were also games, but only two of those have any resemblance to the plot of the book. -So yeah, Dune was considered impossible to transfer to any other medium. -Sadly, I still have to agree. - -I think everybody (and their dogs) know what _Dune_ is about but: -_Dune_ is a story of distant future, where all powerful houses rule the known universe. -The technological progress was halted thousands of years ago, after a thinking machines raged a war against humanity. -After their defeat it was forbidden to create such machines. -Arrakis (aka Dune) is a sand planet, the only known source of _Spice_ - a narcotic allowing humans to traverse time, and therefore spaceflight. -Spaceships are operated by mutated humans, who after exposure to Spice can see into the future and steer the ships. -Now, the Emperor orders the control of the planet to be shifted to th House of Atreides. -The previous stewards, House of Harkonen will not make it any easier. - -Ignoring the mutants, this sounds like a run-of-the-mill SF series. -But _Dune_ It is also story of social engineering spanning millennia, of false prophets, and a million other crazy things. -The first book keeps it _almost_ sane, but there is a significant dictionary attached, and the first time reader will need to use it extensively. -Later the saga goes completely off the rails. -We'll get back to this. - -Note, that _Frank Herbert_ wrote only the first few books. -After his death, his son - _Brian Herbet_ took over and wrote dozens of other ones. -The quality differs significantly, as I've been told. -I've read the _Houses_ trilogy, and it was quite nice. - -Now that we've got the introduction out of the way, let's go to the movie. -Let me start with saying that I adore it. -It's not what I'd want (as the young vloggers say "hear me out face value it's as close to perfect SF movie as they go. - -_Dune: Part 1_ is directed by Denis Vileneuve, who previously directed some of the greatest SF movies of this century - _Arrival_ and _Blade Runner 2049_. -His other movies are also amazing (I can't recommend _Enemy_ enough), so I was pretty stoked when it was announced that he will direct _Dune_. -I am no longer a movie buff[^fn:2], but he may very well be my favorite living director. - -Technically, I can not find any fault with the movie. -The story makes sense (I'll return to Lynch in a second), which by itself is an achievement. -The acting is superb, and works as a reminder that TV series are still not on the level of the greatest movies. -The special effects are astounding[^fn:3]. -The music is, for the most part, at least great. -I hated the main theme with screaming lady. -Music is supposed to work with the movie, not to hide it with loud noises! -But that's the only thing I disliked. - -{{< img-c "dune-part1-001.webp" "https://movie-screencaps.com/dune-2021/" >}} -Jessicas portrayal is amazing. -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "dune-part1-002.webp" "https://movie-screencaps.com/dune-2021/" >}} -ALL costumes are amazing -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "dune-part1-003.webp" "https://movie-screencaps.com/dune-2021/" >}} -CGI is amazing. -The movie looks amazing. -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "dune-part1-004.webp" "https://movie-screencaps.com/dune-2021/" >}} -Have mentioned how amazing this movie looks? -{{< /img-c >}} - -I loved the tempo of this movie, as I never enjoyed action-packed shoot fests of the _other franchise dominating cinema for decades_. -Everything is slow - the actors speak slowly, the scene have time to breath, the camera is moving on a low gear. -Even things fall down slowly! -This adds an amazing dream-like feeling to most scenes. -Sometimes I felt like I'm watching a _Tarkovsky_ movie and not a big budget Hollywood blockbuster. - -And this the greatest and worst thing here. -It's meditative. -You feel like yoy are in a trance. -You fully buy accept you see here. - -But the world of Dune is weird. -It is full of things that make you go "huh?". -It has mutants who traverse time, but it also got mutants who are computers. -There are reanimated corpses, living furniture, hollow planets, vision quests. -Denis omitted everything that was not essential to the plot, and what he left, he grounded in reality by omitting the _wtf_. -There are not even the crazy names! -Some strange things he left, but they are shown without explanation. -It's just there, without any context. -But, to be fair - context would only add confusion. - -But this is where _Lynchs_ version shines. -It makes little sense, it is rushed - sure. -But it conveys how twisted the world is. -It's not a trace, it's a full on narcotic trip straight out of some hippie story. - -And this is why I don't think that this movie is a _great_ adaptation of Dune. -It is a _great_ movie on its own. -It perfectly adapts the adaptable and pretends that there is nothing else. -It makes _Dune: Part 1_ the hit that it is, and it allowed us to get _Part 2_. -But since making this move appeal to mass audience is not my problem, I'd like to see the full picture. - -It'd also like to see the world less cold. -The architecture is devoid of heart, it's brutalistic. -It looks amazing (I think I mentioned that), but the crazy colors and abstract layouts we see in Lynch version is something else. -It's a Vileneuve style. -It looks exactly like his previous movies - it's controlled, clean, _cold_. -As much as I loved it in his other works, I'm not sure if it fits the degenerate houses we meet. - -But that's just me. -As it stands, this is a groundbreaking movie which makes me want more. -Not only more of _Dune_ but more of serious, intelligent SciFi movies. -We had those and may get more! - -It's better in any conceivable way compared to all previous attempts at adapting the source material, and I think all my nitpicks are kina moot. -It fits 2024 esthetic and it's crazy intelligent. - -Highest recommendation from me. -4.75/4 - -And, hey! -Sardukars no longer look like welders! - -[^fn:1]: Right after finishing the Witcher saga. -[^fn:2]: not to brag, but I was a semiprofessional film critic during college years. - I had a press pass and all! -[^fn:3]: Ornititopthers look just like in the _Dune_ game! - This strangely works with how believable everything is. - All flying ships have this strange physics, which I have hard time explaining. - They are not like you X-Wings, but they fit the world. diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-two-2024.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-two-2024.md deleted file mode 100644 index e3fcd21..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/dune/part-two-2024.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,129 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Dune: Part Two (2024)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-04-16T16:44:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3002 -primary_menu = "brain-rot-dune" -abstract = "My review of an adaptation of the second part of an amazing book" -aliases = ["/brain-rot/dune/part-two-2024"] -rating = 4.75 -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-dune] - weight = 3002 - identifier = "dune-part-two-2024" - parent = "denis-movies" -+++ - -It's here, it's finally here. -_Dune_ joins the very small club of SciFi books with amazing adaptations. -When _Part One_ hit the screens, people were amazed that it was so good. -Now, with _Part Two_, we hear that it's even better than the first one! - -But I was very skeptical. -The trailers seemed to indicate a train wreck. -They were full of explosions, angry screaming guys and the taglines about war. -Dune was never _about_ war. -War was in there, but it was never the point. -But cinema, SciFi especially, loves special effects, and big-booms are amongst the most used. -I dislike a lot of SciFi movies from the USA, as the (so called) spectacle is all there is[^fn:1]. - -But what the hell, I chose an IMAX experience nevertheless. -The first _Dune_ was breathtaking, so why not? - -And then the movie started, and my worries were replaced with anger. -What the hell is this? -Soldier banter? -Puppy-eyes? -Joking? -It's a SciFi war movie. -There are preparing for the _specle_ -_Dirty Fremen Dozen_! -_Independence Day of Arrakis_! - -{{< img-c "dune-part2-001.jpg" >}} -Arrakis 90210 -{{< /img-c >}} - -But, just as the action moved to Giedi Prime, the movie completely transformed. -What was mediocre, became absolutely marvelous! - -Now, after seeing and rethinking the movie, it makes sense. -It's a not _sequel_ to _Dune_, but _part two_. -It doesn't start in act 1, as that was in the last movie. -The first chunk of this movie is a cool-down after the ending in of _Part One_. -Both _Dune_ movies should be treated as one long movie. -Much more than Kill Bill, as we have no clear _ending_ between the two. -_Part One_ ends with finishing of the Harkonen attack plot, which only ignites events of this movie. -And looking at it as one one big movie, I have to say: wow! - -They made some changes to Herbert's text, but I like them. -Fremen are no longer a singular force that Paul uses. -The movie version of them is divided, having different cultures. -Maybe it's too black and white, but it's a nice change. - -Similarly, Chani become a multidimensional character. -And while yes, Jessicas portrayal makes Chanis character shine much less, it's still a great change. -But the way Rebecca Ferguson plays Jessica is nothing short of wonder. -She starts scared, but loyal to both, Paul and Bene Gesserit. -After becoming the reverent mother however she becomes menacing. -With this comes another change - Alia is not born here. -She is talking with her mother telepathically, but at the end of the movie she is still to be born[^fn:2]. -That's a dangerous change, but it works perfectly because the tone Jessica uses when talking with her - calm, silent, almost a whisper, yet still menacing. -I can not stress it enough - Rebecca is perfect here. - -But the biggest change is the introduction of scenes from _Dune Messiah_. -You see, _Dune_ was often seen as a savior story. -Paul was to be the good guy, who comes and saves the day. -This is as far from what Frank Herbert envisioned as possible, so he wrote a short sequel book. -This movie vision introduces plot points and scenes taken directly from that book, so the meaning behing the story is much more obvious. -I think it's a good change, as we already see folks arguing against _Dune_ due to this misconception. -This way it defends itself. - -{{< img-c "dune-part2-002.jpg" >}} -Jessica in all of her glory -{{< /img-c >}} - -Luckily, this movie is much weirder than _Part One_. -While last time Dennis omitted a lot, here he shows more _things_[^fn:3], but still there is no context. -We see the finger of the Baron, but we never learn what actually is there. -It comes as an Easter Egg for old time fans, which is nice as it takes nothing from the story. -But then there is Geidi Prime which is monochromatic, empty and cold - in the scariest way. -I'd love to see more of this side the world, but we got it spot on. -And Fayd? -Where Lynch gave us half-naked Sting, Austin Butler is a psychopath. -This is the Beast we all deserve! -This is the stuff nightmares are made of. - -I am happy to report that this is not a war movie. -It's _Dune_ full of plots within plots, mysticism and (lastly) war. - -Unfortunately, once again I am not happy with the music. -While most of the tracks are good (or great), the main theme is even worse than last time. -It's now layered over a lot more noise, making it this much more annoying. -It decreased my enjoyment of many of the greatest scenes. -Luckily, there is also new theme so this screaming woman may not follow us into the third movie. - -So, _Dune Part II_ is an excellent movie, but _Dune_ the complete story is a marvel. -It's the greatest thing I've seen in American SciFi in a very long time. -It's what it should be. -While not flawless, it's as close to what I'd imagine as a _perfect_ _Dune_ as it comes. -The movie gets a 4.75 from me (same as the first one), but looking at both _Dunes_ as a single movie? -Then it goes to a 5. -I don't think we will get anywhere close to this level of quality anytime soon. -What _Baldurs Gate III_ made for cRPG, _Dune_ makes to _SciFi cinema_. - -And, I love that Christofer Walken is once again in the Dune universe. -He warned us about the Worm years ago. - -{{< img-c "dune-part2-003.webp" >}} -Fayd in all of his glory -{{< /img-c >}} - -[^fn:1]: I still remember how bored I was when I watched _Iron Man 3_. - The last decade of the movie runtime was filled with a non-stop battle. - The movie stopped and all was left was CGI. -[^fn:2]: Kinda fitting. - _Arrival_ had a very similar take on what a human is. -[^fn:3]: No chairdogs though diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4cd557d..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Lawnmower Man (1992)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-02-19T23:03:00+01:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3002 -image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots" -image_max_width = 765 -abstract = "My mirco reviview of a vr killer thriller" -aliases = ["/blog/2024/lawmower-man-1992/", "brain-rot/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-1992/"] -rating = 3.0 -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-ascifi] - weight = 3002 - identifier = "lawnmower-man-1992" - parent = "lawnmower-man" -+++ - -Back in the glorious 90s, when kids still enjoyed linear TV, we had _Polsat_. -In the post-communist Poland, this was the first _western_ TV station. -Filled with western movies, and western series[^fn:1] -Among those, there were constant replays of _The Lawnmower Man_[^fn:2] -I watched it on every occasion and loved it. - -Now, 30 years later it is time for a rewatch. -No cyberpunk deep dive can be considered a good one without _The Lawnmower Man_. - -_The Lawnmower Man_ is a movie about a disabled lawnmower man, Jobe, who, with the usage of virtual reality, becomes a genius. -Soon after, an Evil Company, stars secretly giving him drugs contracted by the military. -And as result, he starts exhibiting mind reading abilities and telekinesis (because, obviously, why not?). -We've got the (popular at the time) subtext about the dangers of corporates who, without supervision, play God. -Somehow we stopped doing that, and now we've got Altman killing humanity with the clap of happy crowd. -_Lawmower Man_ is a movie about a great technology twisted by corporate overlords. -Fitting. - -Jobe becomes a psychic, genius killer (like every mad genius), who decides to take over the cyberspace. - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-1992-0001.jpg" >}} -Remember when huge companies were scary? -{{< /img-c >}} - -The movie was initially released as a _Stephen King_ movie. -King, however, sued the producers, as the movie has nothing to do the short story of the same name. -And he won, because it was based on original script called _CyberGod_. -Damn, I miss _cyber_ sounding cool. -They should have the original name, instead of forcing King on everyone. -And yes, I know King was the king back then. - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-1992-0002.jpg" >}} -That's one way to save your neck from Apple Vision -{{< /img-c >}} - -The movie is we have here is a much dumbed down version of _Flowers for Algeron_, which I intend to finally read. -I don't think anyone ever called it a _good_ movie, and for a good reason. -It's cool, it's got great cyberspace CGI, it's got Pierce Brosnan. -It also has an opening scene with a monkey using a gun, so yeah. - -Story-wise is as straight forward as it gets. -The first half is full of sweet shots of grass and sexualization of a lawnmower. -And the most awkward sex scene I've seen in ages... or two. -Then, through a heavy-handed comment about religion and corporations we go the killing part. - -This movie fails as horror (there is not even blood or any scare here), and fails as morality play (it's not smart enough). -But it is a testament to the glorious time, when _cyberspace_ was magical and full of potential. -We sure deserve more of that. - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-1992-0006.jpg" >}} -The cyberspace we all need. -{{< /img-c >}} - -I give it a 3.0/5. - -I was **sure** the ending of this film was from the sequel. -But nope - I don't remember anything from the second one. -Therefore, see you on the other side, _Beyond Cyberspace_. - -If anything, it's a great movie to show everyone how amazing trackballs are. -And we all know it is a fact. -No one can tell me otherwise. - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-1992-0004.jpg" >}} -The hidden star of the movie, right behind that hairy guy. -Look at that keyboard! -Look at how beige it is! -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-1992-0005.jpg" >}} -Cyber God indeed. -{{< /img-c >}} - -[^fn:1]: And Polish version of those. - We had a great copy of _The Honeymooners_ named _Miodowe Lata_. - The translation of the title is surprisingly spot-on. -[^fn:2]: Under an amazingly translated title, which would translate back as _The Lawmower Man of Minds_. - Perfection. - We knew _Dirty Dancing_ as _Spinning Sex_ and _Die Hard_ as _Glass Trap_. - Those were simpler times. diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-2-1996.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-2-1996.md deleted file mode 100644 index a312ae0..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-2-1996.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,133 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Lawmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-02-23T20:29:00+01:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3001 -image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots" -image_max_width = 765 -abstract = "My mirco reviview of the sequeo to a vr killer thriller" -aliases = ["/blog/2024/lawmower-man-2-1996//", "brain-rot/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-2-1996/"] -rating = 3.75 -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-ascifi] - weight = 3001 - identifier = "lawmower-man-2-beyond-cyberspace-1996" - parent = "lawnmower-man" -+++ - -Fun fact: I remembered close to nothing about this movie back. -When I was watching the first, everything seems familiar. -Here? -Not so much. -Guess _Polsat_ consider the second one too expensive for regular broadcast. - -In _Lawnmawer Man[^fn:1]_ we meet Jobe, now a genius being living in the cyberspace. -But not so much, because in the first few minutes of _Lawmnower Man 2_ we learn that he has not left his meatsuit for the cyberspace. -The explosion at the lab left him an amputee. -But his talents are now in use of the Evil Corporation designing the future of cyberspace. - -Of course, Jobe wants the cyberspace for himself. - -The general plot seems similar to the first one, but they are very much different. -The plot is much more complex, there are many more explosions and I think it makes much less sense than the first one. -I would rate it at 2/5. - -But the biggest difference is that this movie is target towards certain audience. -_Lawmower Man_ was a kid-friendly horror. -_Lawmower Man 2_ is a kids' movie. -They completely removed the part which tried to be scary. - -We've got bunch od kids (and a dog) fighting and winning against a grown-up. -Yes, they get the help from an adult - the creator of cyberspace. -But the main heroes are the kids. -And the main target are the kids. - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0002.jpg" >}} -Kids flying in cyberspace -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0012.jpg" >}} -And flying even more. -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0003.jpg" >}} -Dog preparing to save a day... -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0004.jpg" >}} -And saving the day by inserting a CD in the drive. -How can anyone consider this to be a movie for adoults? -{{< /img-c >}} - -I've read that the director was locked out of the editing room as he was trying to make a different movie. -The producers said a firm "no" and made _Lawmower Man 2_ close to the likes of _Goonies_, _Explorers_ or _Flight of the Navigator_. -It never reaches the coolness of those, but it tries. -A lot of people on the interweb bash the movie on logical problems or being goofy. -Yes - occasionally the plot makes so little sense that they needed to add voice over explaining why the hell the _gang_ is going where they are going. -Yes, it has a dog who saves the day. -38 years old me was not amused, but the 10-year-old inside me screamed "yeah! Radical!". -He was not doing well with being _modern_ back then as well. - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0005.jpg" >}} -Her hair is the closest thing to a "scare" in the entire movie -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0006.jpg" >}} -This hippie is the inventor of VR. -Tech geniuses leaving all the tech behind to live in the wild is now more real than ever -{{< /img-c >}} - -Jobe is being played by Matt Frewer, who quite often acts like Jim Carey, which is fitting. -He is not the magical-killer he used to be. -He is goofy. - -Even the music sounds like something Spielberg would use. - -There is no Pierce Brosnan here, as only Austin O'Brien returns from the first one, once again reprising the role of Peter Parkette. - -My biggest gripe is the special effect here. -The movie takes place in the future, so we're no longer seeing green grass. -The real world vibe is close to _Blade Runner_ or _Dark City_. -I dig it! - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0001.jpg" >}} -Cyberpunk! -I'm pretty sure that almost all those scenes happened on the same crossroad. -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0011.jpg" >}} -Almost Blade Runner. -{{< /img-c >}} - -But then there is the _cyberspace_. -In _Lawmower Man_ we had amazing, early CGI closer to an acid trip than anything else. -Here, the cyberspace looks like ours. -They just added CGI here and there. -It looks like an episode of _The Next Generation_, but without most of the campiness. -For the most part it is competent, but there is no spark. -It's not _cool_. - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0010.jpg" >}} -Our first meeting with new Jobe in the cyberspace. -Yes, this is VR-forest. -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0007.jpg" >}} -Cyberspace here give more of FMV-game kind of vibe than I would have expected -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0008.jpg" >}} -The VR here more social than what Apple showed. -{{< /img-c >}} - -{{< img-c "lawnmower-man-2-1996-0009.jpg" >}} -Luckily, sometimes the VR almost delivers. -{{< /img-c >}} - -But the 10-year-old me would not care. -He would rate it as 3.75/5 or "that was cool!". -But he he wasn't picky at all. - -[^fn:1]: Vide: [my review of Lawmower Man](/blog/2024/lawmower-man-1229/). diff --git a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/severance/season1.md b/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/severance/season1.md deleted file mode 100644 index eff3817..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/american-scifi/severance/season1.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Severance (Season 1)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-04-24T22:26:00+02:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3001 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -abstract = "A short review of SciFi classic" -aliases = ["/brain-rot/tv/severance-season1//"] -rating = 4.0 -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot-ascifi] - identifier = "severance-season-1" - weight = 99999999 -+++ - -Oh how I love SciFi without action scenes! -Sevarance is a story based on a great premise: an all powerful company is able to sever a person into two. -One gets to live outside the company clock; the other only in the office. -Both share the same body, but are completely different and have their memories separated. - -{{< rating 4.0 "severance-s1.jpg" >}} -Cover -{{< /rating >}} - -Apple tried to position itself in a small niche of the wider streaming service pool. -When Netflix and others produce one mediocre show after another, Apple is much slower and (seems to) focus on quality. -It allows itself riskier productions. - -_Severance_ plays very much like an independent movie. -It's minimal in presentation, I would even call it _cold_ as everything serves a goal. -Most of the show happens either in a soulless office building, or in a few semi-empty locations. -Somehow, for the first few episodes I had strong reminiscence of Shane Carruth's works. -Those have close to nothing in common with _Severance_, but the feeling was there. -And I love Curroths's works! - -The plot develops slowly and in an interesting way, everything points towards a great SciFi. -I was heavily invested in the plot, wanting to know what was hidden underneath. - -Unfortunately, it's a typical modern TV series. -Its runtime is expanded thin, we've got romance and unnecessary threads. -Remember when they made three huge movies out of Hobbit? -Yeah, it's the same here. -What would have been an _amazing_ movie is a _good_ TV show. - -It's stretched _almost_ into a self-parody. -They tried to have a mass appeal and with it, they lessen the story significantly. -I think they had material for 2 hours movie, maybe a miniseries. -But for multiple seasons? -I sure hope to be wrong, but it seems that it will the same as it was with _Westworld_. -Great start, but it's all downhill from here. - -The biggest offender here is the last episode which serves only the second season. -Such high-addrenaline scene had no place in _this_ story. -But hey, let's make people remember about that season 2 that we will make someday. - -For me _Severance_ is a perfect example of current TV drama state. -You can clearly see that it was made with passion, it could have been great. -But screw that, let's have it for four years. -Fill her up, please. - -It's very good as a TV show nevertheless. |