I am a fan of magic, science fiction, literature and art, British literature, European medieval fans, mythology fans, and wizard fans. . . . . . I still remember the last time I watched the BBC's magic TV series, it should be the butterfly world. As long as something is marked with a magic brand, I am definitely hungry. Plus the background of this TV series is set in the European Middle Ages, with a film and television accent. Paralyzed.
The story tells about the history of the Saxon kingdom before the unification, that is, the era of King Arthur. At that time, it is said that technology was just emerging, and it was not technology but magic that dominated people's spiritual world, and Arthur's father Uther hated it for various reasons. Magic, and therefore cruel to those who practice magic, and Merlin, as a young magician, is responsible for protecting Arthur from becoming King of England.
I don't want to spoil the show, but here are some highlights of the show.
First of all, for those who are obsessed with English, the dialogue with magical literary charm is a very valuable point of view. The dialogues of the characters are more or less infiltrated with the stereotype and gorgeousness of the European Middle Ages, and what is more comfortable is that This time it is an all-European configuration, and the actors are basically from Britain and Ireland, not to mention the director and producer. It is also branded by the BBC, so it is absolutely not to be missed for those who like British literature, especially British classical magic literature.
The second is the suspenseful nature of the story. In recent years, British dramas seem to be gradually dating the old bureaucratic force, and slowly moving closer to the American dramas with strong logic and plot type. Merlin embodies this point. In the first season, all kinds of foreshadowing and all kinds of suspense follow. Although there are inevitably some loopholes, it makes the British drama more observable, but it is undeniable that it seems that the director has put more A lot of thoughts are put on CG animation and plot design. The British dialogue that has always been famous for its wise characters and dialogues has been greatly reduced, but as a relaxing fantasy drama, it is enough.
Looking at the film reviews, the huge army of rotten women is making a big fuss about the "ambiguous relationship" between Arthur and Merlin. In fact, I have begun to feel nothing, the way the relationship between the king and the servant is handled seems to be an old tradition of British court dramas. But it is undeniable that the director's foreshadowing of the two people's friendship is too sparse, which makes the later life and death relationship between the two people seem a bit too blunt, so that many rotten girls start to boldly YY. As for the appearance of the two people, I don't know what the girls think, but Merlin's mushroom head and baby-faced ears, at least I don't think it conforms to traditional male aesthetic standards, and the buck teeth of King Arthur, who looks like a heroic hero, also makes me wonder if this pair of so-called "protagonists" is seen by many female audiences. point.
But talking about the male moviegoing group, the actresses in it are quite worth seeing. For example, the charming witch, as well as mogarna, the adopted daughter of King Uther are all typical glamorous British beauties, but there are very few scenes, perhaps as most film critics say, it may be emotional , destined to be ambiguous so suddenly.
When it comes to the character's feelings, I'm not very optimistic about Gwen, a girl who flirted with Merlin at first, then fell in love with a strange knight, and finally confided emotionally in front of King Arthur's window. It can be said that this woman is kind, and it can be said that she is too affectionate, but I have to say that as the ugliest female character here, she really seems to be a bit "overdone". And the mysterious princess mogarna is always surprising.
As for Merlin's relationship with others, I think it's a TV show after all, it's just to see how people watch it, just like the TV show said, "Can technology solve everything? No, at least feelings can't be explained by technology. "Yes, since science that has been developed for hundreds of years can't, let alone our even more trivial reason?
I mainly like the classical and magical style of this drama, and if I like this kind of film and television works, I think this step cannot be missed no matter what.
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