When the fertility rate drops to a very low level, the country is ruled by the extreme left or the extreme right; religion (the surface is Christianity, but the specific situation is very similar to the status quo of some Islamic-ruled countries) as a means to rule and enslave human beings, with a little resistance was sentenced to death. In such an environment, ordinary women who were infertile were reduced to slaves, and those who were able to reproduce became rare property, and became the reproductive tools of the ruling class.
On the surface, this situation is very far away from us. However, the details in the play, the uniform black uniforms of the military personnel, and the shape of holding submachine guns are exactly the same as those of some extremist organizations; Women or maids are all dressed in uniform, covering most of their bodies, and how similar they are to nuns and women in certain religiously ruled countries; there is no law, and religion decides a person's life and death, unlike the medieval situation and the present. How similar some situations are. These details shine into history, as well as the harsh reality of the present.
Of course, for a nation like us, which is full of authoritarian traditions and machismo infiltrating its bones, there is more realistic irony and warning. Regarding the current policies, apart from looking at them coldly, what can we do to fight for more rights and interests, instead of being driven home, restricted by heavy housework and childbirth, and becoming a vassal. At present, all I can do is to stick to my own choices, and not to be influenced by social customs and family affections in my emotions and life.
In addition to these practical significance, the show itself is also very good. Margaret Adwood herself joined the screenwriter team to ensure the quality of the episode. Although there are many flashbacks from previous life, the rhythm is well controlled and the tension is moderate. Because it is an adaptation of a literary work, the dialogue retains a certain literary quality, and good sentences appear frequently. The heroine's skills are overwhelming, and the camera focuses on her face most of the time, magnifying all her facial expressions and subtle emotional changes, and some of her emotional release clips in the film are full of sparks and full of tension.
The most provocative moment of the whole film: near the end of the episode, when the maids refused to stone their companions to death and returned from the execution ground, Nina Simon's version of "feeling good" sounded, accompanied by their firm steps, the horn of resistance began blow. Well, this is the best episode I've seen so far this year.
This season, the plot in the novel has been completed, but I heard that Adwood will participate in the screenwriting of the second season, looking forward to it.
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