After reading it, I was a little disappointed, no, I should be very disappointed. I don't know why the adaptation is inexplicable, and it's very vulgar. It's the kind of vulgar that everyone will think of. Westworld has already filmed this layer, and it has also developed this layer to the extreme. Why should we follow this idea? ? It's really vulgar, this routine can see too much extension, why can't it show the essence and core of the original work? I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this kind of drama of resistance and uprising, are you really not tired of it? Isn’t it fragrant to show individual struggles and human awakening and self-redemption like the original work?
When reading the original book, the most amazing thing is that John was still quietly reading Shakespeare when he was in the shock of the new world. At that moment, the impact of the power of words and humanities on people is self-evident. On the other hand, this show has never successfully shown John's awakening moment. He uses the rules of the new world to awaken others, sinks in secret, incites uprisings but doesn't want to take responsibility... This person has a strange, spirited personality. It seems that they are divided. Not to mention that showing multiple faces means showing the complexity of the characters. The characters in this show do not have a main line from beginning to end. It's annoying for a while!
By the way, in this drama, it seems that everyone can wake up, and the tens of thousands of "educations" in the new world from childhood to adulthood have no effect at all. And the changes to the heroine's design are really redundant and uncomfortable. In the original novel, the heroine is far from special. She has already touched the lightning protection of awakening, but she has never been able to break free from the educational limitations she received since she was a child, so in the end He couldn't break free from the vulgarity of his own world--and that was the last straw that broke John. This is enough to show the deep-rooted roots of New World Education, Sleep Education Law, etc., and it also allows us to deeply feel the impact and despair of the male protagonist, as well as the pain of shattered hope. But now, what is very common is the powerful buff of the heroine, as well as the faint sense of feminism, which makes this drama very common (I really want to complain about this kind of "proper" that wants to take care of all political correctness, or What should I say about the desire to survive? So many works of art in Hongdae have become only concerned with individuals, but this is the story of the fall and awakening of the entire human race! It has nothing to do with gender and race, and there is really no need to take care of each race. , changing Hemu Hertz into a very vulgar female designer is also a must)
The most regrettable thing is the male protagonist John. Of course, it is really crazy to see the barrage that complains about the bad looks of the male protagonist. This kind of appearance control is really disgusting. The male protagonists are indeed very general, but most of them are the pot of script and character design. I believe that when we read the original book, each of us hated our mother, but when the mother finally died and was treated with disrespectful playful attitudes by the surrounding children, it also made each of us feel absurd and broken. This breakdown stems from the strange handling of death in the new world, and from the fact that this world emphasizes its own differences in such detail that it makes us doubt ourselves. Of course, the famous scene is gone too (smile). And what bothers me the most is that this show has no personal awakening and struggle of the male lead, or it is too stingy. In the original work, the male protagonist's exploration of Shakespeare, and the discussion about social management, human position, and the value of literature and art in the conversation with Helm Hertz and the last commander are amazing, but here, it becomes John and Helm Hertz again. Had another "deep" exchange, so this one stuck in my throat, it was vulgar.
In the final ending, although I didn't understand the male protagonist John's almost fanatical religious beliefs, it didn't affect my shock when I saw the male protagonist perform self-cleaning self-flogging. For him, this whipping is also a way of emphasizing and returning to the purity of the soul. Then, just when he wanted to return to normal life, and just when he thought he was going to return to himself, this group of vulgar, vulgar people who had never reflected on him still harassed him with an irresistible decision. method, declaring that he will never be able to get rid of this group of compatriots, and the re-degeneration of the heroine also declares his complete failure... So John's ending is like the ending of the hero in ancient Greek mythology, and it is like the crucifixion of Jesus. Self-sacrifice on the cross, the shock of this tragedy gives goosebumps every time I think of it.
I also understand that the show wants to show the promiscuity of the new world, but too much of this kind of scene will undoubtedly undermine the seriousness of the story, especially when the promiscuity is still in an "exciting" scene, and there is no original text. The sense of despair at the end of the day, the handling of this is also unbearable. No wonder many Danmaku want to be a part of the new world, but when they know that books and music are not allowed in this world, and even young children are forced to play sex games, I don't know if they still want to Integrate into the world (smile).
When the negative side you want to show is incomplete, you can't expect people to understand and substitute the behavior of the positive characters. This is the regret and lack of this drama.
When this show fell into the cliché of resistance at the bottom, I knew that I couldn't expect it to capture the great shock and fear of John and every ordinary us facing the new world; nor could it show John's careful protection of himself The "normal", and began to use words to construct the world view, the hope of self-awakening; let alone the value castration of this seamless penetration to John and us ordinary people, until forced to a corner You can only defend your spiritual freedom with death. Finally, it also fails to show what I think is a core consciousness of the original book: when a man claims to be God, how should he face his fellow man?
In the end, just another boring Westworld, oh, the Wachowski sisters version.
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