The German drama produced by Netflix reminds me of the popular "Darkness" in recent years, but obviously Netflix did not invest too much resources into this drama like "Darkness".
This drama reminds me of the movies "Alexander the Great" and "300 Spartans". The feature of this type of film and television works is that they are dressed in "period dramas". The core is still promoting the universal values and personal values of the modern West. Heroism, whether it is Alexander the Great or Leonidas, is essentially the ancient version of General Patton, and this drama is the same, by punching out the enemy's shit, and then realizing its own "liberal democracy" is such a role mission and motivation.
I don't know much about history, so from the plot explained in the play, the protagonist Arminius is a very interesting character, with a strong sense of conflict, quite a sense of "Lawrence of Arabia", this character is actually far more than Alexander, Leonidas has layers, but his growth curve is vaguely depicted in the script. In my opinion, the change in his position is more like a drift, or an instinct, I don't know. Whether Arminius is such a person in history cannot be discussed in depth, but only from the perspective of the script, this could have been done better.
The most grand scene of the show comes from the final battle of the season finale: the barbarians vs. the Romans, but unfortunately: this process is shown through the pure slaughter of the Romans by the barbarians. The episode became a "Anti-Roman drama", you don't see a single barbarian fall in this battle, the Romans were powerless to fight back against the barbarians' stones and sticks, It's as if you're driving a Ferrari on the highway without passing a tractor galloping by... Combined with Arminius' embarrassing "Declaration of Freedom" narration, the entire show's first five episodes create the The tension is gone, and while I'm not a history junkie, I still have to ask, if the barbarians were so good at fighting, why did the Romans, who started dominating Europe in the 2nd century BC, not the Germans?
As for the Romans, they are all masked villains, very similar to the gangsters in the 90s police and bandit films. They are wretched to death, and there is no characterization.
What's even more absurd is that the male protagonist's adoptive father told the male protagonist: I raised you to take advantage of you... This is like raising your hand and telling the teacher before the exam that you are cheating in this exam preparation... It's ridiculous.
I don't have a deep feeling about the acting of the heroine Jeanne, who is the most complained about by foreign netizens... For this kind of "vase type" actor, you can't expect her to do more...
Of course, this show also has its advantages: the compact rhythm, the rather exquisite costumes, and the "Scottish Chanel-style" cloak worn by the male protagonist is very attractive, but I wonder whether the industrial level at the time could weave this kind of Scottish style. Classic Wool Flower Nebs Doubt...
And this kind of floral fabric appears many times in the play. This kind of fabric seems simple and simple, but it should be the product after the industrial revolution. It is also a relatively high-end fabric today. It is usually used to make scarves and coats, and it is expensive. If the barbarians could have made such high-quality fabrics at that time, it would be hard to say who was the more "barbaric", the Romans and the Germans.
As for the barbarians, their "ball head" hairstyle is very trendy, and the graffiti on their faces is very "post-punk". This group of people is basically a group of rock stars wearing fur, and their artistic style is far better than that of the Romans. The only regret Yes, this group of people does not usually do this. In daily life, barbarians dress more like a group of peace-loving "ancient Greek philosophers".
This drama is not very attractive to a non-historical fan like me. I am afraid it will be difficult to capture many audiences in the extremely fierce European and American drama market this year. There will be no German dramas by Olev Masucci in the future. Watch carefully.
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