have to admit that the slow pace of the first 2 episodes and a lot of clues that don't make sense can really make people confused . What the hell is this show talking about? The first half of the story with the pipa half-covered and the stormy development in the second half can really make people addicted to it. The 3rd and 4th episodes start with two branch lines, which gradually make the audience clear about the plot. However, unlike most routine sci-fi dramas, like "Beyond" with the same theme, it also used the previous protagonist's coma for more than ten years to attract everyone's attention (OA was missing, but it also aroused the audience's attention). Curious what happened in 7 years). It's a pity that in the later stage, the routine of surpassing is the same as that of the super blockbuster, which leads to a decline in word of mouth, and OA is completely opposite to him. Maybe you don't understand what he wants to say after watching the last episode. Of course, for most of the people who haven't seen it. For people, before watching OA, you must let go of your expectations of saving the world, superheroes, etc., but often these calm stories have a greater impact on people.
Let's take a quick look at the introduction first: "A woman mysteriously disappeared for 7 years. After returning, she brought back memories that did not belong to her. It may be a supernatural phenomenon. She said that she was not missing, but was always there." Big, but only tells the story of the first episode. To be honest, this drama has long gone far beyond the scope of the introduction, but if you can watch it, you will understand that although this drama always uses missing , near-death experience, superpowers, etc. are used as gimmicks to attract audiences, but in fact, in the end, we still rely on our own judgment and guesswork.
But the plot of the story has caused controversy between two factions: one faction believes that OA's story is false, saying that she is a lunatic, and also created a small group like a cult to "practice", while the other faction believes that OA is real The Orignal Angel or Alien. Both factions have some truth. But in fact, does it really matter whether OA is a lunatic or an angel? We can see their changes through the performance of the small group of five: a bully, a good student who works two jobs to subsidize the family, a teacher who has lost a loved one, and a bully’s friend Xiaopang (the background story is very lacking) , and a transgender (btw this actor is also transgender in real life).
It's a strange configuration, but the changes are similar: the bully goes from bullying others to finally stepping up to help the teacher move, attracting the attention of the gunman and buying time. The good students, who were indifferent and indifferent at the beginning, took the initiative to take OA out of the awkward restaurant and get to know everyone, and took the initiative to integrate into the group of 5. Xiaopang's story has always been very few. Some episodes have changed from 1 hour to 30 or 40 minutes. There are comments on the Internet that Xiaopang's scenes have been cut, so I don't know much about his story, only know that he lives with his sister. Together, they are orphans. The teacher went from being impatient and disgusted with poor students to driving back to chase the bully and paying all the inheritance left by his relatives to the escort of the military school just to help the bully come back. Transgender people also took the initiative to persuade bullies not to sell drugs at the meeting place after getting along for a period of time, for the sake of scholarships for good students. The most obvious is that when the gunman attacked the campus in the last episode, the 5 people did not hesitate to do radio gymnastics, which made the gunman look dumbfounded, and then they were taken down.
Just imagine, none of this would have happened without the stories of OA and their changes, so whether the story of OA is really never really matters, what matters is, no matter what kind of person you are, how you usually behave , can become a better person than he is now. The future is our own creation. Of course, there are comments that this drama is too religious or that the heroine is a magician. I think, if you feel uncomfortable, you can choose to omit it, and put aside religion. This is definitely the best sci-fi suspense drama in 2016 that describes human nature and redemption. Unfortunately, it is very unpopular (compared to other Netflix original dramas). I hope there will be a second season, there are many pits to be filled, and I also look forward to the answer to the question of whether OA has a real crossover in the end.
In fact, one sentence in the play can be summed up: To exist... is to survive unfair choices In order to survive, make unfair choices
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