After watching the first episode, I went to place an order and bought the e-book.
It's been a long time since I saw such a hate -relieving drama.
As soon as the play begins, it uses a lighthearted narration to describe the relationship between man and God in the old society.
As a human being, how can we impress God?
- for a statue of a god?
- Self-mutilation?
- Sacrificing a living person?
-The answer this time is to hold a god's ceremony, it depends on how deeply you understand it~
It felt real and playful, and reminded me of the dolphins trying to save Earthlings in the opening scene of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Immediately after, began to describe the cruel modern society.
The inmate told the protagonist (Shadow) a sad airport story:
-----Mortals can never lift the shackles of reality, don't even think about it.
Except God!
Shadow witnessed the miracle with his own eyes, but he didn't take it seriously. This is different from what he imagined. Hey~
Is God's way of taking free first class a lie?
Do the great gods we meet in our lives also disregard their way of doing things?
Then try to approach God, try to walk with God~
So the protagonist is caught in two competing whirlpools:
The rivalry between the old and the new among the servants of God,
And the rivalry between old and new between gods.
As the first episode of a drama, I think the whole rhythm is steady enough to take off, and there is still a dew point! I don't know how much higher than the first episode of Westworld.
"I would like to sacrifice for a week, waiting for the next episode to come, Amen~"
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Let’s talk about the original book, I saw 10% of it.
In fact, I think the drama is pretty good, I respect the original work very much, and I dare to cut off some trivial things (for the form of drama).
As for the casting, I just don't think the shadow is vicious enough, because the description in the original book is the type that people don't dare to mess with. Skin tone really doesn't matter.
In the end, the first episode is exactly 10% of the progress of the original, which means that it is very likely that this season will basically tell the story of the entire book.
The gods and gods of the United States, walk with me, as hastily as the decree, decree!
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After reading the novel, I am very unhappy with the ending.
The answer to the mystery was actually stated in a straightforward manner... Uncle's!
This is the Hugo Nebula double award work?
Maybe the contradiction broke out completely, and the answer to the mystery is more exciting.
Hope the show can make a breakthrough.
Because new gods can always promise more, and new gods are always better than old gods.
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