Two people's self-redemption

Teagan 2022-03-29 09:01:05

At the beginning, I was chasing this drama for Sister Shitou. Sister Shitou's acting skills still burst, but I really didn't understand the first two episodes of this drama, but starting from the third episode, the foreshadowing started slowly. Passed together, the story began to be really interesting.

In fact, the plot of the show is very simple. It is two strangers who are attracted by the late-stage trials of a mysterious drug that claims to repair various intractable diseases of the mind, including mental illness and extreme sadness. Ten people joined the three-day trial. The trial promised the subjects no side effects and eradicated all their problems, but the unexpected happened.

Although the plot is simple, the editor's brain hole is really big, and the ending is quite healing.

The two helped each other in their dreams and completed their own redemption. The male protagonist bravely faced the shadow his brother brought him in his childhood and told the truth in court; the female protagonist also expressed his love for his sister, Comes out of the grief that killed her sister. The director and screenwriter connect the dream with the universe, and describe the interpretation of psychological problems and the state of the so-called psychopath. At the same time, they also allude to thinking about artificial intelligence.

In short, this drama is quite like a movie. The foreshadowing in front is long enough to make people who are used to watching storytelling episode by episode feel really messed up, but starting from the third episode, the foreshadowing in front slowly converges, and you may deeply Obsessed with this show. Of course, if you have time, it's better to watch it in one go. Don't give up on the show in the middle of it. If you stick to the last episode, you may be moved, or you may show the same warm smile as the male protagonist.

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Extended Reading
  • Roberta 2022-03-26 09:01:09

    Slow at the beginning, crazy in the middle, and warm at the end. Carey Fukunaga took advantage of the Netflix model to create such an interesting sci-fi series. Under the madness and imagination, hidden are the scars that are never willing to face, either from family or feelings. It is possible to escape from reality, but ultimately reconcile with your past self. Humans are inherently sad species, so even the computers we create suffer from depression. 【Let's go to Salt Lake City together, there is a new beginning】

  • Cathy 2022-03-26 09:01:09

    It is estimated that when Fukunaga pitched to NETFLIX, he was talking about the cyberpunk version of Inception, and he absolutely pushed the positive energy to the end.

Maniac quotes

  • [from trailer]

    James Mantleray: What do you think is wrong with you?

    Owen Milgrim: I'm sick. And I don't matter.

  • [from trailer]

    Owen Milgrim: I don't know what's real, and what's not.