Magic is a childhood fantasy of many children. When we grow up, we may return to reality, but in fact, we always retain the curiosity about magic deep in our hearts. The fact that the Harry Potter series are still popular today is a good example. Netflix has always liked this kind of children's magic theme, and recently launched a new drama "Secret Key".
Locke & Key, translated as "Secret Key" or "Fatal Key". In fact, these translations are not too accurate, because the play is too underage, and it does not reflect the atmosphere that a translated name should have. The tendency to underage doesn’t just refer to the underage of a few starring actors, but that the plot is too underage.
After his father was tragically killed, Roc's three brothers and sisters and their mother moved to the ancestral home, and found that the house was not simple, and there were many keys with magical power hidden in it. Then, is the journey of exploring the unknown key.
In fact, the setting of "Secret Key" is quite interesting. In an ancient house with magic keys hidden, each key has different abilities. Some can open a door that can go anywhere, provided that there is a door in that place. And you have seen it. Some will take you into the world in the mirror. Some keys can even be inserted into the body.
But like Harry Potter mentioned at the beginning, "Secret Key" resembles Harry Potter in many places. Being able to go wherever you want to go is like a house of responsiveness. The scene that connects the mirror world and the real world seems to be looking at the magic mirror of Eris. Not to mention the magic that is mentioned everywhere. Don't say that I am trying to find a connection forcibly, but "Secret Key" confessed that there is an indescribable relationship between the two.
But although "Secret Key" learned the settings of Harry Potter, it did not learn its core. Most of the starring actors in "Secret Key" are minors, and the plot is like a "minor", unable to withstand scrutiny, and even some parts of the scene will feel that IQ has been insulted.
Some time ago, I just finished reviewing the third and fourth parts of Digimon. Unlike "Secret Key", even though its protagonists may be children or even elementary school students, the ideological connotation it expresses is not young, and it will allow the audience to comprehend richer content as the audience's age and experience continue to grow. So even if you look at these works today, they will still not be out of date.
"Secret Key" is not the same, it is a jacket with a magical setting, but its essence is a plot filled with water. Don't use ten episodes of TV series to explain the plot. Harry Potter has made 8 films, and the content of the fifty episodes of "Digimon" will not make you feel boring at all.
The audience is more willing to see the protagonist and the villain fighting wits and courage, and the protagonist continues to grow along with this process, so that the character image is constantly plump and resonates with the audience. Although the format may be old-fashioned, at least you will be moved if you chase it for at least ten hours. But "Secret Key" didn't care about the character setting except for the novel props setting. It was more like letting a group of underage actors play casually, and finally forced to continue their lives. It will only make people feel disgusted.
The non-stop characters, keys, and fairly attractive plot in the first episode are still dizzying, and the second episode begins to fall on the verge of collapse. Decisively opened the American drama line of youth campus life and family ethics. It’s really unpopular to use old-fashioned American drama routines since 0202.
Moreover, if you don't know how to use the magic keys one by one, it makes a group of teenagers toss about. It's really a good theme for nothing. In fact, if there is only one big main thread running through it, the remaining time is to think about the plot of each episode, and each episode can find a key, and use magic keys with different abilities to make a fuss, so that the three children can have each episode. What he grew up, and then merged with the main line in the last two or three episodes, to explain clearly the ins and outs of the incident, it will also be a good teenage fantasy drama. It will not be so bad as it is now.
But on the other hand, when you were in high school or college, didn't you be as full of hormones as the protagonists? Many times do things without thinking through the brain, hey! There is nothing wrong with this shot! But Netflix, you really have enough teen dramas, so please pay attention to the quality while the output is high in the future.
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