If you have missed "Invisible Guest", don't miss "Dark"

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This is another time travel work, such as " Miss Pei's Fantasy Castle ";

This is another work of kidnapping children, such as " Dream Realizing Giant ";

This is another foreign language brain-burning work, such as "The Invisible Guest ";

After Stranger Things and Foresight, Netflix has another sequel.

Unlike "Your Name. "The Girl Who Traveled Through Time and Space", "Beyond the Cloud, the Promised Place", these time-space animation films, "Darkness" (also known as "Dark World/Dark World/Dark/Darkness") is positioned in the thriller/suspense , through and "dark". "The matching dark picture and deep background music , combined with the tense plot development , abnormal character performance , intermittent light and shadow effects , and exquisite makeup stunts , combine the supernatural power of a German town "WINDENER". A family saga is drawn.

plot

This work is similar to existing films in many places, such as the death of animals , and the death of sheep in "Dark" and "Miss Pei's Fantasy Castle".

For example , the abduction of children is also transformed from the most classic fairy tales - the Pied Piper/Pied Piper (from a German town) in the ancient European folklore, and this is set in "The Giant of Dreaming" and "Stranger Things" and "Dark" are used.

Another example is the core of the work- Wendon Cave used for crossing , which is no different from the setting of "Miss Pei's Fantasy Castle". It can even be said that "Pe" has better particle/atomization effect in the cave crossing, but Maybe it's the difference in focus between movies and TV shows.

The reason why this work is so attractive is mainly because of its invisibly and natural transformation of the timeline like "Westworld" , just like Einstein's thesis on time quoted in the opening sequence of S01E01 " The distinction between the past, the present and the future " There is only one (albeit stubborn) hallucinatory meaning ", as is the special effect of the opening scene. It is this ambiguity that allows us to experience, in one work, the stories of a small town from different eras, as well as the cause and effect that are stitched together by supernatural forces.

Of course, it may be to cater to the tastes of special (public) audiences. Between the shattering of the four families in the play, there is also the fetter of incest. It can be said that there are murderers / lunatics / time travellers on the outside, and rivals / confessions on the inside The insane person/insanity person enriches the whole show with many elements.

detail

The German drama has a very clever grasp of the digital details. After all, it is a time-related work, for example, the story begins on June 21, 2019 .

There are two other times that are more important, namely November 04, 2019 and November 05, 1986. The 33 years in between are also key figures.

As well as the production team's attention to makeup and special effects (the dead boy's eyes are unrecognizable from the side of the ear), the close -up of key evidence (a tape recorder from the 80s), and the reflection of old-time objects (brand TV sets and contemporary songs). The characteristics of the times , etc., bring the audience the joy of exploration and thinking in the details.

And because it is a sci-fi drama, the application of the theory of time and space travel is just right, using virtual guide books, popular science programs, time machines, anatomy practice, theoretical drawings, strange birds and animals, to give the audience an experience environment of traveling through sci-fi dramas from multiple dimensions. , instead of feeling bullshit.

predict

The first season of the German drama has a total of 10 episodes. Just like following "Westworld" at the beginning, it has just followed the fourth episode, but there are still many questions:

• Why did "he" commit suicide?
• What time is 2019.11.04.22:14?
• Who came out of the hole?
• "They have to disappear today", who are they?

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In addition to revealing the known relationship between the characters from the OP and the plot, there are also some characters who are also veiled in mystery. What is their relationship with the "murderer" and what role do they play in the story? And that seemingly inconspicuous character, but there may be an unexpected development - the doorman of the book "Time Travel", the first female president of the nuclear power plant, what role does he play here?

Judging from the demeanor feedback of the protagonist (played by Louis Hoffman) grandmother as the only insider of the whole incident, it can be speculated that the people who died in 2019.6.1, the people who disappeared in 2019.11.04, and the 1986.11. 05 The person who appears is the same person? (It is used as a reference here to avoid serious spoilers. Welcome to watch and participate in the discussion)

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