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Depends upon your taste, but Travelers on Netflix was pretty good.
That is all part of the appeal, I was genuinely surprised by it and the show continues to keep me intrigued to see where it goes.
Son, I'm 41 and have been watching horror since the age of 4. I'm right up there with you in the number of horror movies I have seen. Some indie horror titles such as "The Hills Run Red" or the French made "Frontiers" and "As Above So Below" genuinely surprised me being better than initial expectations while others in the vein of "Flesh for the Beast" or "Bleed" were so bad they dumbfounded me. I have dove into the works of Dario Argento in my quest to broaden my horizons.
I have different taste than you and I'm very critical of horror because being a real fanatic I expect so much more. I will say this movie had a lot of promising elements, but I felt the acting was stilted enough to be unconvincing. It was the execution where this film fell apart along the way in its presentation, particularly the time jumps between reality and the fantasy of her safe haven in her own mind. When I figured out what was really happening midway through I was severely disappointed and thus the reveal lacked conviction and impact.
This is one Indie title which didn't work for me. I'm glad you liked it, I truly am, and that's the beauty in difference of opinion. However, I just feel someone whom has seen a lot of horror, more than some arbitrary claim, should have seen major plot points miles away before they were revealed. Also, said person should realize this very same premise has been done many times before and in a much better fashion. I'm just saying.
They are failing on all fronts... It might have been self defense, but her brother will never believe that just as he will be blind to the fact she is a traitor until it's too late. I see what they are doing; they are setting up a tension between Grace and Claire's brother in an unnecessary arc. Grace will need detective Carter for protection and just when she needs him the most he will in some kind of conveniently contrived way learn and accept the truth that Grace really did kill his sister so they want audiences to think of the possibility that he might turn on her in that defining moment. Would make for good drama if it wasn't so predictable.
However, I think this arc pales in comparison in terms of stupidity to the Liam subplot and how much of an idiot he is being. They're trying to make him into a turncoat where he regards Resist as heroes now all because they want to implement his idea for the asteroid. If they had gone with another idea over his then he would have fallen right back into the fold with Darius which only illustrates how much of a co-dependent sheep Liam is not capable of thinking for himself.
I still enjoy it. My remarks were not intended to dissuade anyone from watching it.
It was really constructive criticism more than anything. I'm just severely disappointed in the direction their taking the narrative with certain characters in season 5.
I'm with you on point about Westworld. So much wasted potential after season 1.
It is interesting and awesome, but the direction of quality is in reverse.
Season 1 was the strongest because we didn't know what was happening so there was a lot of mystery and intrigue. I remember the first time I saw a mysterious grounder with a strange yet cool looking mask spying on the group - appearing as some kind of sinister monster in the scene.
It worked because the audience didn't know anything about this lurking threat which unfortunately didn't turn out to be as dangerous as they first appeared to be.
Then the writers marginalized the grounders in later seasons to where they weren't a big deal. As the appeal of the intrigue wore off they lost their ability to be threatening or perceived as a severe threat since the show tried to normalize the grounders.
The later seasons were fine until season 5. They really have gone out the box with irrational story arcs - Octavia a blood queen grounder tyrant? Really?? - and too much emphasis on certain characters and their group dynamics.
There was no need to rehash the Jasper-Monty dynamic which turned out to be super goofy because the would be Jasper suicide note to Monty was not nearly as profound or thought provoking as the writers thought it was. It only illustrated how much of an apathetic and sissified nihilist Jasper really was.
Jasper was a coward who succumbed to his pessimism and now through extension of his dead friend the same thing is happening to Monty.
Not looking good for the writing in season 5.
Originally I didn't agree with this post until the writers went all in the wrong direction with Octavia's story arc in Season 5.
That character has always had a chip on her should which admittedly has been annoying, but I dealt with it because she's so hot and easy on the eyes.
Then in season 5 they transform a nonsensical character with a convoluted sense of self identity and a crap ton of unjustified baggage into this tyrant blood queen in the bunker for no good reason. I can't figure out why the writers went there with this character.
It has gotten ridiculous, but watching Octavia trying to be amoral and ruthless is just goofy. Now I do laugh when she tries to act threatening.
I genuinely like the 100 although I don't agree with the writing occasionally with irrational plotlines and too much emphasis on certain characters.
I really haven't seen too many dystopian Sci-Fi shows on TV. At least not good ones.
I didn't mean trashy in a promiscuous sense, but more of an offensive personality. Probably the wrong word to use. She was a coward through and through so there wasn't anything to respect or redeeming about her.
The juxtaposition between the reality of her imprisonment and her retreating into her own mind was also poorly executed. Since she really didn't look much different 16 years into the future in her fantasy world the time time jumps between her cowardice and reality were more aggravating than anything else.
This movie also failed as a horror flick on so many levels so real lovers of horror should avoid this like the plague. Concepts similar to this have been done before and so much better.
Since the Millennial generation we have seen an uptick in teenage depression, anxiety and all sorts of dysfunctional personality disorders. This is has always been a prevalent social problem and in the last few years the statistical numbers have skyrocketed as the people dealing with these disorders are getting younger. Issues dealing in conflict with others which shouldn't bee too much of a problem for a grounded individual are now a really big deal for the youth.
We live in a world where nobody can say anything without offending somebody and instead of dealing with the offense in a reasonable manner today's youth are willing to take a life over hurt feelings. This is a show aimed at teenagers so the writers figure these are the type of characters that the young audiences will be able to relate to the most.
Probably because the kids watching the show are just as damaged and emotionally weak as the characters they see on the TV.
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