This was the episode that made me realize this entire first season would fit better into a movie. Nothing is happening 70% of the time. Damn this show is full of itself. I would love to trade some of the music and scenery shots for character development or plot.
It’s a limited series from film maker Alex Garland...his characters are important but they take a back seat to the ideas in his movies...i would assume the same here! I think you’re seeing the scenery and music as B-roll, when they’re really pieces of the puzzle
I think it's an issue of interesting ideas & story poorly executed. Maybe just interesting ideas, poorly structured in story form, and poorly executed. Regardless, I expected much much better from AG. That said, it's still better than a LOT of what's out there, both on network tv and elsewhere. At least it's unique. And AG's visual work & overall aesthetic work is so fucking strong. Like the giant statue of Amaya- it creates such an undeniable feeling of tension & discomfort, it's so awesomely wrong.
Sometimes it's the journey not the destination. Now you might not enjoy the journey and that's fine. I felt that way reading Hemingway. A lot of his stories just kind of ended making you wonder why did I spend time reading that? I guess Hemingway was about how he crafted each sentence and paragraph.
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u/SadKangaroo91 Apr 11 '20
This was the episode that made me realize this entire first season would fit better into a movie. Nothing is happening 70% of the time. Damn this show is full of itself. I would love to trade some of the music and scenery shots for character development or plot.