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I have not read the books nor played the games. But I'm a sucker for medieval themed films and shows and since both the games and the series got so much hype, I finally gave it a try. I'm now 7 episodes into the first season and all I can say is.. What a mess. I still have no real clue what is going on half the time. Time line jumps are thrown around constantly and without any visual clue or logical placement, names of people, kingdoms, and other anchor points in any storytelling are seemingly random and made up on the spot. They are probably supposed to mean something but without context or explanation, names like Nilfgard and Ciri are just that, names. The world of the witcher's story just exists and that's that, the viewer is left to figure out everything for himself.
How am I supposed to understand what drives these characters without any real backstory or character development? They just exist and interact based on.. I don't know, a war? Monster hunting? The law of surprise? Where do these monsters come from and what threat do they pose? Why are there elves and how does their existence matter in the world of the Witcher? The only story I sort of understand and follow is that of the Witcher himself as he explained his existence to several minor characters. But even that's botched by throwing two timeliness in a bin, tossing it violently and throwing it's contents out on the table so the director and editor can grab whichever scene they feel like showing. Or at least that's what it feels like.
I'm a big fan of complex (and less complex) shows with deep, dark and twisty stories or with more simple, but beautifully written and thought out stories. Game of thrones, Star Trek, Stargate, the Wire, Battlestar Galactic, Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Fargo... But this show is so messy that right now, all I'm still watching it for is Henry Cavill and the production values, which are at least half-decent.
How am I supposed to understand what drives these characters without any real backstory or character development? They just exist and interact based on.. I don't know, a war? Monster hunting? The law of surprise? Where do these monsters come from and what threat do they pose? Why are there elves and how does their existence matter in the world of the Witcher? The only story I sort of understand and follow is that of the Witcher himself as he explained his existence to several minor characters. But even that's botched by throwing two timeliness in a bin, tossing it violently and throwing it's contents out on the table so the director and editor can grab whichever scene they feel like showing. Or at least that's what it feels like.
I'm a big fan of complex (and less complex) shows with deep, dark and twisty stories or with more simple, but beautifully written and thought out stories. Game of thrones, Star Trek, Stargate, the Wire, Battlestar Galactic, Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Fargo... But this show is so messy that right now, all I'm still watching it for is Henry Cavill and the production values, which are at least half-decent.
It's hard to describe just how beautiful this movie really is. We have been beaten to death in the past 75 years with WW2 movies. WW2, and especially its cause, has been used as a metaphor for current political developments so often that people have begun to be desensitized by it. Comparing contemporary populist politicians with Fascism and Nazism has become so inordinate that it's now a running joke amongst populist and alt-right voters to a point it has become almost meaningless.
But once in a while, this message is dissected meticulously to its core by some of the most creative minds of their generation and then presented to us in a truly unique way, gracefully moving and dancing around the perpetual pitfalls of most other war movies. After 'la Vita é Bella' and 'Er ist wieder da' now comes JoJo Rabbit.
In its essence, the cause for war and ultimately the Holocaust was steady, organized polarization, desensitization and mass propaganda through education. In Germany, this started at a very young age in school and then through paramilitary indoctrination, from age 10, in the Jungvolk (10-14) and Hitlerjugend (14-18). JoJo Rabbit tells the story of a 10-year old boy, Johannes, who is already a fanatical admirer of Hitler before he starts his uniformed life as a Jungvolk member. Through his eyes, we see how he experiences the last year of the war (mid-44 to mid-45) in a way only kids can: blissfully naive, energetic and full of dreams. His imaginary best friend is Hitler himself. The world around him is harsh and unforgiving, but in his mind, it's all playful and understandable. It reminds me so much of how I experienced my life at a young age.
Many critics panned this movie for being silly, leaving out the holocaust and most true horrors of war. But they completely miss the point; this is war as experienced by a 10-year old. This is no funny satire, this is not a comedy. This is a story about love, prejudice and ultimately freedom, with some very Monty Python-esque storytelling and humor to set its tone.
Go see it.
But once in a while, this message is dissected meticulously to its core by some of the most creative minds of their generation and then presented to us in a truly unique way, gracefully moving and dancing around the perpetual pitfalls of most other war movies. After 'la Vita é Bella' and 'Er ist wieder da' now comes JoJo Rabbit.
In its essence, the cause for war and ultimately the Holocaust was steady, organized polarization, desensitization and mass propaganda through education. In Germany, this started at a very young age in school and then through paramilitary indoctrination, from age 10, in the Jungvolk (10-14) and Hitlerjugend (14-18). JoJo Rabbit tells the story of a 10-year old boy, Johannes, who is already a fanatical admirer of Hitler before he starts his uniformed life as a Jungvolk member. Through his eyes, we see how he experiences the last year of the war (mid-44 to mid-45) in a way only kids can: blissfully naive, energetic and full of dreams. His imaginary best friend is Hitler himself. The world around him is harsh and unforgiving, but in his mind, it's all playful and understandable. It reminds me so much of how I experienced my life at a young age.
Many critics panned this movie for being silly, leaving out the holocaust and most true horrors of war. But they completely miss the point; this is war as experienced by a 10-year old. This is no funny satire, this is not a comedy. This is a story about love, prejudice and ultimately freedom, with some very Monty Python-esque storytelling and humor to set its tone.
Go see it.
Jan de Lichte was a war veteran who turned bandit in mid-18th century Flanders (not 17th century like other reviewers point out). His story has been published several times before and this series marks the first modern and dedicated screenadaptation.
Acting is surprisingly solid and consistent. The production values are great. There are lots of details to make everything believable and the set pieces are truly beautiful at times,even though the forest scenes lack atmosphere, but that's inherent to the fact they are.. Well, forests. And de Lichte, like Robin Hood, operated mainly from the woods.
The series does a good job portraying 18th century society, during the last decades we came to know as the ancien regime. De Lichte's antagonist is a baljuw (bailiff) who battles against both the bandits and the moral decay in, and corruption amongst, the powers in charge of the area: the lower nobility, the mayor of a small town and the clergy.
Although the story seems to suffer from slowdowns in its pace and the cinematography is too bland and grey for my taste, this is truly one of the best series to come from the low countries in quite some time.
Defenitely worth the watch!
Acting is surprisingly solid and consistent. The production values are great. There are lots of details to make everything believable and the set pieces are truly beautiful at times,even though the forest scenes lack atmosphere, but that's inherent to the fact they are.. Well, forests. And de Lichte, like Robin Hood, operated mainly from the woods.
The series does a good job portraying 18th century society, during the last decades we came to know as the ancien regime. De Lichte's antagonist is a baljuw (bailiff) who battles against both the bandits and the moral decay in, and corruption amongst, the powers in charge of the area: the lower nobility, the mayor of a small town and the clergy.
Although the story seems to suffer from slowdowns in its pace and the cinematography is too bland and grey for my taste, this is truly one of the best series to come from the low countries in quite some time.
Defenitely worth the watch!