Burma Railway nel 1943 e attraverso il Pacifico durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, racconta la crudeltà della guerra, la tenuità della vita e l'impossibilità dell'amore attraverso di un med... Leggi tuttoBurma Railway nel 1943 e attraverso il Pacifico durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, racconta la crudeltà della guerra, la tenuità della vita e l'impossibilità dell'amore attraverso di un medico e prigioniero di guerra australiano.Burma Railway nel 1943 e attraverso il Pacifico durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, racconta la crudeltà della guerra, la tenuità della vita e l'impossibilità dell'amore attraverso di un medico e prigioniero di guerra australiano.
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I agree with comments by other reviewers about the dark murky lighting on parts of the series. I know the intent is to create atmosphere but possibly taken too far. The three timelines were also a bit confusing especially as the two main female characters resembled each other in the early episodes. However, those are small quibbles. This is one of the better series I have seen. A compelling story which stays with you for a long time. The acting was superb. There are scenes which are difficult to watch because they are brutal. Not for the squeamish. An important time in history which poses questions relevant today.
Had high expectations, but was very disappointed. The misty, murky photography made it hard to watch and I gave up. The lead actor mumbles his way through the episodes and Ciarin Hind's Aussie accent is even worse, and he too mumbles. The producer should have hired someone who knew how Aussies spoke in 1941, because they certainly did not call a dinner jacket , a tuxedo, nor say hi in a formal setting. I know the series is based on a book, which I have not read, but the movie, Bridge on the River Kwai was better and if you want to know about the hardships suffered by Aussies in Japanese POW camps, read about Sir Weary Dunlop.
In response of some critics about... The cinematography is one of the best I've ever seen. Mist, darkness, murkiness... it feels like material heaviness... rain, mud, humidity... It's so rare to 'feel' the visual in contemporay cinema... It is the meaing of the supersensible, synaesthetic overtones that Ejzenstejn spoke of, perfectly reproduced with digital tools. As for the plot: the first two episodes are absolutely solid and convincing. Kurzel proves to be one of the most prepared directors, in the name of a certain incandescent naturalism that borders on material evocation, as already underlined. TV at its best.
One of the hardest things I watched yet one of the best things I watched.
Do yourself a favour and press play. Photography is just alluring, poetic and yet so descriptive that you just can't look away. Storytelling is compelling and keeps you constantly engaged, its tragedy and mourning, and romance, and longing and suffering and friendship and companionship. All together, all at once.
Despite being a short series, you get to know every character in such a way that it becomes personal, you suffer with them, you laugh with them and you miss them when they are gone.
It's a shot straight to the heart but oh such a lovely one.
Do yourself a favour and press play. Photography is just alluring, poetic and yet so descriptive that you just can't look away. Storytelling is compelling and keeps you constantly engaged, its tragedy and mourning, and romance, and longing and suffering and friendship and companionship. All together, all at once.
Despite being a short series, you get to know every character in such a way that it becomes personal, you suffer with them, you laugh with them and you miss them when they are gone.
It's a shot straight to the heart but oh such a lovely one.
I'm not up to scratch on the history of the POW during WW2, but this programme has made me look into it. The actors/actresses are amazing and deliver their characters perfectly. Some of the true stories I have read on the internet are unbelievably horrific, and these are reflected in the programme.
Parts of the programme made me feel sick to my stomach during the torture scenes, and I like to think I am pretty desensitised to TV brutality (long time horror watcher).
If you come away from watching this series without feeling affected in some way, maybe you are a robot, because the emotions it evokes are so strong.
Parts of the programme made me feel sick to my stomach during the torture scenes, and I like to think I am pretty desensitised to TV brutality (long time horror watcher).
If you come away from watching this series without feeling affected in some way, maybe you are a robot, because the emotions it evokes are so strong.
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