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It's now fairly easy to control, buy and sell nation states. It's already happening, and you just need a few multi-billionaires in control of the right tech, who maintain the right connections, politically and otherwise.
No, this isn't Succession, however I liked it similarly: it touches upon massively dangerous technologies in the hands of a few technocrats (abject power); it epitomizes the tech-bro / billionaire culture of being able to wield control with little afterthought of the masses (high status); and the absurdist structure and delivery made me laugh about as many times as any given Successful episode (which is to say...a lot).
Jesse Armstrong has a finger on the pulse of the insanity that is concentrated wealth and power, in this country and the world over. He satirized it well, but unlike Succession, I found myself frightened due to the realness, and prescient nature, of the underlying plot.
Sure, some of this was wild and ridiculous -- but is it really that far off from reality? No? How do you know? The truth is that we don't know how much happens behind the scenes with the world's most obscenely wealthy.
Technically speaking, this was a great feather in Armstrong's cap -- similar to Succession, the writing could at times be cringy (again, the characters are almost all unbearable), but was mostly solid; the directing always his signature style; the cinematography and editing adding to the anxiety or the humor.
I'm pretty much a stalwart for IMDb scores, and vehemently disagree with the mainstream sentiment on this one.
Prescient, sobering and wishing for more Jesse Armstrong projects -- that's how this left me.
No, this isn't Succession, however I liked it similarly: it touches upon massively dangerous technologies in the hands of a few technocrats (abject power); it epitomizes the tech-bro / billionaire culture of being able to wield control with little afterthought of the masses (high status); and the absurdist structure and delivery made me laugh about as many times as any given Successful episode (which is to say...a lot).
Jesse Armstrong has a finger on the pulse of the insanity that is concentrated wealth and power, in this country and the world over. He satirized it well, but unlike Succession, I found myself frightened due to the realness, and prescient nature, of the underlying plot.
Sure, some of this was wild and ridiculous -- but is it really that far off from reality? No? How do you know? The truth is that we don't know how much happens behind the scenes with the world's most obscenely wealthy.
Technically speaking, this was a great feather in Armstrong's cap -- similar to Succession, the writing could at times be cringy (again, the characters are almost all unbearable), but was mostly solid; the directing always his signature style; the cinematography and editing adding to the anxiety or the humor.
I'm pretty much a stalwart for IMDb scores, and vehemently disagree with the mainstream sentiment on this one.
Prescient, sobering and wishing for more Jesse Armstrong projects -- that's how this left me.
Adding to the pile of folks who are recommending not to read reviews or watch trailers. I went in blind, and this was a solid sci-fi / horror / dark comedy. It's tight, with barely any fluff, lag or wasted space. Good cinematography, directing, editing and music choices. Thatcher carries the film, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing her lead future endeavors. Couple of laughs and the filmmakers plugged any potential plot holes they could have, or revisited things that needed tending to. Yes, you have to suspend your disbelief -- but overall I think it was fairly well done all around. Put another way: I've seen far, far worse.
