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I had no idea what this series was about before I watched it. Even though the poster shows some chess pieces, I thought it was only used for some symbolic reason like she's a master manipulator of people. To my surprise, it really was about chess. The acting, directing, & production were all top notch for the budget, but then there were some things that really shined for me. I liked that it did not try desperately to make you feel sorry for the main character, even though she was an orphan up against some heavy odds. Some scenes were so touching and well done because it just revealed itself to you, instead of trying so hard to make you feel something - it was in a word, "beautiful". The portrayal of all the characters in her life was also something worth recognizing because they were not made to be stereotypical characters of parents, men, teachers, opponents - instead they actually seemed normal and not taken to the extreme, like the men are all salacious pigs, the teachers are all mean, and the step parents are evil. And, last, I would just like to say, Anya Taylor Joy looks amazing in1960's make up and clothes - especially in that last scene when she wears all white, sitting in the back of the limo - "what is this thing of beauty?" - she's absolutely stunning.

Without a doubt, Teens have a more difficult time today due to Social Network. One slip-up, and your life could be ruined until the end of time. Anyway, about Hannah. She could be dissected for a long time, and we could still not really understand her - that's what makes this such a great watch. I'm glad the writers made her do some things that a lot of people would not understand - that makes her more human. Even when she explains herself, she could not be completely believed. The thing is - she believes it, which makes it more complex. And the rest of the characters are amazing - I mean, really good acting. I thought the guy who played Clay, did a stellar job, and will get pats on the back along with roles. But what is really outstanding, is the casting - it was almost perfectly cast. It reflected the diversity of the "Bay Area", and made absolutely nothing of it - in other words, all is normal here, man. That is so, F'ing cool, because I don't think you could find a cast like that in films/ shows made anywhere else in the world but here in the USA. Hollywood will continue to dominate the world because of their diversity.

This movie is awful and insulting to all the Thai Women in Thailand. My biggest complaint with the movie is their depiction of every main, female, character in the movie as rude, antagonistic, and bitchy to complete strangers. Anyone who's ever been to Thailand knows that Thai Women would never act the way they were acting in the movie with a total stranger. As a matter of fact, most Women anywhere in the world would not act so rude to a person they've just met, and expect them to buy their coffee beans. Also, the American Male, who's the coffee buyer in the movie is also portrayed like an push-over, idiot. The Writer should go back to writing class or give up writing anything that has to do with people. It's not because his characters are one dimensional - they're worse, and more like half dimensional.