I thought I was the only one who knew about this show. It hasn’t really been promoted. I had to fast forward through all the violence and abuse which basically put me at the non POW storyline. I reviewed further on Serializd - !https://srlzd.com/r/1f848e7
Really one of the best things I've seen this year. I really liked the book, but it's a bit more narratively/chronologically tricky -- they've streamlined it considerably. I was never a huge fan of Hinds, but he does such strong work.
Kurzel's an interesting filmmaker, but for many reasons his far is often difficult to stomach. He cut his teeth with "The Snowtown Murders", a really savage and earthbound serial killer drama based off a real case, the kind of thing that puts a splinter in your throat. I recommend, for those made of sterner stuff.
"Or perhaps it would have gone under the radar then, too, because its bleak violence and bitter fatalism prevents it from having mass appeal." I mean, this could be said about "All Quiet on the Western Front," too, and yet, that movie won 4 Oscars and has become pretty popular.
I also love feel-bad cinema, so The Narrow Road... hit me in all the right (bad) ways, too. Though the romance at its center felt half-baked at times. I was mostly there for the war flashbacks, and those didn't disappoint.
I thought I was the only one who knew about this show. It hasn’t really been promoted. I had to fast forward through all the violence and abuse which basically put me at the non POW storyline. I reviewed further on Serializd - !https://srlzd.com/r/1f848e7
Yeah, it's really brutal and hard to watch.
Really one of the best things I've seen this year. I really liked the book, but it's a bit more narratively/chronologically tricky -- they've streamlined it considerably. I was never a huge fan of Hinds, but he does such strong work.
Kurzel's an interesting filmmaker, but for many reasons his far is often difficult to stomach. He cut his teeth with "The Snowtown Murders", a really savage and earthbound serial killer drama based off a real case, the kind of thing that puts a splinter in your throat. I recommend, for those made of sterner stuff.
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Cool, I’ll add it to the list
Interesting reference to Bashō. I assume intentional. Is that worked into the show?
Yes. There’s a lot of poetry in the show.
YES. I caught the first episode and feel the exact same way. Looks great, feels awful. Is Elordi our new…Gere?
Gere is such a good comparison.
He’s good looking but has a darkness about him.
He’s so evil on Euphoria. That show has problems, but he’s not one of them.
Never seen a minute of it.
No reason to start now.
"Or perhaps it would have gone under the radar then, too, because its bleak violence and bitter fatalism prevents it from having mass appeal." I mean, this could be said about "All Quiet on the Western Front," too, and yet, that movie won 4 Oscars and has become pretty popular.
I also love feel-bad cinema, so The Narrow Road... hit me in all the right (bad) ways, too. Though the romance at its center felt half-baked at times. I was mostly there for the war flashbacks, and those didn't disappoint.