I've never heard of this topic before and was really looking forward to learn about what happened back then in Norway. After about half an hour into the first episode, my disappointment grew.
on one hand, this series is hopelessly overpolished. there's everything that can be achieved by best technology and the best actors available. every single shot, each haircut, every costume, every technological detail is perfect.
on the other side, it is breathtakingly shallow. there's every stereotype, every cliché that's in the book. dialogues without depth, more of the obvious.
and, worst of all - soundtrack and camera. the soundtrack hits you like a wall of concrete. I was grateful for the foreign language scene, for they are subtitled and I could mute the sound.
I really don't understand why, centuries after the invention of the tripod, camera operators shake the camera on purpose. just to be different? I wish they'd be different from all the stereotypes and cliches mentioned before.
I couldn't stand it anymore at then end of episode two. I'd better look for the BBC documentary.
on one hand, this series is hopelessly overpolished. there's everything that can be achieved by best technology and the best actors available. every single shot, each haircut, every costume, every technological detail is perfect.
on the other side, it is breathtakingly shallow. there's every stereotype, every cliché that's in the book. dialogues without depth, more of the obvious.
and, worst of all - soundtrack and camera. the soundtrack hits you like a wall of concrete. I was grateful for the foreign language scene, for they are subtitled and I could mute the sound.
I really don't understand why, centuries after the invention of the tripod, camera operators shake the camera on purpose. just to be different? I wish they'd be different from all the stereotypes and cliches mentioned before.
I couldn't stand it anymore at then end of episode two. I'd better look for the BBC documentary.