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Fallout (2024)
Perfect Adaptation
I think the people who are complaining about this series just want to complain. The show was an excellent adaptation of the Fallout series. It took the subtle (and not so subtle) humor of the game and translated it perfectly to the small screen. Indeed, I can't think of a single point in the game that I didn't see in the series. There were times I questioned elements in the series and considered whether it would be part of the game if the game wanted a smaller purchasing audience and the answer was always the show got it right. It translated not just the letter of the game, but also the spirit of the game.
I've read the reviews about wokist elements in the series and I while I know what they're talking about, I just don't see it to the degree of deserving criticism. First of all, the game was never about a 1950s current Earth. The game is really an alternate world were atomic energy is used in a variety of tools, household appliances, and vehicles. So one really can't advance an idea that this doesn't replicate 1950s world culture. It's not meant to be. With that premise tossed, it leaves the series to establish whatever characters it wants. However, I never saw one single character that wasn't in keeping with the game - not once.
Any accusation of the main character being a Mary Sue is a false one I believe. If one makes that accusation than ANY game character is a Mary Sue. Anyone who plays the game knows you start with abilities and increase them as time goes by. We can assume that Lucy is approximately 20-25 years old when episode one begins. This means that she has had some time to develop certain skills as indicated at the very beginning of episode one.
I believe the show does a good job of mixing the various Fallout games (1-4 and New Vegas) and I enjoyed that about it. The set design and costumes were absolutely ON POINT. Whoever did the sets and costumes definitely deserves an Emmy. I think the actors did a tremendous job of conveying their characters from a game to a show.
The mature parts of the show were also conveyed within the context of the game. The game alludes to many of the things that happened in the show, but never comes right out and shows it. I think the show captured that spirit well.
It is going to be hard to find a show to watch after this. I am already wishing there was a second season out and I can't wait for it to appear. I will be rewatching this 1st season again.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
Screenwriters
Girl bosses who are Mary Sue and weak guys who can't do anything without the girls. I keep picturing Hollywood screenwriters who are in their 20s and were picked on so much in high school that they want to make movies in their own perfect image as to how they *think* the world should be. It gets so very cliche and old. It's basically a trope. Please Hollywood, come up with something new and that actually reflects actual America. Please get out of your little bubble.
The lack of the monsters (see title of series) was disappointing. Or wait...was "legacy of monsters" part of the title describing all the angst-ridden, teenage family drama?
Das Boot (1981)
The Single Best WW2 Movie I have ever watched
I have watched probably over 100 WW2 movies and this is the single best WW2 movie I have ever seen. The authenticity and realism the director achieved is above excellent. The actors did a phenomenal job achieving the impossible - letting you know what it is like to live in a narrow metal tube under the water. I never served in the Navy, but I did serve in the Army and the film accurately portrays the camraderie between men in the military.
There is probably one other piece of film that comes close to it is the first 20 or so minutes of Saving Pvt. Ryan - the Normandy beach scene.
Watch it in the original German if you can. It is even better.