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Rating: DSQ=11, SP=4 / Can't Get Enough
Scale A=4, Scale B=4, Scale C=3, Scale D=3, Scale E=1
Future, Post-Apocalyptic, Thriller, Horror, Psychological
This may be the most difficult show I've ever watched, but for all the right reasons. Margaret Atwood wrote a masterful story about what could be the future of this country. And I think that is the most important part: it could be. This is not a fantasy, like most post-apocalyptic and dystopian worlds that writers create. This one feels too close for comfort, too realistic. And, even more disturbing, it already is the reality for some nations. Women are property and people are tortured and killed for not following "rules" in some places in this world. And we are now experiencing sickening hatred in this country that is eerily similar to the world of Gilead.
This show is intense and very brutal. The kind of violence portrayed is more difficult for me to watch than war films, gangster films, gory horror flicks, or shows like Breaking Bad. I think this is because that there is a level of distancing that happens in these genres. But with The Handmaid's Tale, there is no distancing. The violence is constantly there, combined with grotesque manipulation and hypocrisy. And the editing makes the audience feel uneasy and never immune to it. AMAZING performances from Elisabeth Moss and Yvonne Strahovski.
I can't say that I'll re-watch this show--it's just too hard. But I do recommend it. It's important.
Favorite episode from Season 1 = "A Woman's Place"
Favorite episode from Season 2 = "Holly"
Looking forward to watching Season 3...stay tuned...
Future, Post-Apocalyptic, Thriller, Horror, Psychological
This may be the most difficult show I've ever watched, but for all the right reasons. Margaret Atwood wrote a masterful story about what could be the future of this country. And I think that is the most important part: it could be. This is not a fantasy, like most post-apocalyptic and dystopian worlds that writers create. This one feels too close for comfort, too realistic. And, even more disturbing, it already is the reality for some nations. Women are property and people are tortured and killed for not following "rules" in some places in this world. And we are now experiencing sickening hatred in this country that is eerily similar to the world of Gilead.
This show is intense and very brutal. The kind of violence portrayed is more difficult for me to watch than war films, gangster films, gory horror flicks, or shows like Breaking Bad. I think this is because that there is a level of distancing that happens in these genres. But with The Handmaid's Tale, there is no distancing. The violence is constantly there, combined with grotesque manipulation and hypocrisy. And the editing makes the audience feel uneasy and never immune to it. AMAZING performances from Elisabeth Moss and Yvonne Strahovski.
I can't say that I'll re-watch this show--it's just too hard. But I do recommend it. It's important.
Favorite episode from Season 1 = "A Woman's Place"
Favorite episode from Season 2 = "Holly"
Looking forward to watching Season 3...stay tuned...
