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anna_hepworth's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As a near future dystopia set in a surveillance and control state, there is nothing particularly unique about the story being told here. However, it does it in an interesting manner, and the way that the visuals add depth -- particularly for the dream/nightmare sequences --works really well.
There are a couple of scenes that are uncomfortable at the 'teenager doing stupid things without thinking first'. And the general plot has little of happiness in it. But it is certainly a very slick modernisation of the story
There are a couple of scenes that are uncomfortable at the 'teenager doing stupid things without thinking first'. And the general plot has little of happiness in it. But it is certainly a very slick modernisation of the story
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Death, and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide
There was a scene that made me think that Jonestown was being referenced; the outcome was horrendous, but not for those reasons. The police brutality + fascism + nobody gets to opt out adds up to some particularly nasty scenes.
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