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The Death of Dick Long
(2019)

Unpleasant Memory
Sixteen minutes in I already knew how Dick Long died. If you watched that "Mr. Hands" video then there would be no twist. Acting was pleasant though.

I definitely regret watching this movie and remembering that unpleasant video.

NOS4A2
(2019)

Absolutely worth the watch.
It starts out slow and weird but comes together in the end. The major pull for this show is the superb acting from the cast. The story is not as predictable as you would expect. The characters' personality and actions are not as typical as they first appear to be. N0S4A2 is a fun and entertaining horror series to watch and without a doubt one the best things to come out of 2019.

Tell Me a Story
(2018)

Alcohol Required
The show is collection of interwoven fairy tale-themed stories based in modern day New York City. These stories are those you typically see in TV dramas, and dramatic thriller movies on the CW and Lifetime. There are twist here and there but nothing you wouldn't expect with these story types. What sells the series for me is the fairy tale-themed element and the ensemble cast. The cast didn't do much to elevate the series. Most actor were just OK, others were great (Billy Magnussen and Dania Ramirez) and some just had plane bad acting scenes (Paul Wesley).

The two things Ill remember from this is Danielle Campbellhot body and Becki ewton.

Dark
(2017)

An interesting psychological mystery thriller
Season one introduces a sh*t-ton of characters, the events which occurs in their hometown and how they are related to to each other.

I watched the entirety of the season with subtitles and from the get go I found myself taking notes just to keep up.

Characters: This is the probably the most complex part of the story.

There a 4 generations of characters living in 3 different time periods in the same town. All characters introduce I believe are essential to main plot. Each generation is related to the next via family decent. The parents and children of each generation are introduced and their relations with each other are explored. There are also characters which do not share any relation with another generation but are present in multiple time periods.

The most important characters to the plot are Jonas(16 yrs old), Mikkell (11yrs old), Ulric (49 yrs old) and Noah (early 40s). Scenes with these characters are important in understanding the plot.

The Plot:

The story spans several days from November 4 to 12th for the years 1953 ,1986 and 2019. At the beginning of the story Mikkel, Ulric's son'goes missing after a night out with his older brother and sister and their friends Jonas and Bartosz near a cave in the forest. We then follow Ulric (who is a police) on a quest to find is missing son. Its through the investigation that we are slowly introduced some cast of characters.

The next time we see Mikkell, he is exiting the cave in 1986. He slowly but surely realizes he is trapped 33 years in the past. There we meet '86 Ulric and his generation as well as Ulric's parents generation. In addition we meet old Egon, the chief police for that time, who finds Mikkell wondering. Characters of 2019 backstory are expanded upon and more of"what and how" is revealed.

By going through his deceased father belonging and with the help of a mysterious stranger Jonas investigate the mysterious cave to better understand his father's suicide letter. He takes the right path in the cave and ends up in 1986 same date. He confirms the content of the letter and his mind is f*****d by time. He then goes back to 2019 via the caves to ponder things.

A week after the 4th a body of a young boy(Not Mikkel) is found in forest. Ulric believes Helge, a senile man, as the main suspect of his sons disappearance. He follows Helge on a night through the cave, takes a wrong turn and end up in 1933. As with his son before he slowly realizes when he is. We are introduce to characters of '53, again parents and children. Ulric comes to conclusion that if he kills child Helge he can prevent his son's disappearance. His attempt end in failure and hes caught and locked up by young Egon for kidnapping.

During the above 2 incidents the mysterious person goes to 1986 to have discussion with a author of "A journey through time"(a book featured heavily in the story) and creator of the time machine. They discuss physics of time travel and the meta-physics of it all.

In the final episode an off-med Jonas decides to rescue Mikkel from the past irregardless of its dire consequence. However, he gets captured by Noah and '86 Helge and is locked away in a room seen in previous episodes. The same day the mysterious guy attempts to destroy the time portal in the cave. This results in Helge of '33 being saved and Jonas jumping 66 years into the future (year 2052).

The show is about time travel and has quite a few time paradoxes. I would say the time travel is of a similar nature to that in the movie Predestination.

Setting: 2019 : Its exactly what you would believe 2 years from would be like in a small rural town in Germany.

1986: The town is same structurally, the obvious differences are the technology and dress code is of 1986.

1953: Many structural differences. A lot of Buildings weren't built yet including the Nuclear Factory which is an important settings in 1986 and 2019.

2052: Too many spoilers already.

Music score/soundtrack. I would say its similar to Stranger things but much more darker. The 1986 has a lot of '80s music. Mostly German and some English. The music fits the story and tone perfectly.

Once you know the characters and their relations, the complex plot becomes easier to unravel. The first season left a lot of unanswered questions, mostly about the fate of the characters.

The acting done by the 30+ actors/actresses is amazing. Each scene is shot masterfully and soundtracks elevates it higher. The series is without a doubt the best Netflix has to offer since House of Cards

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