It's just a perfect show to me.
Had an interest in it because I was in love with Never Goin Back directed by Augustine Frizzell. When I saw she was also doing something for this, I was looking forward to it and wasn't disappointed. Wish I had gotten that HBO subscription earlier.
Each episode is like a movie. It has a direction from beginning to end and knows where it's taking you. There's no guessing here. Absolutely brilliant filmmaking.
The casting was very important here, and it led to awesome performances throughout. The heavies, the protagonists... All worthy of accolades. They really capture the ambivalence and what it means to be "young", especially in this: the digital age that's always evolving. Who is good? Who is evil? All out the window. There is no such thing really at that age. Everyone is struggling with who they are and who they're going to be. And that's a great thing. It's realistic. This is a very real show. Sure the atmosphere around them is heightened for viewing, but the depth of the very real human characteristics are all there.
It's a perfect performance by Zendaya for me. You couldn't ask anything else from her.
Can't imagine Season 2 coming close to the work here. They have their work cut out for them.
Had an interest in it because I was in love with Never Goin Back directed by Augustine Frizzell. When I saw she was also doing something for this, I was looking forward to it and wasn't disappointed. Wish I had gotten that HBO subscription earlier.
Each episode is like a movie. It has a direction from beginning to end and knows where it's taking you. There's no guessing here. Absolutely brilliant filmmaking.
The casting was very important here, and it led to awesome performances throughout. The heavies, the protagonists... All worthy of accolades. They really capture the ambivalence and what it means to be "young", especially in this: the digital age that's always evolving. Who is good? Who is evil? All out the window. There is no such thing really at that age. Everyone is struggling with who they are and who they're going to be. And that's a great thing. It's realistic. This is a very real show. Sure the atmosphere around them is heightened for viewing, but the depth of the very real human characteristics are all there.
It's a perfect performance by Zendaya for me. You couldn't ask anything else from her.
Can't imagine Season 2 coming close to the work here. They have their work cut out for them.