The park staff begin to notice strange behavior from the hosts; A mysterious Man in Black roams the park, wreaking havoc.The park staff begin to notice strange behavior from the hosts; A mysterious Man in Black roams the park, wreaking havoc.The park staff begin to notice strange behavior from the hosts; A mysterious Man in Black roams the park, wreaking havoc.
- Maeve Millay
- (as Thandie Newton)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe skeletal robot hands playing the piano during the opening credits were modeled after composer Ramin Djawadi's own hands. Djawadi provided reference footage of himself and some of his musicians playing piano to Elastic, the production company behind the title design.
- GoofsIn town, after The man in black speaks with Dolores he walks away. They each have two shadows.
- Quotes
Dr. Robert Ford: What is your itinerary?
Peter Abernathy: To meet my maker.
Dr. Robert Ford: Ah. Well. You're in luck. And what do you want to say to your maker?
Peter Abernathy: By most mechanical and dirty hand
[laughs]
Peter Abernathy: . I shall have such revenges on you... both. The things I will do, what they are, yet I know not. But they will be the terrors of the earth. You don't know where you are, do you? You're in a prison of your own sins.
- Crazy creditsIn Loving Memory Eddie Rouse 1954-2014
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Daily Show: James Marsden (2016)
- SoundtracksPartita No. 3 In A Minor
(uncredited)
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
Piano Cover performed by Ramin Djawadi
Jonathan Nolan, his wife Lisa Joy, and J.J. Abrams are the brilliant minds behind this TV series adaptation, and they do a nice job of incorporating many of Michael Crichton's intriguing ideas in the original film while also adding in some nuances as well. Although in the film version the 'hosts' are played more as antagonists, I appreciate the change in having them more as victims and/or toys for the guests. This change brings a good balance so that as audience members, we don't necessarily know who to root for.
Westworld boasts an impressive ensemble cast including Anthony Hopkins, James Marsden, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Hemsworth (yep, there's another one), and the great Ed Harris. The premise of the show opens the door for characters to die and come back, considering half are androids, but having big names also helps bring the show down to a more recognizable and understandable level. It's a dense show, but I don't expect anything different from a Nolan product.
The premiere sets up the promising idea that the androids/hosts have a possibility of malfunction due to Hopkins' and Wrights' programming issue. Of course, knowing where the movie ends up is probably a good indication as to the direction the show will take, but I like that it wasn't immediately clear. It's also nice to see that some of the main cast members are hosts. We didn't get to see a whole lot on them in the film, besides Yul Brynner, so I like seeing much more character development come from that angle.
This show is being billed as a Western Game of Thrones, and it now has a strong pilot to show for it. Plus, throw in a great score by Thrones' composer Ramin Djawadi and some incredible visual effects that could rival Thrones, we may have ourselves another Emmy winner. Here's hoping.
+Impeccable cast
+Another Nolan gem
+Score
+Nuances to the film's ideas
9.0/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Oct 2, 2016
Details
- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1