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I loving love it, and I admit I'm a little confused that other people don't? Is it the plot... or what? Could someone explain?
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Escobarbarian posted:Westworld being the example you gave especially, like arguably that has more to say about consciousness and whatnot than this has to say about.....that the East India Company were bad. I dunno, I think it's clearly got quite a lot to say about colonisation, imperialism and the idea of social norms (the show is called 'Taboo', after all). The main character spent a lot of time in Africa, living among the indigenous people, and he's come back acculturated against the typical standards and expectations of the "civilised" world. He's rude, canabalistic, openly shamanistic, shuns ideas of patriotism and proper behaviour (and likely grunts all the time because he likely hasn't spoken English in near a decade, and it's also why he spends a great deal of time nearly nude). Simultaneously, he seems to have a great deal of respect for independent women and for queer people, or at least doesn't condemn them on that basis. So ultimately the entire thing is a tract on cultural relativism, and a criticism of the way an enlightened societies only offers a narrow spectrum of appropriate thought and behaviour. Incidentally, I'd argue that Westworld had a lot of topic sentences on the idea of consciousness but ultimately it didn't really come together to say anything, particularly anything consistent. It was a load of thesis statements looking for an editor, backed up by some dodgy characterisation and narrative choices. (Something I'd be keen to continue discussing in the Westworld thread, if anyone's game? I'd honestly love to be persuaded otherwise.)
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Jan 23, 2017 20:26
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I've not observed the review in question, so take this with a grain of salt, but given that the show is very much part of the horror genre, unequal power dynamics go with the territory. It just so happens that the show's biggest monster is also the show's lead.
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Feb 13, 2017 11:12
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Orv posted:This is a bad show I enjoy for bad reasons, and I will continue to do so if it gets picked up again. Already renewed.
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Feb 25, 2017 12:18
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