Game of Thrones (Seasons 1-4, 2011-2014)
Even though I kept telling myself not to plunge into another miniseries, the power of persuasion seem too overpowering. Or perhaps I was just too weak! The bombardment from the media, social media and friends seem overwhelming. They make it sound like it is the best thing that happened to mankind since sliced bread.
They even made a game which suggested the most likely 'Games of Thrones' characters you are paired to based on a series of simple questions. (I got Tyrion Lannister, an achondroplastic dwarf who compensates his lack of stature with witty wise cracks, sarcasm and shrewdness, I wonder why.)
You see one, you had seen them all, the miniseries and soap operas. They all capture the minds of its viewers by rekindling the primal desires of man. Almost every one of them glorify, if not make it no big deal, to engage in unsanctioned union of the sexes, clandestine, extra-, pre-, or anything but marital.
Everybody's action is laced with malice. Nobody does anything with the pureness of the heart. The words that culminates from the lips do not come from the heart. Uttered vocals are pure ornaments to lubricate the conversation, not reflections of the heart and the mind.
The recurring theme in every soap, immaterial whether it is in English, Spanish, Tamil, Hindi or Portuguese, is the unabashed zest to seize power at all cost and to mastermind the downfall of their enemies. Many episode-hours are spent in to planning and executing their fall from grace. The journey towards this end is embroidered with pleasing displays of the beauty of the human flesh, obnoxious wealth with overindulgence in decadent life styles. A mountain is created from a mole hill when non issue become a life and death situation.
The dialogue in 'Game of Thrones' is quite intriguing, poetic and deep, sometimes. Despite, the criticism over its overt unnecessary display of smut, it hails in the script department though. The lines are so philosophical, sarcastic, witty and profound, all in one.
My verdict: Stay away from miniseries.
Even though I kept telling myself not to plunge into another miniseries, the power of persuasion seem too overpowering. Or perhaps I was just too weak! The bombardment from the media, social media and friends seem overwhelming. They make it sound like it is the best thing that happened to mankind since sliced bread.They even made a game which suggested the most likely 'Games of Thrones' characters you are paired to based on a series of simple questions. (I got Tyrion Lannister, an achondroplastic dwarf who compensates his lack of stature with witty wise cracks, sarcasm and shrewdness, I wonder why.)
You see one, you had seen them all, the miniseries and soap operas. They all capture the minds of its viewers by rekindling the primal desires of man. Almost every one of them glorify, if not make it no big deal, to engage in unsanctioned union of the sexes, clandestine, extra-, pre-, or anything but marital.
Everybody's action is laced with malice. Nobody does anything with the pureness of the heart. The words that culminates from the lips do not come from the heart. Uttered vocals are pure ornaments to lubricate the conversation, not reflections of the heart and the mind.
The dialogue in 'Game of Thrones' is quite intriguing, poetic and deep, sometimes. Despite, the criticism over its overt unnecessary display of smut, it hails in the script department though. The lines are so philosophical, sarcastic, witty and profound, all in one.
My verdict: Stay away from miniseries.
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