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His Dark Materials
May. 2nd, 2024 09:36 pmWatched:
His Dark Materials, all 3 seasons, HBO Max.
I enjoyed this a lot, especially the visuals. The lighting, costume design, set design, props, and CGI were all excellent. Some of the best lighting I've seen in a while and there were parts where the colors just shone. Good acting all around, and from what I can tell it's a pretty faithful adaptation of the books. My favorite character by far was Mary Malone; I just loved everything about her. The ending felt satisfying.
My criticisms: It's at times too slow, and too heavy. They could have used some humor. The story gets into some very serious material and it was just like ugh, this is tiresome.
Bounced off of:
Quantum Leap reboot. The pilot did not do much for me.
His Dark Materials, all 3 seasons, HBO Max.
I enjoyed this a lot, especially the visuals. The lighting, costume design, set design, props, and CGI were all excellent. Some of the best lighting I've seen in a while and there were parts where the colors just shone. Good acting all around, and from what I can tell it's a pretty faithful adaptation of the books. My favorite character by far was Mary Malone; I just loved everything about her. The ending felt satisfying.
My criticisms: It's at times too slow, and too heavy. They could have used some humor. The story gets into some very serious material and it was just like ugh, this is tiresome.
Bounced off of:
Quantum Leap reboot. The pilot did not do much for me.
