And at this point is where the filming of The Man in the High Castle: Hitler's Germany and Japan share the exception of a buffer zone around the Rocky Mountains to the USA. But already threatens a new war, because the leader is terminally ill and his followers do not remember, to be content with a part if they can have the whole thing. How fit two ordinary citizens who live in Japanese-occupied San Francisco Juliana (Alexa Davalos) and working in the German New York Frank (Rupert Evans), in this geopolitical context? Both of them have joined the underground, both she leads a top-secret mission in the neutral zone.
I will not tell you too much if I quote, that the one-hour pilot episode ends with a cliffhanger, which allows only one conclusion: We want more! I want, no, I need to know what happens next! Thanks to the voting option we have viewers (and Prime-members) to deposit it in their own hands, our desire for a sequel. The reasons are many: Good performer, an excellent story, subtle use of shocking plot elements, and above all the attention to detail.
While it recognizes the US and imagines himself in the postwar period, but the constant references on German Reich swastikas, Propagandafilme- and posters, bilingual labels give the scenery a very special, sinister charm. Nothing it seems cheap or even oversubscribed ridiculous cliché, how it is -Nazis with respect to the beloved enemy of donated moin Führa! Usual. Most Americans seem resigned to the occupation or to have as Juliana, even arranged. The acting in the underground resistance is still few and far between in the pilot episode, and that affects far more believable than a whole nation that bravely stands up against evil. People are not always heroes - often they are cowards or just want to survive.
Of course, the film maintains at least not yet exactly to the template, which would not even be possible, as Philip K. Dick never handed in cinematic action game, but a science fiction background like philosophical questions what distinguishes a human being from a non-human ? Can machines have feelings, and if so, what does that say about the value of human emotions? etc. spread. In short: It may be Phil Dick and Star Wars stuck in the SF-drawer, but there are whole galaxies between these plants (and before I am commanded Snob: I like Star Wars In any case the first three films, and by that I mean the first three! produced films, not the boring prequels). The transfer to an audio-visual medium is straight when Dick's oeuvre a Herculean task, not always, but surprisingly often works, see Blade Runner or Total Recall (hui! I'm listening to the professional film critics pointed her finger nails!).
Speaking of Blade Runner: Production is The Man in the High Castle by Ridley Scott, which can be recognized by attention to detail and a witty tribute to Blade Runner (1982 incidentally a flop, which was also panned by most critics today a genre classic, which we learn from this? Apparently also some films must intervene only as wine to patronize the mass taste).
Certainly one could pick a few criticisms about the other reviewers or means but recessions? Recurrent? Regardless aforementioned mistranslation from English to German (flight Haven ouch!). Just drop this in my opinion is not significant. The Man in the High Castle is a great pilot with all that makes up a successful Teaser: The Basisplot is briefly outlined, the main characters are introduced, some action and conflict threads are spun, which we hope will subsequently linked together.
Those who expect space battles or heroic struggles against Nazi hordes, will imagine in the wrong movie. Exciting entertainment does not necessarily require explosions and mass slaughter. The Man in the High Castle is a pilot episode for viewers who want to expose themselves to both an audacious thought experiment, and are willing to think with a little. Unassuming sprinkler there at every other corner in abundance. Let us rejoice therefore a promising pilot episode, which hopefully will be followed by a whole series.
This is so, of course, plenty of people have to evaluate these pilot episode positively. I'm actually not that calls for tuning. In this case, I agree to the usually very happy with one exception: please vote so that the Amazon series continues! Or are you not agree that we have now and then something more sophisticated entertainment earned off Droeger mainstream paths? Yes? Then the blue text Click a say now please after enjoying the pilot episode and allow approximately two minutes for questions. Does that please, otherwise I do not write more recaps, but start at the end yet to publish eBooks. And finally we all want not, right?
