Speaking of "Brave New World", there is no need to say much. As a science fiction, you can hardly imagine that it was written in 1931. It has led the world for at least 50 years, and it has become a symbol, a culture. 90 years later, it is still a classic. The American drama adapted from it is naturally full of gimmicks. I have been waiting for a year since I heard about this drama, and finally finished the whole episode of Raw Meat last night. For the first season, the pros and cons are pretty obvious. Let's talk settings first. This drama is quite unfriendly to friends who haven't read the book, and there is no background setting introduction. A brief overview of the background: The story takes place in the future 2500 years. Society in New London is an entirely new model. First, all are bottled. No parents, no pregnancy, no family, unified artificial embryo. Sexual liberation to the extreme, everyone can choose a sexual partner at will, as long as they want to change a day. And there are sex orgy parties every day. Everyone belongs to everyone. No personal possessions, no personal desires, no one-on-one love relationships. And from the embryonic period, it has been debugged into 5 levels, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. That is α, β, Γ, ε, ζ Alpha is a born leader, and Beta is a born smart person, mainly engaged in important work such as scientific research. Gamma is an ordinary citizen, doing some service and administrative work. Delta and Epsilon are the lowest manual laborers, and they are managed in a unified semi-military manner. They can only speak monosyllabic words, and they are low in intelligence. These talents and classes are all genetically adjusted before birth, during the embryonic period, and repeatedly brainwashed after birth. (Electric shock, hypnosis, sleep radio, etc.) Everyone thinks that their class is the best and the one who contributes the most to society. This is the result of being brainwashed. The society is extremely developed, and birth, old age, sickness and death have all been conquered. Even negative emotions such as jealousy, separation, loneliness, etc., are all resolved. People take a drug called soma every day, which can instantly improve negative emotions. Anytime, as long as you feel embarrassed, angry, empty, unwilling, etc., taking a medicine can solve all your troubles. This is also the truth that they have been repeatedly brainwashed since childhood. harmonious society. Everyone is content with their own class, content with their own status quo, and living in the moment. Every day in addition to work is happiness, in addition to happiness is work. Then a group orgy every night. Everyone belongs to everyone. This is a society of mutual satisfaction, indulgence, pursuit of happiness, without any dissatisfaction, without any sorrow, so it is called a brave new world. Even if there is unhappiness, as long as you take a medicine, you can solve it. If that doesn't work, eat two. Everyone is always elegant and dignified, not arrogant or impetuous, and orderly. To sum it up: No privacy, no family, no marriage, no superstition, no monogamy, everyone is part of a social collective, open to the extreme, everyone belongs to everyone without any private property, private emotions, personal ideological class It is clear, and everyone is happy to be their own class. Taking medicine can solve all troubles and emotions. Everyone lives in the moment, and everyone is happy to call people in the old society savages. adaptation. The above are some basic settings. I have to say that in 1931, this "Brave New World" was the originator of the dystopian theme. This setting is very advanced. But after all, the author is limited to the narrow vision of his own time, so some settings are still outdated. For example, in the setting of the original book, Ford (the car king) eventually became the world's top capitalist and a god-level figure in the brave new world, known as Fudi. People say that Fudi is like saying God, which is a catchphrase. Another example is the original book, about the female avoidance Pregnancy settings are more troublesome, but modern times don't need so much trouble. Wait for some details. Then the American TV series "Brave New World" has naturally made corresponding adaptations, and the more obvious one is to join the Internet. Unfortunately, this adaptation was also a failure. shortcoming. There are two flaws in this adaptation. The first is the network mentioned above. The web reinforces the attributes of collectivism and reinforces the absence of privacy, which would have been good. But at the end of the plot, it becomes the awakening of artificial intelligence that dominates the social network, and people start to resist artificial intelligence. I have to say, this has changed the taste and is out of the original "Brave New World". And the plot against artificial intelligence is really not new. It can only be said that joining this kind of plot completely lowered the style of "Brave New World", from the originator of the mountain to a conventional work. It is also the most dissatisfying place for the audience. The original is a kind of criticism, and the real ruler is on top, mocking and controlling the people in the system safely. Changing it to artificial intelligence is a failure. The second is water injection. According to the interview, the screenwriter himself said that the core of the adaptation is that if people cannot experience the negative emotions of pain, it is actually a loss rather than happiness. Any negative emotions, take medicine immediately, get better immediately, no fear, no anger, no depression, no "negative" emotions, such a life is actually incomplete and goes against human nature. If you give up pain, you give up the most valuable part of life. This is the point that the screenwriter wants to adapt. This is a good idea. But in practice, it turned out to be a failure. Why? Because if you just use this proposition to extend the discussion and add some details, it is actually quite interesting, and it is also one of the motifs of "Brave New World". But American dramas will definitely last for more than one season, so they will definitely be filled with water. First of all, the original book is relatively short, with a total of 19 chapters (if I remember correctly, otherwise it is 18 chapters), which can be read in one afternoon. The original story is wonderful. However, once the water is poured in, you will find that the characters in the play progress and change very slowly, and they will suddenly change their personalities, and suddenly change back again, just like this repeatedly. It is impossible for the protagonist to wake up at once, it has to jump a few times to get a shot. In fact, this is also a common problem that Junjun observes those famous novels adapted into American dramas, that is, greedy water injection. You watch a divine drama like "True Detective", a season is a season, a season that is at its peak, and the portrayal of god-like characters, why has it been watered? Many people write drama reviews, but they only write about the portrayal of the characters in this drama. Muddy, slow, but why? But I can't say it, I don't know one or the other. If you understand this principle, you will understand where the awkwardness of this show is, and all the shortcomings will be explained. The layman watches the fun, the layman watches the doorway. This deep truth also applies to many other dramas. It's just that some dramas have good reputation, and some dramas are good at covering up brainwashing. I won't name this kind of creative routine, so as not to ruin everyone's good impression. advantage. The two shortcomings of this show have been mentioned earlier. But this drama is actually very worth watching, after all, it is adapted from Brave New World. As long as you can endure the above two shortcomings and only look at the parts you want to see, it is still remarkable. After all, this is presenting a utopia in front of you. The portrayal of New London in the play is very good. The portrayal of sexual carnival is even more psychedelic. It just took this kind of gathering of obscene parties to create a sense of beauty and collectiveness, a sense of ritual. On this point alone, it is in line with the imagination of the original. In fact, many details of the original work are restored very well in the play, except for the shortcomings mentioned above, it can still be given 8 points in the end. Moreover, watching this drama and re-reading the original book will indeed make people think-this kind of utopia, of course, appeared in the form of criticism at the beginning, and there are many motifs. Criticize capitalism, criticize class, criticize totalitarianism, criticize unfreedom, and human nature disappears under the grinding of social machines, etc. In 1931, the First World War ended, and the Second World War was imminent. The breakthrough development of capitalist industrialization and technology has brought a huge impact on society. Intellectuals began to think about some deep social issues. Ironically, however, after 90 years, these problems have not only not been resolved, but have intensified. Instead, they have become more self-improving like an indestructible virus, and more chronic diseases are difficult to eradicate. In Brave New World, consumption is synonymous with happiness. In order to stimulate consumption, those in power rack their brains. The so-called happiness is that everyone's needs and desires for food, sex, medicine, and other consumer goods can be instantly satisfied. They don't get sick, they don't starve, they don't have all troubles, and they don't fear death. No fear, no emotion. No family, no wife, no children, no parents, no emotional bondage, no emotional pain. There is no competition, no jealousy, no unwillingness, no struggle, no sense of independence. Every day is work, medicine, entertainment, consumption, carnival, sex, sleep. Just sex, no sex. Without humanity, it has become a machine. people Just like an artificially hatched broiler, I still feel very happy. But in fact this satisfaction is just a false illusion, and sadly people have forgotten what true happiness is. Finally, whether you watch the show or not, I recommend that you must read the original book. I'll end with a quote from the book: "I don't need comfort. I need God, I need poetry, I need real danger, I need freedom, I need good, I need sin." "You're actually asking for the right to suffer. "Well then," challenged the savage, "I demand the right to suffer now." "You haven't said the right to old age and ugliness and impotence; the right to syphilis and cancer; the right to want food. A right; a right to be annoying; a right to be always terrified of what will happen tomorrow. A right to typhoid fever; a right to be tortured by indescribable pains." Long silence. "I demand all this," said the barbarian at last. Brave New World So, "Between the pill of happiness and the ups and downs of Shakespeare, what would you choose?"
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