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CineTv Contest: The Umbrella Academy: A Time-Bending Masterpiece@fashtioluwa450d
Hello film lovers, it's another week for use to embark on a new journey with the CineTv community, and this week contest we are to talk about our favourite time film. When I read the post, I already had a movie in mind but @whatmidesays says I would need to pick another movie because she already wrote about it. You can read her entry here Every second count in time it was an amazing entry and since she already took the words out of my mouth, I would be writing about my second time movie but this one is a series and its not "The Flash."
This series talks about the danger of time traveling, family, super ability and many more. The title of this series is "The Unmbrella Academy" and trust me, you can't get enough of it.
The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the series is currently an Netflix original series that delves into the complexities of time travel, family dynamics, and the consequences of playing with the fabric of time.
The Storyline
The series is an ongoing series with 3 season currently, the series follows the story of seven adopted siblings, each with unique superpowers, who were trained by their father, to become a team of superheroes known as The Umbrella Academy.
The siblings are meant to be the best of the best as he trained them, at a point one of the siblings discovered he has the power to time travel without the use of machine but his pure ability.
He traveled several years into the future and discovered that the world has been destroyed by an unknown course, he tried going back to the part to warn his siblings but his power stopped working and this made him stucked in the future.
He was recruited by a time traveling organisation to assasinate some unwanted variant in the time line but at a point, he used his power again and it worked which took him to the past but the past he went back to was a past were one of their siblings was dead, their father was dead and is other sibling were grown adult while he was still in his younger body but with the brain of an adult.
However, after a mysterious event, the siblings disband and go their separate ways. Years later, they reunite to solve the mystery surrounding their father's death and the impending apocalypse that destroyed the world.
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What I Loved and what I Hated
I loved how the series seamlessly weaves together multiple timelines, exploring the consequences of time travel and the butterfly effect. I love the action scene and how the importance of family was shown. I also love that the characters has special ability which helped them battle the obstacle in front of them. I love how they show that the siblings are all humans even with their superpowers, they also have human weakness.
What I hate about the series is the was the time jumping. Sometimes, some obvious things that should be known will be totally ignored like they don't think but I guess it's all part to make the movie a good one.
The Influence it has on me
The Umbrella Academy has influenced me to think more critically about the consequences of my actions, particularly when it comes to meddling with time. I have come to understand that time waits for no man and how you use your time tells a lot about you. It is important to know that every action we talk at every seconds has an effect in our life or the life of the people surrounding us or even in our future.
Most Interesting Part
The most interesting aspect of the series for me was when they all discovered their youngest siblings or so also has special ability. The fact that their father was the only person that knew about her ability and one other sibling was crazy. Her ability was hidden from her siblings because she was the most powerful and unstable one among them. The discovery opened a new part in the movie and this brought in new scene and character development.
Memorable Scene
One scene that still pops into my mind is the dance sequence in the first episode, where the siblings reunite at their father's funeral. The scene is beautifully choreographed, showcasing the characters' unique personalities and powers.
Standout Performances
The standout performances came from the character named number 5. The sibling with the time traveling ability. He is a young boy but the fact that he has to act like a child with the brain of a 60+ year old man was outstanding. He was an amazing character and he was one of the most loved characted in the movie.
The Umbrella Academy is an interesting movie for all to see, if you know you want to be lost in time where love, action, comedy are all involved, then I present to you "The Umbrella Academy"
I will rate this movie an 8.5/10, trust me, you will love it. Thanks for reading, my name is Fashtioluwa.
Después de un final de temporada la verdad es que me esperaba bastante de esta serie, la primera temporada la verdad quedé fascinada con el resultado, al punto que empecé a leer los cómics y sí me di cuenta que hay bastantes diferencias, pero está segunda y tercera temporada logran elevar mucho más el nivel de la serie incluso logran profundizar mucho más en el drama, la segunda temporada nos cuenta básicamente una historia de viajes en el tiempo sobre los hechos de Dallas del año 1963 los cuales están muy bien ejecutados y bien llevados, y a pesar de contar con una buena dosis de drama tengo que decir que el humor sigue estando presente.
After a season finale the truth is that I expected a lot from this series, the first season the truth is that I was fascinated with the result, to the point that I started reading the comics and I realized that there are many differences, but this second and third season manage to raise much more the level of the series even manage to deepen much more in the drama, the second season basically tells us a time travel story about the events of Dallas in 1963 which are very well executed and well carried out, and despite having a good dose of drama I have to say that the humor is still present.
Fuente de imagen
Pero ya llegamos a la tercera temporada llega algo bastante increíble otra academia, lo cual viene siendo como una especie de academia rival para ellos en los cuales, los hechos que cambiaron en el tiempo en Dallas hacen que estos sean afectados en esta nueva línea temporal, no quiero ondear mucho en el guión para no spoilearles nada pero les puede decir que estas dos temporadas son increíbles a nivel de guión, de algo que sí me puedo quejar es que esta nueva academia la verdad queda de ver un poco porque sinceramente desaparece muy rápido, si bien en los cómics ellos son la mayor amenaza de esta parte de la historia en la historia de la serie no, en realidad solamente vienen siendo un hilo conductor para que los propios protagonistas desarrollen más de sus tramas y a su vez haya como una especie de rivalidad o interacción con nuevos personajes.
But we already arrived to the third season comes something quite incredible another academy, which is like a kind of rival academy for them in which, the facts that changed in time in Dallas make these are affected in this new timeline, I do not want to wave much in the script to not spoil anything but I can tell you that these two seasons are incredible at the level of script, something I can complain about is that this new academy remains to be seen a little bit because honestly it disappears very quickly, although in the comics they are the biggest threat of this part of the story in the history of the series, in reality they only come being a thread for the protagonists to develop more of their own plots and in turn there is a kind of rivalry or interaction with new characters.
Si bien es cierto que la primera temporada también tenía agujeros de guion esta segunda y tercera también los tiene Pero sigue siendo bastante entretenido si tienen la oportunidad de los cómics se van a dar cuenta que ellos son mucho más fantasiosos y hay una cantidad elevada de villanos y héroes dentro de este mismo mundo, mientras que la serie como tal de Netflix busca ser mucho más seria con una historia llevada de manera muy diferente o más realista, Pero esto no es del todo malo porque personajes como klaus los cuales tienen un desarrollo magnífico en estas dos temporadas la verdad debo decir que es mi personaje favorito al igual que lo fue en la primera temporada porque es el que realmente se siente con un peso de desarrollo como personaje pues, Eso sí la parte lo viajas en el tiempo para muchos puede ser bastante enrollada o difícil de entender porque en estas dos temporadas lo llevan al siguiente nivel, pero sí muy aparte de stranger things tengo que decir que esta es una de las series de Netflix que la verdad he disfrutado muchísimo, así que bueno solamente queda a la espera de ver la cuarta y última temporada y ver por fin cuál es el final de esta serie.
While it is true that the first season also had script holes this second and third also has them But it is still quite entertaining if you have the opportunity of the comics you will realize that they are much more fantasy and there is a high amount of villains and heroes within this same world, while the Netflix series as such seeks to be much more serious with a story taken in a very different or more realistic way, But this is not all bad because characters like Klaus which have a magnificent development in these two seasons the truth I must say that it is my favorite character as it was in the first season because it is the one that really feels with a weight of development as a character because, That yes the part you travel in time for many can be quite winding or difficult to understand because in these two seasons take it to the next level, but yes very apart from stranger things I have to say that this is one of the Netflix series that the truth I have enjoyed a lot, so well only remains to wait to see the fourth and final season and finally see what is the end of this series.
›The Umbrella Academy|| As Dysfunctional As It Gets.@wongi644d
For months on end, I listened to my friend talk so much about this Tv series. The rambling got worse when the final season of the Tv series came out in August this year. “Wongi, you should really watch this series “ was the only sentence this friend was consistent with. After all said and done, I decided to give the series a chance and if I'm being honest, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows from the start.
The first episode of the first season felt like a lullaby on a calm and cold night as it constantly sent me to sleep each time I tried watching it. Initially, I thought I was just too tired on the first day and so I tried seeing it some other time when I was more alert and again, I slept. Along the line, I resorted to seeing the movie whenever I felt like taking a nap and it always worked until it did not anymore.
About The Movie
One day in 1989, women around the world who were not pregnant at the start of the day gave birth to children. This strange phenomenon piqued the interest of a billionaire industrialist, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who went ahead to adopt seven of them. He creates the umbrella academy where he trains “his children” to better harness their powers in order to serve and save the world.
Along the line, Sir Reginald Hargreeves dies, leading to the reunionof his children who had gone their separate ways. In a bid to solve the mystery surrounding the death of their father, they find out that the imminent end of the world is fast approaching and they have to work together to save the world. This is not an easy task as they are a dysfunctional family of superheroes who barely get along with each other. Nonetheless, they try their best to put aside their differences in order to save the world. The question however is, do they?
The Umbrella Academy is a four season series with ten episodes each in the first three seasons and six episodes in the last season. The first season of this series was released on the 15th of February, 2019 and the last season on the 8th of August, 2024. The main genre of the series would be action but sub genres include science fantasy, comedy drama and superheroes.
Season One.
In season one, we were introduced to all the characters and their superpowers during their reunion after their father’s death at the umbrella academy. Here, the siblings try to solve the mystery behind their father’s strange death while still trying to counter the effect of a looming apocalypse.
Season Two
After managing to escape the first apocalypse, the siblings are scattered around different years in the same timeline where they all attempt to create different lives for themselves. Little do they know that yet another apocalypse is looming and as usual, they have to fight against it in order to save the world. They search for Sir Reginald to guide them on how to stop the second apocalypse but he rebukes them and denies ever adopting such “Incompetent” superheroes. Once again, the siblings are faced with the challenge of saving the world on their own while still attempting to return to their original timeline.
At this point, the siblings are tired of apocalypses and of saving the world, but this doesn't mean that there isn't yet another apocalypse sitting pretty and waiting for them. In this new timeline, Sir Hargreeves adopts another set of superheroes and names his academy ‘The Sparrow Academy”. The sparrows seem to be better trained and tougher than the Umbrellas. This naturally causes hatred between the two parties but eventually, the two academies come together in a bid to stop the very vicious apocalypse.
Season Four
The person that discovered the atoms that give powers is revealed in the final season. On the flip side, a group of people have come together in order to eradicate the umbrella academy, in a bid to return to their original timelines. They named the process of eradicating the umbrella academy ‘ the cleanse’ .There is a whole back and forth as the Umbrellas fight to save the world or at least their lives.
Characters.
Colm Feore as Sir Reginald Hargreeves:
He is the industrialist billionaire who adopts the kids with superpowers and attempts to teach them how to reach their full potential.
Tom Hooper:
He goes by the name Luther and the number “One”. Luther was the first of the adopted children and his super power is super strength.
David Castaneda:
He goes by the name Diego and the number two. His special ability is throwing knives. Whenever Diego throws a knife he never misses, irrespective of the distance.
Emmy Raver-Lampma:
She goes by the name Allison and the number three. Her special ability is making people do whatever she wants them to do. However, she has to start the sentence with “I heard a rumour…”
Robert Sheeman:
He goes by the name Klaus and the number four. Klaus was one of my favourite characters because of how free and nonchalant he was. His special ability is dealing with ghosts.
Aiden Gallagher:
He was addressed as number Five all through the movies. Number Five's special ability is time travelling.
Justin H. Min:
He goes by the name Ben and the number Six. Unfortunately, Ben dies as a kid but his special ability was controlling his inner tentacles.
Elliot Page:
Vanga turn Viktor goes by the number Seven. She happened to be the most powerful of the Umbrellas as she could turn her emotions into energy and could wipe out an entire fleet of people with just her thoughts.
My Opinion.
I think the first two to three episodes of this series felt dull for me because of the lack of adequate action. Along the line, all I wanted to do was just watch the series because of how entertaining and engaging it got.
Irrespective of their differences or how many times the Umbrellas called themselves ‘dysfunctional’, I like how they still always came together to try and save the world as a family.
All of the characters were striking in their own way as they all fit into their roles as a glove would into a hand. However, one character that particularly awed me was number five. He is the sibling who could time travel and during one of his time travel sojourns, he was stuck in time for forty-fives years. He eventually returned to his original timeline but he was stuck in the body of his younger self.
Technically, he became the oldest and wisest of the siblings because of this incident. However, it always got so interesting whenever he was dishing out instructions, advice and threats to people who were older looking than he was. For a teeneger at the time of the movie production, I would say he killed his role.
Recommendation
The umbrella academy was a really interesting watch even though it took some time for me to get used to it. Do I regret watching the series? Definitely not. Do I recommend it? Absolutely. I am certain that anyone who watches this series would find something intriguing about it because it was a fine mixture of different genres.
›A Worthy End to a Wild Ride | The Umbrella Academy Film Review@olujay686d
After two years, the final and fourth seasons are now here. Although I had forgotten some things about the previous ones, watching them again reminded me of so much that I loved and missed about the series. And the ending is what I like most about the finale. I couldn't have asked for better closure.
I initially couldn't connect to the series much when I first found it. It had a quirky beginning that didn't pique my interest. It was when I discovered that it was also about time travel and superpowers that it got my attention. And I have followed through till the end ever since.
Now, although the film was about a family of people with powers, it wasn't centred on that. The plot is much deeper, and it also shows good craftmanship in its storytelling character development.
On one day in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. In their teenage years, though, the family fractures and the team disbands.
Fast forward to the present time, when the six surviving members of the clan reunite upon the news of Hargreeves' passing. They work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father's death, but divergent personalities and abilities again pull the estranged family apart, and a global apocalypse is another imminent threat. The series is based on a collection of comics and graphic novels created and written by My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way.Source
In the first three seasons, the Hargreeves family members repeatedly destroyed the world, but each time they managed to save it. One last time, they gather together to save it once and for all, but at a cost they never considered.
What I generally like about the fourth season is that it manages to bring back many things from the previous seasons without causing chaos or trying to give a good ending to the film. Unlike the previous seasons, however, there are fewer episodes, and it felt a bit rushed and with fewer intricacies. I enjoyed it very much regardless, especially for the characters.
If anything had been changed about the characters in this finale, it may have greatly affected the film for me. They all just worked well together. And as usual, their actors gave their all to portray each of them excellently.
My favourite remains Aidan Gallagher, who played Five. Many times, I forgot that he really isn't a 56-year-old man in a teenager's body for how well he played his parts. He, just like the other main actors, was perfect for his role.
I laughed very hard many times this season. I don't remember much about my reactions in the previous seasons, but I love how there were so many comical elements in the film. Many hilarious moments from quirkyness, sarcasm, and many more.
The series subtly touches on many aspects of the reality of life and presents them in intriguing and entertaining ways.
Cinematography is a strong suit in season four. The visual storytelling with the angles couldn't go unnoticed. There were depths to certain scenes just by the camera angle, lighting, and transitions. I applaud the filmmakers for putting in great effort.
All through the film, I was eager to see just how it would all end. Surely, being the finale, they couldn't end the series like they did in the previous seasons with a cliffhanger. Yet there had to be something fitting for closure. What it turned out to be allowed me to give a sigh of relief, satisfaction, and contentment.
Two years was sure a long time to get this finale, but I am glad that it was totally worth the wait. In these times when superhero films aren't receiving that much love for "running out of content," it's always nice to see creative and worth-while films like this save the day. The superheroes are, however, not your regular kind.
Now I remember when this show was all the rage back last year and I made a promise to myself to someday check it out, well I finally fulfilled that promise this last week 😃.
The Umbrella Academy
### Plot
> The Umbrella Academy is a family of adopted Superhumans who grew up in a toxic home.
When Number 5, who had gone missing for 17 years comes back in time with the news of an impending apocalypse, the siblings must put away their rivalries, brush of their differences and fight right past their limits to save the world.
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Now this show is a real gem. A real prodigy of the famous, and heavily used time travel trope.
The amount of skill and uniqueness of the plot and story made the series incredibly enjoyable for one who may have started it with a critics mind, then for me who had an open mind, well it was just marvelous ✨
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What I Liked
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##### - The Characters 👫
> ***"The characters are the backbones of every show."***
This is something that I always say, this meaning that a boring story/show would have boring characters.
When the characters are robotic or aren't built up well, the emotions that they're meant to emit won't be portrayed clearly, no matter how good the actor who's playing that character is.
Regardless, the characters in this show were simply marvelous despite how plentiful they were.
A show that talks about space and time would clearly have a wide variety of characters and be able to input them in the correct point, this is a rather difficult task but The Umbrella Academy carried out this task wonderfully🔥
- The Cast 🎭
The Cast was marvelous, simply marvelous!
The characters potential were brought out by the great acting.
One in particular which I'm sure everyone who had watch the movie would agree on is the great number 5.
Aidan Gallagher had always been a good actor from his first major series in Nickelodeon's Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn and now he's really showing that skill in this lovely show.
Having the finesse to portray a cranky 50 something year old time Traveller in the body of a 15 year old boy in shorts and socks isn't something anybody can do😂.
- The Straightforwardness with the Time Trope
Now time trope as always is something that has been overused. Through trial and error, different shows have experimented on which part of this trope was well received by audiences, and which parts fell flat.
The umbrella academy could be said to be the culmination of all the well receivers, as they seem to only bring everything that makes sense on here.
From the Butterfly Effect to the Grandfather Paradox, all time mysteries and ideologies are brought on as either help or barriers for our superhero team to tackle and overcome.
- Realistic Fights
Now this show albeit it being a superhero show isn't one that's based on plot armor such that the heroes must always win.
It's more of a logical story in which the one that's most informed and most suited to the altercation or fight would come out on top.
Thus, the villians had great chances to win and probably would have, if not for slim instances of luck (which always happens in a fight btw😂). Despite that, it's refreshing to see a superheroes movie where the odds for either side winning aren't miles apart then get closed insurmountably with no valid or understandable reason..
Overall Review
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This was a true delight to watch for me. An action series that'll keep you at the edge of your seat wondering what would happen next and how they'll react.
I totally loved it, and recommend it to those who are into superheroes and family movies.
Although it's a bit dicy in terms of violence and suggestive sexual contents, hence it's PG 16.
A true 9/10 stars show✨
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Ahora recuerdo cuando este programa estaba de moda el año pasado y me hice la promesa de verlo algún día, bueno, finalmente cumplí esa promesa la semana pasada 😃.
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La Academia Umbrella
### Trama
> La Umbrella Academy es una familia de Superhumanos adoptados que crecieron en un hogar tóxico.
Cuando Número 5, que estuvo desaparecido durante 17 años, regresa en el tiempo con la noticia de un apocalipsis inminente, los hermanos deben dejar de lado sus rivalidades, olvidar sus diferencias y luchar más allá de sus límites para salvar el mundo.
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Ahora bien, este espectáculo es una verdadera joya. Un auténtico prodigio del famoso y muy utilizado tropo de los viajes en el tiempo.
La cantidad de habilidad y singularidad de la trama y la historia hicieron que la serie fuera increíblemente agradable para alguien que la comenzó con una mente crítica, pero para mí, que tenía una mente abierta, bueno, fue simplemente maravilloso ✨
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Lo que me gustó
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##### - Los personajes 👫
> ***"Los personajes son la columna vertebral de cada programa."***
Esto es algo que siempre digo, es decir, que una historia/programa aburrido tendría personajes aburridos.
Cuando los personajes son robóticos o no están bien construidos, las emociones que deben emitir no se retratarán con claridad, sin importar qué tan bueno sea el actor que interpreta a ese personaje.
De todos modos, los personajes de este programa eran simplemente maravillosos a pesar de lo abundantes que eran.
Un programa que habla sobre el espacio y el tiempo claramente tendría una amplia variedad de personajes y podría ingresarlos en el punto correcto, esta es una tarea bastante difícil pero The Umbrella Academy llevó a cabo esta tarea maravillosamente🔥
- El elenco 🎭
¡El elenco fue maravilloso, simplemente maravilloso!
El potencial de los personajes se destacó gracias a la gran actuación.
Uno en particular en el que estoy seguro todos los que vieron la película estarían de acuerdo es en el gran número 5.
Aidan Gallagher siempre había sido un buen actor desde su primera serie importante en Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn de Nickelodeon y ahora realmente está demostrando esa habilidad en este encantador programa.
Tener la delicadeza de retratar a un malhumorado viajero del tiempo de 50 y tantos años en el cuerpo de un chico de 15 años en pantalones cortos y calcetines no es algo que cualquiera pueda hacer😂.
- La sencillez con el tropo del tiempo
Ahora bien, el tropo del tiempo, como siempre, es algo que se ha usado en exceso. A través de prueba y error, diferentes programas han experimentado qué parte de este tropo fue bien recibida por el público y qué partes fracasaron.
Se podría decir que la academia paraguas es la culminación de todos los buenos receptores, ya que parecen traer solo todo lo que tiene sentido aquí.
Desde el efecto mariposa hasta la paradoja del abuelo, los misterios e ideologías de todos los tiempos surgen como ayuda o barreras que nuestro equipo de superhéroes debe abordar y superar.
- Peleas realistas
Ahora bien, este programa, aunque es un programa de superhéroes, no se basa en una armadura argumental de modo que los héroes siempre deban ganar.
Es más bien una historia lógica en la que el que esté más informado y más adecuado para el altercado o la pelea saldrá victorioso.
Por lo tanto, los villanos tenían grandes posibilidades de ganar y probablemente las habrían tenido, si no fuera por escasos momentos de suerte (lo que siempre sucede en una pelea, por cierto). A pesar de eso, es reconfortante ver una película de superhéroes donde las probabilidades de que cualquiera de las partes gane no están muy separadas y luego se cierran de manera insuperable sin ninguna razón válida o comprensible.
Revisión general
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Fue un verdadero placer verlo para mí. Una serie de acción que te mantendrá al borde de tu asiento preguntándote qué pasaría después y cómo reaccionarán.
Me encantó por completo y lo recomiendo a quienes les gustan los superhéroes y las películas familiares.
Aunque es un poco arriesgado en términos de violencia y contenido sexual sugerente, por eso es PG 16.
Un verdadero espectáculo de 9/10 estrellas✨
›Reseña sobre la serie “The Umbrella Academy” [ESP/ENG]@slwzl1245d
Mi curiosidad en la serie The Umbrella Academy se motivó a la característica de ficción y acción de las series anteriores que venía mirando en Netflix, así que aun con una introducción un poco dudosa de los eventos me dispuse a mirar la primera temporada.
Un comienzo un poco curioso al señalar una serie de nacimientos simultáneos y en condiciones distintas a la realidad, los chicos son llevados por un tutor “el padre” quien los adopta para formar parte de la academia Umbrella, ese es el comienzo de un túnel de eventualidades que van y vienen de forma confusa para el espectador.
El protagonista principal es interpretado por el joven Aidan Gallagher, sin duda un chico con bastante talento, no se puede negar que en le da personalidad a este protagonista con poderes con los que puede saltar por el espacio y el tiempo del todo.
Esta serie es una adaptación del cómic original “The Umbrella Academy”, la cual es llevada en esta ocasión con una clasificación para mayores de 16 años ya que algunas escenas son violentas, libertad de derechos sexuales e incluso hay una especie de humor sarcástico, de hecho “Cinco” es casi el rey del sarcasmo en sus respuestas..
Sin embargo mi opinión sobre la serie no es positiva, después de ver en la primera temporada puedo decir qué la impresión es confusa, el argumento de esta serie es totalmente ridículo, quizá en el aire o sin fundamento, no sé si las realidades se van develando con las siguientes temporadas, pero es difícil que atrapen a los espectadores con lo poco que dejan en estos capítulos.
My curiosity in the series The Umbrella Academy was motivated to the characteristic of fiction and action of the previous series I had been watching on Netflix, so even with a slightly dubious introduction of the events I set out to watch the first season.
A bit of a curious beginning by pointing out a series of simultaneous births and in conditions different from reality, the kids are taken by a guardian "the father" who adopts them to be part of the Umbrella academy, that's the beginning of a tunnel of eventualities that come and go in a confusing way for the viewer.
The main protagonist is played by the young Aidan Gallagher, undoubtedly a quite talented guy, there is no denying that in gives personality to this protagonist with powers with which he can jump through space and time altogether.
This series is an adaptation of the original comic "The Umbrella Academy", which is carried on this occasion with a rating for over 16 years as some scenes are violent, freedom of sexual rights and there is even a kind of sarcastic humor, in fact "Five" is almost the king of sarcasm in their responses...
However my opinion about the series is not positive, after watching in the first season I can say what the impression is confusing, the plot of this series is totally ridiculous, maybe in the air or without foundation, I do not know if the realities are unveiled with the following seasons, but it is difficult to catch the viewers with the little they leave in these chapters.
¿Qué no me gustó?
Un grupo de niños con poderes que son llevados en el camino incorrecto de muertes violentas, malos ejemplos entre hermanos, y que al final se resume en adultos disfuncionales, que para completar el tema ni siquiera tienen un concepto claro de lo que significa “familia”; por tanto poco puedo rescatar de los eventos en donde intentan luchar juntos.
Además, hay tantos hilos sueltos en la trama que es bastante probable que se sumen más locuras en las siguientes temporadas. Sin ánimos de hacer ningún tipo de spoiler, por si acaso alguna persona quiere ver esta serie, creo que existe un problema en cuanto a la forma como plantean los hechos, por ejemplo, la temporada uno finaliza con una situación que no deja ningún tipo de expectativa, es como un ciclo, y a mi criterio no tiene un buen enchanche, ni siquiera existe un soporte de las teorías en cuanto a los poderes de los personajes.
El contenido más bien se me hace bizarro, allí en medio de los personajes hay de todo, dispuesto de manera loca entre simios, robots y viajes entre diferentes dimensiones, algo que sin duda fue mejor logrado en la serie “Loki”. Creo que cualquier cosa era buena para medio dar sentido al contexto perdido, que a veces se torna lento y con música tétrica, además de que algunas escenas son bastante oscuras.
En resumen:
No puedo recomendar “The Umbrella Academy” como una buena serie, quizá en un tiempo extra, y si es del agrado personal ver algo un poco torcido podría compartir este gusto. No estoy segura de ver las temporadas siguientes, a menos que simplemente quiera complementar esta opinión que hoy cierro como un total “desastre”.
What didn't I like?
A group of kids with powers that are led on the wrong path of violent deaths, bad examples between siblings, and that in the end boils down to dysfunctional adults, who to complete the theme don't even have a clear concept of what "family" means; therefore little I can rescue from the events where they try to fight together.
Also, there are so many loose threads in the plot that it is quite likely that more craziness will be added in the following seasons. Without wanting to make any spoilers, just in case someone wants to watch this series, I think there is a problem with the way the events are presented, for example, season one ends with a situation that does not leave any kind of expectation, it is like a cycle, and in my opinion it does not have a good plot, there is not even a support for the theories about the powers of the characters.
The content is rather bizarre to me, there in the middle of the characters there is everything, arranged in a crazy way between apes, robots and travel between different dimensions, something that was certainly better achieved in the "Loki" series. I think anything was good to half make sense of the lost context, which sometimes becomes slow and with gloomy music, plus some scenes are quite dark.
Bottom line:
I can't recommend "The Umbrella Academy" as a good series, maybe overtime, and if it's to my personal liking to watch something a little wonky I might share this taste. I'm not sure I'll watch the following seasons, unless I simply want to supplement this opinion which I close today as a total "disaster".
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Hello to all movie lovers, welcome once again to my blog! The series that I will share next, I consider it one of my favorites, the same consists of three seasons completely addictive. At the time I wanted to watch a series, since, I had finished watching Naruto Shipudden, and I wanted to see something new, so, I said to myself why not start a series on Netflix, so, I stumbled upon The Umbrella Academy, I saw the trailer and it caught my attention a lot, I didn't think twice and started watching it. And yes, I was too hooked with it, I became obsessed with both the plot in general and the characters, especially one that I will highlight later. Without further ado, I invite you to enjoy the review.
¡Hola a todos los amantes del cine! ¡Bienvenidos una vez más a mi blog! La serie que a continuación compartiré, la considero una de mis preferidas, la misma consta de tres temporadas completamente adictivas. En su momento deseaba ver una serie, ya que, había terminado de ver Naruto Shipudden, y quería ver algo nuevo, por lo que, decidí comenzar a ver una serie en Netflix, mientras buscaba algunas opciones, me topé con The Umbrella Acadamy, vi el trailer y me llamó muchísimo la atención, así que, empecé a verla. Y sí, quedé demasiado enganchada con ella, me obsesioné tanto de la trama en general como de los personajes, en especial de uno que lo destacaré más adelante. Sin más que decir, te invito a que disfrutes de la reseña.
The Umbrella Academy consists of three seasons each made up of ten episodes, it is a superhero series loaded with lots of action and adventure. Now, the first season was released in 2019, in the first episodes we meet the main characters (7 in total), who are super powerful children whose goal is to keep the world safe. After a while, each one takes their own course and carry out their lives. However, the death of their adoptive father brings them back together. I should point out that at the beginning there are only five of the seven siblings when the reunion takes place, which I wanted to continue watching to find out what happened to the other two. Very important: The names of the boys are number 1 or Luther, number 2 or Diego, number 3 or Allison, number 4 or Klaus, number 5 or Cinco (he did not receive a name), number 6 or Ben and number 7 or Vanya, each one with a respective power and ability.
The Umbrella Academy consta de tres temporadas cada una constituidas de diez episodios, es una serie de superhéroes cargada de mucha acción y aventura. Ahora bien, la primera temporada fue publicada en el año 2019, en los primeros episodios conocemos a los protagonistas (7 en total), quienes son unos niños súper poderosos que tienen como objetivo mantener al mundo salvo. Después de un tiempo, cada quien toma su rumbo y realizan su vida. Sin embargo, la muerte de su padre adoptivo los vuelve a unir. Debo destacar, que al principio solo están cinco hermanos de los siete cuando se lleva a cabo el reencuentro, lo cual, aquí ya quería continuar viendo para saber que había sucedido con los otros dos. Muy importante: Los nombre de los chicos son número 1 o Luther, número 2 o Diego, número 3 o Allison, número 4 o Klaus, número 5 o Cinco (no recibió un nombre), número 6 o Ben y número 7 o Vanya, cada uno con respectivo poder y habilidad.
As we move forward, we see how five appears in one of the scenes, but six does not. That said, it should be noted that five has the power to teleport and travel through time, so the arrival of this new character causes major alterations, where he must save the world from an apocalypse. All along the way you will enjoy how the chapters end in intrigue, so you just want to keep watching until the end.
A media que vamos avanzando, vemos como cinco aparece en una de las escenas, pero seis no. Dicho esto, hay que resaltar que cinco tiene como poder teletransportarse y viajar por el tiempo, por lo que, la llegada de este nuevo personaje provoca grandes alteraciones, en donde deberá salvar al mundo de un apocalipsis. En todo el trayecto disfrutarás como los capítulos terminan en intriga, por lo que, solo quieres seguir viendo hasta el final.
Regarding the development of the characters of this first season, I highlight Cinco, I was totally in love, he is very intelligent, his sarcastic humor makes him look handsome and very attractive throughout the plot, besides I loved his acting. The others also had an amazing development, but he is my favorite. The setting in general, was in keeping with the whole moment. The costumes, on the other hand, were super cool, the musical was also something I enjoyed a lot. If you want to watch it I know you will love this first season.
Respecto al desenvolvimiento de los personajes de esta primera temporada, destaco a Cinco, quedé totalmente enamorada, es muy inteligente, su humor sarcástico lo hace ver apuesto y muy atractivo durante toda la trama, aparte de que su actuación la amé. Los demás tuvieron también un increíble desarrollo, pero él es mi favorito. El escenario en general, estuvo acorde a todo el momento. Por su parte, la vestimenta, estuvo súper genial, el musical también fue algo que disfruté un montón. Si deseas verla sé que esta primera temporada te va a gustar demasiado.
The next season was released in 2020, I should mention that at the end of season one, all the brothers had traveled through time thanks five. Therefore, in the following episodes of this part we see that they are transported to the time of the sixties, thus trying to start a new life, each one on their own. In this way, the character I liked the most was four also known as Klaus, that man really made me laugh, he has that touch of fun that made me love him, he is too witty, relaxed and super helpful.
La siguiente temporada fue estrenada en el 2020, debo mencionar que al final de la temporada uno, todos los hermanos habían viajado a través del tiempo gracias cinco. Por ello, en los siguientes episodios de esta parte vemos que son transportados a la época de los sesenta, intentando así empezar una nueva vida, cada quien por su lado. De esta forma, el personaje que más me gustó fue cuatro también conocido como Klaus, ese hombre sí que me hizo reír, tiene ese toque de diversión que me hizo amarlo, es demasiado ocurrente, relajado y súper servicial.
Added to that, the special effects, and the story developed during this part of the season was very interesting. Besides, at the end of it all, you will see the great attachment that the characters had with their new families, which I think was one of the most painful parts. Although, it was clearly known that they had to get out of there since they don't belong to that timeline.
Sumado a ello, los efectos especiales, y la historia desarrollada durante esta parte de la temporada estuvo muy interesante. Aparte al final de todo, verás el gran apego que hubo de los personajes con sus nuevas familias, lo cual, considero que fue una de las partes más dolorosas. Aunque, claramente se sabía que debían salir de ahí ya que no pertenecen a esa línea de tiempo.
In the last season (2022) five manages to get out of that timeline with his brothers, however, when they arrive at the academy they realize that there is another group of brothers called Hargreeves, so they do not understand what is happening, they just hope that nothing bad happens and that they have managed to escape the apocalypse. But the worst is coming, a strange force begins to wreak havoc in the city, where people, animals and things begin to disappear.
En la última temporada (2022) cinco logra salir de aquella línea de tiempo junto a sus hermanos, sin embargo, cuando llegan a la academia se dan cuenta que existe otro grupo de hermanos llamado Hargreeves, por lo que, no comprenden que está sucediendo, solo esperan que nada malo suceda y que hayan logrado escapar del apocalipsis. Pero, lo peor se avecina, una fuerza extraña empieza a generar grandes estragos en la ciudad, en donde, las personas, animales y cosas comienzan a desaparecer.
Undoubtedly, here comes the good part, all the characters stand out to the fullest, especially Lila Pitts that you will meet in the second season of the series. There is nothing negative I can say about this season, the experience was unique, the way everything ended, was in short, too spectacular, a well done production, with great characters that developed in an incredible way. You can't miss it.
Sin duda, aquí viene lo bueno, todos los personajes se destacan al máximo, en especial Lila Pitts que conocerás en la segunda temporada de la serie. No hay nada negativo que pueda decir de esta temporada, la experiencia fue única, la manera en como terminó todo, estuvo en resumidas palabras, demasiado espectacular, una producción bien hecha, con grandes personajes que se desarrollaron de manera increíble. No puedes perdértela.
To conclude, it is one of the best science fiction series I've seen on Netflix, I recommend it 100%, as soon as you start watching it you will not be able to take off from the TV, I hope you can take a look and get carried away by the action and adventure it presents. Finally, based on my experience I give it a score of 5/5 Thanks for making it this far movie buff! Blessings.
Para concluir, es una de las mejores series de ciencia ficción que me he visto en Netflix, la recomiendo al 100%, apenas empieces a verla no podrás despegarte de la televisión, espero y puedas echarle un vistazo y dejarte llevar por la acción y aventura que presenta. Por último, en base a mi experiencia le doy una puntuación de 5/5 ¡Gracias por llegar hasta aquí aficionado del cine! Bendiciones.
The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero TV series based on the same comic book series of the same name. Its third season has just been released last week, on June 22nd, 2022. Each season has 10 episodes with run time of about 50 mins. And it is exclusive to the streaming service Netflix*.
I know, I know. You have probably wondered, "What in the world is The Umbrella Academy?" if you have not seen it already. And if you have seen it, you may have also thought so before starting it.
Well, that's exactly what I thought when I first heard about it. And, to be honest, it was not something that seemed worth getting excited about. My opinion of it at first was even worse after seeing the first few minutes of the pilot episode.
Yes, I know, I judged too quickly. But what was I supposed to think when the first thing I saw was a lady giving birth to a baby right after getting out of the pool, without having been pregnant earlier that day? Quite an absurd movie plot, if you had asked me then.
I have given a little spoiler about the intro, but I promise it is only a tiny bit of a small portion of the iceberg (you get it?). Because the whole series is actually about much more than that.
But with all that said, it still isn't enough to judge the series and conclude on seeing it or not. So, without further ado, journey with me as we walk through this review together.
𝔸𝔹𝕆𝕌𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝕀𝔼𝕊
On October 1, 1989, 43 random women all around the world gave birth at the exact same time, and none of them had been pregnant earlier that day. A billionaire, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, travels around to gather some of them for adoption; he only got seven of them. He turned them into a team of super heroes and called them "The Umbrella Academy."
As individuals of the Hargreeves family, they were each imperfect, contrary to their (adoptive) father's ambition for them. And all together, they form a dysfunctional family headed by a cold-hearted father.
It then happens that one of the children travels into the distant future and is presumed dead for years. Upon his return, he had already spent decades, and now claims an apocalypse that will cause a global catastrophic disaster is impending. Also, their father, Sir Reginald, is mysteriously killed.
The estranged family must now come together to solve the mystery surrounding their father's death, and more importantly, figure out how to avert the imminent apocalypse to save the world from total annhilation. But they are faced with opposition from a council of time governors with orders to eliminate them.
They fall apart every time due to their divergent personalities and abilities, but somehow work together and try to save the world in a manner far from impeccable.
As they continue to find ways to save the future of humanity, deep secrets about each of them, including their late father and his mysterious death, are unraveled. New discoveries are made about their abilities, and time travel is used on a regular basis. But they had no idea that saving the world would result in its destruction and that they would have to save it again and again.
Initially, it took a while to begin to wrap my head around the series. This is not to say that it has a somewhat complex storyline that takes time to understand, but that it really was not how I could have anticipated it.
Seeing that it was about super powers and concepts of that nature, I immediately assumed it would be like Marvel's kinds of movies. But it really isn't like that. In fact, it is based on the true story of a dysfunctional family that manages to function as a unit and do the most important thing: save the world! And all that super hero stuff is more like the colours on a picture,
The series portrays a story that centers upon the concept of "cause and effect." This is an example of how each of our individual actions, no matter how small they may be, can have a great impact on the outcome of things to come. It does this by using the concept of time-travel to show the relationship between actions and their results.
It also shows how important "letting things go" is, in the sense that wishing to go back in time to fix one's past mistakes may not even be the best method to consider in setting things straight. Letting things go and accepting things may just do the trick, as it is popularly understood, "time will heal".
The Umbrella Academy employs a time-traveling adventure in the 1980s and 2000s. does well to represent both times adequately. And, somehow, it manages to balance comedy with action; brilliantly, if you ask me.
I am a very big fan of time-related concepts. So to see theories and paradoxes well depicted with detail is something I very much appreciate (I'm a fanatic in fact).
My favourite paradox is the "Grandfather Paradox". And the third season was built mostly on it. Say, you go back in time to murder your grandfather before your father (your grandfather's son) was to be born. You would in fact cease to exist. But if you never existed, you could not have gone back in time to murder him in the first place. So, you see, we would have a problem.
Pardon my nerdiness, dear reader, if you will. Now, let's go a bit deeper into serving justice to this review:
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The whole story may sound simple, but it isn't quite that. There are quite a number of diverse little stories that make up the main story. So, if one does not pay attention to the subtle details one may find as the series goes, you may begin to question a lot of things as they unravel. But I assure you, it's nothing complex, but rather quite exciting and thrilling.
And with all this being said, it is natural to say that the story is not quite easy to predict. There's no telling how exactly the end would proceed, and this happened for all three seasons.
Yet, in all the mix, consistency was not left out. Accolades to the directors and producers for their brilliance.
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One very overlooked but super important aspect of filmmaking is how the story is presented to the eyes of the audience.
To deliver excellent visuals in all episodes throughout three seasons is something to be appreciated. And I hand it to them for a job well done.
There were many gory scenes throughout the whole series, but they were not overly done. I would say that they were just necessary, so prepare for them if you're going to see the series.
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Dear reader, you will agree with me that the performances of the actors and actresses are the biggest contributors to selling the story of any film to its audience.
Every actor in this film must have been scrutinized before being chosen. And I'd like to first commend Aidan Gallagher.
Aidan is quite a young fellow. Yet, he handles the role of a 58-year-old man in a 13-year old body. This is not the first time that I have seen him perform with impeccable style, and I know that this will not be the last of it.
Another that I would like to add is Elliot Page. He (formerly Ellen Page) is an incredible actor who, even while transgender, handled the female character well.
And the producers were able to make her character also reflect this transgender phase; it was seamless.
𝕄𝕐 𝔽𝕀ℕ𝔸𝕃 𝕋ℍ𝕆𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕋𝕊...
The Umbrella Academy is the kind of series that requires some patience at the beginning to truly follow along and enjoy the brilliance in it.
From the closure that we got from the third season, and considering how well it has been doing over the years, it does seem like we could be in for one more treat in a fourth season. Although the third season took two whole years to be released, we are likely to get the fourth season sooner this time.
It definitely would receive many different perspectives, but I believe the resultant of them all would be "worth the time". Yet again, there is the whole floor for you to decide for yourself with all that is said here if you would give it a try.
I would give the series a 𝟡/𝟙𝟘.
SPANISH
The Umbrella Academy es una serie de televisión de superhéroes estadounidense basada en la misma serie de cómics del mismo nombre. Su tercera temporada acaba de estrenarse la semana pasada, el 22 de junio de 2022. Cada temporada tiene 10 episodios con una duración de unos 50 minutos. Y es exclusiva del servicio de streaming Netflix*.
Lo sé, lo sé. Seguramente te habrás preguntado: "¿Qué demonios es La Academia Umbrella?" si no la has visto ya. Y si la has visto, puede que también lo hayas pensado antes de empezarla.
Pues eso es exactamente lo que pensé yo cuando oí hablar de ella por primera vez. Y, para ser sincero, no era algo que me pareciera digno de emocionarse. Mi opinión al principio fue aún peor después de ver los primeros minutos del episodio piloto.
Sí, lo sé, juzgué demasiado rápido. Pero, ¿qué debía pensar cuando lo primero que vi fue a una señora dando a luz a un bebé nada más salir de la piscina, sin haber estado embarazada antes ese mismo día? Un argumento de película bastante absurdo, si me hubieran preguntado entonces.
He dado un pequeño spoiler sobre la introducción, pero prometo que es sólo una pequeña porción del iceberg (¿lo entiendes?). Porque en realidad toda la serie trata de mucho más que eso.
Pero con todo lo dicho, aún no es suficiente para juzgar la serie y concluir en verla o no. Así que, sin más preámbulos, viajen conmigo mientras recorremos juntos esta reseña.
𝕊𝕆𝔹ℝ𝔼 𝕃𝔸 ℙ𝔼𝕃𝕀́ℂ𝕌𝕃𝔸
El 1 de octubre de 1989, 43 mujeres al azar de todo el mundo dan a luz exactamente a la misma hora, y ninguna de ellas había estado embarazada ese mismo día. Un multimillonario, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, viaja para reunir a algunas de ellas para darlas en adopción; sólo consiguió a siete de ellas. Los convirtió en un equipo de superhéroes y los llamó "La Academia Umbrella".
Como individuos de la familia Hargreeves, cada uno era imperfecto, al contrario de lo que su padre (adoptivo) ambicionaba para ellos. Y todos juntos, forman una familia disfuncional encabezada por un padre de corazón frío.
Sucede entonces que uno de los niños viaja al futuro lejano y se le da por muerto durante años. A su regreso, ya había pasado décadas, y ahora afirma que es inminente un apocalipsis que provocará un desastre catastrófico mundial. Además, su padre, Sir Reginald, muere misteriosamente.
La familia distanciada debe reunirse para resolver el misterio que rodea la muerte de su padre y, lo que es más importante, averiguar cómo evitar el inminente apocalipsis para salvar al mundo de la aniquilación total. Pero se enfrentan a la oposición de un consejo de gobernantes del tiempo con órdenes de eliminarlos.
Cada vez se desmoronan debido a sus personalidades y habilidades divergentes, pero de alguna manera trabajan juntos e intentan salvar el mundo de una manera nada impecable.
Mientras siguen buscando formas de salvar el futuro de la humanidad, se desvelan profundos secretos sobre cada uno de ellos, incluido su difunto padre y su misteriosa muerte. Se hacen nuevos descubrimientos sobre sus habilidades, y el viaje en el tiempo se utiliza de forma habitual. Pero no tenían ni idea de que salvar el mundo iba a suponer su destrucción y que tendrían que salvarlo una y otra vez.
Al principio, me costó un poco empezar a entender la serie. Esto no quiere decir que tenga un argumento algo complejo que requiera tiempo para entenderlo, sino que realmente no era como lo había previsto.
Al ver que se trataba de superpoderes y conceptos de esa naturaleza, inmediatamente asumí que sería como el tipo de películas de Marvel. Pero realmente no es así. De hecho, se basa en la historia real de una familia disfuncional que consigue funcionar como una unidad y hacer lo más importante: ¡salvar el mundo! Y todo eso de los superhéroes se parece más a los colores de un cuadro.
La serie retrata una historia que se centra en el concepto de "causa y efecto". Se trata de un ejemplo de cómo cada una de nuestras acciones individuales, por pequeñas que sean, pueden tener un gran impacto en el resultado de las cosas por venir. Para ello, utiliza el concepto de viaje en el tiempo para mostrar la relación entre las acciones y sus resultados.
También muestra lo importante que es "dejar pasar" las cosas, en el sentido de que querer volver atrás en el tiempo para arreglar los errores del pasado puede no ser ni siquiera el mejor método a considerar para enderezar las cosas. Dejar pasar las cosas y aceptarlas puede ser la solución, ya que, como se suele decir, "el tiempo cura".
La Academia Umbrella emplea una aventura de viaje en el tiempo en los años 80 y 2000. hace bien en representar adecuadamente ambas épocas. Y, de alguna manera, consigue equilibrar la comedia con la acción; de forma brillante, en mi opinión.
Soy un gran fan de los conceptos relacionados con el tiempo. Así que ver teorías y paradojas bien representadas con detalle es algo que aprecio mucho (soy un fanático, de hecho).
Mi paradoja favorita es la "Paradoja del Abuelo ". Y la tercera temporada se basó principalmente en ella. Digamos que retrocedes en el tiempo para asesinar a tu abuelo antes de que nazca tu padre (el hijo de tu abuelo). De hecho, dejarías de existir. Pero si nunca hubieras existido, no podrías haber retrocedido en el tiempo para asesinarle en primer lugar. Así que, como ves, tendríamos un problema.
Perdone mi nerdismo, querido lector, si quiere. Ahora, profundicemos un poco más en hacer justicia a esta crítica:
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Toda la historia puede parecer sencilla, pero no lo es tanto. Hay un buen número de pequeñas historias diversas que conforman la historia principal. Por eso, si uno no presta atención a los sutiles detalles que se van encontrando a medida que avanza la serie, puede empezar a cuestionarse muchas cosas a medida que se van desvelando. Pero os aseguro que no es nada complejo, sino bastante emocionante y excitante.
Y dicho todo esto, es natural decir que la historia no es del todo fácil de predecir. No se sabe con exactitud cómo será el final, y esto ocurrió en las tres temporadas.
Sin embargo, en toda la mezcla, no se dejó de lado la coherencia. Hay que felicitar a los directores y productores por su brillantez.
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Un aspecto muy ignorado, pero superimportante, de la realización de una película es cómo se presenta la historia a los ojos del público.
Ofrecer unos efectos visuales excelentes en todos los episodios a lo largo de tres temporadas es algo que hay que apreciar. Y les felicito por un trabajo bien hecho.
Hubo muchas escenas sangrientas a lo largo de toda la serie, pero no fueron excesivas. Yo diría que eran simplemente necesarias, así que prepárate para ellas si vas a ver la serie.
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Querido lector, estarás de acuerdo conmigo en que las interpretaciones de los actores y actrices son las que más contribuyen a vender la historia de cualquier película a su público.
Cada uno de los actores de esta película debe haber sido escudriñado antes de ser elegido. Y me gustaría elogiar primero a Aidan Gallagher.
Aidan es un tipo bastante joven. Sin embargo, maneja el papel de un hombre de 58 años en un cuerpo de 13 años. No es la primera vez que le veo actuar con un estilo impecable, y sé que no será la última.
Otro que me gustaría añadir es Elliot Page. Él (antes Ellen Page) es un actor increíble que, incluso siendo transgénero, manejó bien el personaje femenino.
Y los productores fueron capaces de hacer que su personaje reflejara también esta fase transgénero; fue perfecto.
𝕄𝕀𝕊 ℙ𝔼ℕ𝕊𝔸𝕄𝕀𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕆𝕊 𝔽𝕀ℕ𝔸𝕃𝔼𝕊...
La Academia Umbrella es el tipo de serie que requiere algo de paciencia al principio para poder seguirla de verdad y disfrutar de su brillantez.
Por el cierre de la tercera temporada, y teniendo en cuenta lo bien que ha funcionado a lo largo de los años, parece que la cuarta temporada podría ser un regalo más. Aunque la tercera temporada tardó dos años enteros en estrenarse, es probable que esta vez tengamos la cuarta temporada antes.
Definitivamente recibiría muchas perspectivas diferentes, pero creo que el resultado de todas ellas "merecería la pena". Una vez más, con todo lo que se ha dicho aquí, está todo el piso para que usted decida por sí mismo si le da una oportunidad.
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›The Umbrella Academy | A never ending end of the world@jauregui981461d
I'm writing this while listening to the soundtrack of The House, so I don't know what will come out of here, From the beginning, I was attracted to the series, but I didn't dare to watch it so I wouldn't be disappointed, then I watched it and loved it, I waited 1 year and loved the second season, and now I'm completely loving the third season, so much so that it provoked me to do this review, because for me this is the best season of all, and I'm still in shock because the series has a score of 8. 0 on IMDB, and I don't know why, but I was expecting much less, at most a 7, but well, apparently things are not like that.
If you don't know, The Umbrella Academy is about 7 brothers with superpowers that live in the Umbrella Academy, and since season 1, as in season 2, and the third, they must always try to avoid the end of the world, end of the world that always causes one of its members, and they don't know it, only that they discover it little by little, and it is always the same, which makes you laugh, but at the same time is strange, but it is not to be missed, because it is one of the most powerful members, if not the most powerful of all. The same thing happens in this third season, they have to prevent the end of the world, only this time they are facing the Sparrow Academy, a new version of the Umbrella Academy, only with different powers, and again they have to try to stop the end of the world, but this time it will be more complicated than usual.
Ando escribiendo esto mientras escucho el soundtrack de The House, así que no sé qué saldrá de aquí, Desde un principio me llamaba la atención la serie, pero no me atrevía a verla para no decepcionarme, entonces la vi y la amé, esperé 1 año y amé la segunda temporada, y ahora estoy amando por completo la tercera temporada, tanto así que me provocó hacerle esta reseña, porque para mí esta es la mejor temporada de todas, y sigo en shock porque la serie tiene una puntuación de 8.0 en imdb, y no sé por qué, pero esperaba mucho menos, como máximo un 7, pero bueno, al parecer las cosas no son así.
Si no lo saben, The Umbrella Academy trata sobre 7 hermanos con superpoderes que viven en la Academia Umbrella, y desde la temporada 1, como en la 2, y en la tercera, siempre deben tratar de evitar el fin del mundo, fin del mundo que siempre causa uno de sus miembros, y no lo saben, solo que lo van descubriendo poco a poco, y siempre es el mismo, cosa que da risa, pero a la vez es extraño, pero no es para extrañarse, pues es uno de los miembros más poderosos, si no es el más poderoso de todos. Lo mismo pasa en esta tercera temporada, tienen que evitar el fin del mundo, solo que esta vez se encuentran ante la Academia Sparrow, una nueva versión de la Academia Umbrella, solo que con diferentes poderes, y de nuevo tienen que tratar de detener el fin del mundo, pero esta vez será más complicado de lo normal.
This season has been the best for me so far and is that they show more and more characters in different situations that although they can become vulnerable, they show them more real, having different reactions, and different developments to those who have had in previous seasons, and while such developments of characters can become bad, they understand why they act so, although they are not justifiable actions, it is in this moral duality that lies the appeal that can get to have, if not, the potential of the characters would be completely wasted.
Allison will be a completely different person in this season, I couldn't stand her most of the time, and it's that she played the martyr too fast for us to even empathize with her, yes the consequences in this season are very strong for her, but the way she changed was very drastic, she became an impulsive person, who doesn't measure her actions, she just wants revenge no matter who she has to hurt, and I hated her in a very specific scene when she says something she never and never should have said, I mean, I loved her getting her pussy handed to her after that, but she never had to have said it, and it was horrible, horrible, it almost made me cry, she has no forgiveness, and that's why I dislike her now.
Esta temporada ha sido la mejor para mí hasta los momentos, y es que muestran cada vez más a los personajes en diferentes situaciones que si bien pueden llegar a vulnerabilizarlos, nos los muestran más reales, teniendo diferentes reacciones, diferentes desarrollos a los que han tenido en las temporadas anterior, y si bien dichos desarrollos de personajes los pueden llegar a ser malos, se les entiende el por qué actúan así, si bien son acciones nada justificables, pero es en esa dualidad moral que yace el atractivo que pueden llegar a tener, si no fuera así, se desperdiciaría por completo el potencial de los personajes.
Allison será una persona completamente diferente en esta temporada, no la soporté la mayoría del tiempo, y es que se hizo la mártir demasiado rápido como para que siquiera pudiéramos empatizar con ella, si las consecuencias en esta temporada son muy fuertes para ella, pero la forma en que cambió fue muy drástica, se convertió en una persona impulsiva, que no mide sus acciones, solo quiere venganza sin importar a quién tenga que herir, y la odié en una escena muy específica cuando dice algo que jamás y nunca debería haber dicho, o sea, amé que le dieran su coñazo después de eso, pero nunca tuvo que haberlo dicho, y fue horrible, horrile, casi me hace llorar, no tiene perdón, y por eso me cae mal ahora.
One of my favorite things was Viktor's transition, of course, that was one of the main reasons I was looking forward to season 3, and that transition was wonderful, the reaction of all the brothers, I loved it, Luther is a beautiful and precious little thing, I will just tell you that he cared too much about how Viktor felt and wanted to do everything he could to make him feel wanted and loved, that scene gave me too much laughter and too much tenderness, I loved it, Netflix did their job very well in this aspect, plus a lot of people thought it would ruin the character or that it was going to be too much drama that would take attention away from the main plot, and it wasn't like that at all, it was a minimal thing compared to everything they had to deal with, it was a quiet thing, that's why it got my undying love. Loviu, Viktor.
The plot, in general, this third season is amazing, at least different, we won't see an ordinary end of the world like the previous ones, no, but this time there are more things at stake and they must find a way to avoid it, there are amazing new characters, one in specific from last season that I was surprised to see and loved, and this is another reason why I hate Allison, I hate her too much, nothing gave her the right to have done everything she did, and no, things were not supposed to be like that, but everything had changed and could be explained to her, but no, she became a completely obtuse person, without reasoning, she did whatever she wanted, and that's it, fuck, I hate her.
Una de mis cosas favoritas fue la transición de Viktor, claro que fue una de las razones principales por la que esperaba la tercera temporada, y esa transcición fue maravillosa, la reacción de todos los hermanos, la amé, Luther es una cosita hermosa y preciosa, solo les diré que se preocupaba demasiado por cómo se sentía Viktor y quería hacer todo lo posible para que se sintiera querido y amado, esa escena me dio demasiada risa y demasiada ternura, lo amé, Netflix hizo muy bien su trabajo en este aspecto, además de que mucha gente creía que se arruinaría al personaje o que iba a ser demasiado drama que le quitaría atención a la trama principal, y no fue así en absoluto, fue una cosa mínima en comparación con todo a lo que se tenían que enfrentar, fue algo tranquilo, por eso se manó mi amor eterno. Loviu, Viktor.
La trama en general esta tercera temporada es increíble, al menos diferente, no veremos un fin del mundo común y corriente como los anteriores, no, si no que esta vez hay más cosas en juego y deben buscar la forma de evitarlo, hay nuevos personajes increíbles, uno en específico de la temporada pasada que me sorprendió ver y que amé, y esta es otra de las razones por las que odio a Allison, la odio demasiado, nada le daba el derecho e haber hecho todo lo que hizo, y no, las cosas no debían ser así, pero todo había cambiado y se le podía explicar, pero no, se volvió por completo una persona obtusa, sin razonamiento, hizo lo que le dio la gana, y ya, joda, la odio.
This third season is one of the funniest, that's why I didn't leave you a trailer, but the scene where they dance Footloose, I mean, that scene is something completely unexpected, it gives too much laughter, and it's impossible not to want to join that dance, I loved that scene, it comes out in the first episode, and it's one of the first things we are going to see, so don't worry, if that's the first scene full of comedy, you can't imagine all the ones that are during the whole season.
I have a problem with this series and it's the endings, I mean, why the fuck do they leave the ending of the series open if they haven't confirmed the next season? Unless season 4 is already confirmed and I don't know about it, but this is a complaint, so that doesn't matter. Not only is the season finale open-ended, but they put in a post-credits scene and don't give explanations, they only give rise to more nonsense conspiracy theories, and the worst thing is that I do believe those theories, I even think that's who they want to believe it is. Bye, the light has just gone out, the good thing is that I'm done.
Esta tercera temporada es una de las más divertidas, por algo no les dejé un trailer, si no la escena donde bailan Footloose, o sea, esa escena es algo completamente inesperado, da demasiada risa, y es imposible no querer unirse a ese baile, amé esa escena, sale en el primer episodio, y es una de las primeras cosas que vamos a ver, así que no se preocupen, si esa es la primera escena llena de comedia, no se imaginan todas las que están durante toda la temporada.
Tengo un problema con esta serie y son los finales, o sea, ¿por qué carajos dejan el final de la serie abierto si no han confirmado la siguiente temporada? A menos que ya esté confirmada la cuarta temporada y yo no lo sepa, pero esto es una queja, así que eso no importa. No solo el final de temporada es abierto, si no que meten una escena post créditos y no dan explicaciones, solo dan pie a más teorías conspirativas sin sentido, y lo peor es que sí me creo esas teorías, hasta creo que es quién se queire creer que es. Chao, se acaba de it la luz, lo bueno es que ya terminé.
›The Umbrella Academy: intrattenimento e musica e non troppa sostanza@serialfiller1870d
Per quanto non mi abbia personalmente esaltato (il perchè lo trovate dritto qui nella recensione della seconda stagione: https://www.serialfiller.org/post/the-umbrella-academy-intrattenimento-e-soundtrack-possono-bastare), merita un cenno la seconda stagione di The Umbrella Academy, fosse non altro per una colonna sonora degna de I guardiani della Galassia ed una capace di intrattenere che va ben oltre la media.
I fratelloni superdotati più disfunzionali della tv sono sempre godibili e caciaroni. Alla seconda stagione è mancato il coraggio ma è stato comunque un piacere ritrovare Number 5 e gli altri a zonzo per lo spazio tempo.
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TV's most dysfunctional superhero brothers are always enjoyable and cocky. The second season lacked the courage but it was still a pleasure to find Number 5 and the others wandering around the space-time.
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Por mucho que no me haya entusiasmado personalmente (puedes saber por qué aquí mismo en la crítica de la segunda temporada: https://www.serialfiller.org/post/the-umbrella-academy-intrattenimento-e-soundtrack-possono-bastare), la segunda temporada de The Umbrella Academy merece una mención, aunque sólo sea por una banda sonora digna de Guardianes de la Galaxia y una capacidad de entretenimiento por encima de la media.
Los hermanos superhéroes más disfuncionales de la televisión son siempre agradables y engreídos. A la segunda temporada le faltó valor, pero aun así fue un placer ver a Número 5 y a los demás deambulando por el espacio-tiempo.
¿Sois haters o fans acérrimos de los Hargreeves?
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Même si elle ne m'a pas emballé personnellement (vous pouvez découvrir pourquoi ici même dans la critique de la deuxième saison : https://www.serialfiller.org/post/the-umbrella-academy-intrattenimento-e-soundtrack-possono-bastare), la deuxième saison de The Umbrella Academy mérite d'être mentionnée, ne serait-ce que pour sa bande-son digne des Gardiens de la Galaxie et sa capacité à divertir supérieure à la moyenne.
Les frères super-héros les plus dysfonctionnels de la télévision sont toujours agréables et arrogants. La deuxième saison a manqué de courage mais c'était toujours un plaisir de voir Numéro 5 et les autres se balader dans l'espace-temps.
Êtes-vous des détracteurs ou des fans inconditionnels des Hargreeves ?
Il n'est pas nécessaire d'avoir un super pouvoir pour laisser un commentaire, suivre le blog ou rejoindre ce merveilleux groupe. Prenez soin de vous !
›The Umbrella Academy Season 2 ― “Who’s Diego?” ― “Imagine Batman then aim lower.”@dedicatedguy2097d
Last night I finished watching The Umbrella Academy season 2 and it was all right. After watching the first one I concluded this show competed against Doom Patrol and that in my opinion was a little bit better. I still think the same after watching season 2.
This time, the story was about preventing the horrible events that "5" has been warning since he appeared in season 1. This event appears to be impossible to prevent no matter what the siblings do, it is like they had a black cloud hanging over their heads everywhere they go and the event itself can manifest itself in several ways and in various years.
We will also see some of the siblings much more in control of their powers, especially Vanya but Diego will also prove he is more capable than what the viewer thought at the beginning of the season.
Luther, on the other hand, had a subtle transition and he was portrayed several times as a dumb character. Similar to Joey's evolution in the Friends series, he wasn't dumb at the beginning but progressively he was portrayed dumber and dumber as the series advanced. Now, I don't think Luther will become a dumb character but this was a new facet that was used to make some situations funnier.
I won't say spoilers, only that at the beginning of the season we will see how these siblings try to survive on their own for an extensive period of time, and what some of them, such as Klaus, accomplished is actually very funny. I have to say this Klaus character didn't convince me at the beginning of the show, he is always present in the scenes I dislike the most. However, after season 2 I think I am tolerating this character much better and even enjoying some of his occurrences.
There are major surprises in this season regarding their adoptive father and honestly, the ending left me even more interested in a potential season 3. After 2 seasons the show still feels fresh and dynamic enough to have sufficient creative fuel to produce a new entertaining season.
If you are looking for a coolish series that require little concentration and doesn't take itself too serious then this might be a good choice. I don't tend to watch this type of series though, so the only similar I know of is Doom Patrol and The Umbrella Academy is a bit better and less tiresome.
The best
Entertaining series although sometimes it can be annoying.
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I have the feeling this series is going to be milked a lot.
›Umbrella Academy season 1 - "We didn’t choose this life, we’re just living in it"@dedicatedguy2103d
I wasn't planning to watch this series because it didn't seem like a high-quality show for me, and it reminded me of Doom Patrol, which is a show I watched a few months ago but since it wasn't very entertaining for me I decided to drop it after finishing season 1.
The decision to start watching Umbrella Academy was because a family member was interested in the show, and since there aren't many new movies coming out then I figured I could just give this series a try. Last night I finished season 1 and it was ok, it is just a little bit better than Doom Patrol, which I feel is like its main competitor. The Boys, on the other hand, is a completely different show so there is no comparison between the 2.
In Umbrella Academy, we have a bunch of young adults with different powers. When they were children, they were adopted by a strange man that raised them and trained them to harness their power. This old man was very strict and authoritarian so the adopted children have some resentment towards him. The reason why they decided to get together again as adults is similar to what happens in Doom Patrol, the old man is gone, apparently for good. Another similarity with Doom Patrol is that these siblings are misfits as well.
The powers I saw in season 1 were super strength, super aim when throwing knives, the ability to teleport not only in space but also in time, convincing people of a particular by whispering it to them, manifesting the dead ones, and another character has awesome powers but this would be a major spoiler so I won't mention it.
The series has a lot of extremely silly moments, in the first episode for example, ended with all the characters doing a super stupid dance. In another episode, a brother and a sister begin dancing as if they were a couple, one of the characters is extremely stupid and almost sissy-like. What I enjoyed the most was actually the final episodes because there were major events and a huge revelation that would change the dynamic between the siblings forever.
The main plot in the show is to stop the apocalypse itself, the reasons behind this end of the world scenario are unknown in the beginning, but the ultimate goal for these misfit siblings is to find a solution. There is also a group of people that are almost a mirror image of the Eternals from The End of Eternity fiction book from Asimov, I suspect the writers of this story had some inspiration from Asimov because the similarities cannot be a coincidence.
The ending was good enough so I think I will begin watching season 2 soon enough. If you are looking for a superhero show that is somehow original and slightly better than Doom Patrol then this one could be a good choice.
›The second season of Umbrella Academy is an example of great entertainment@serialfiller2148d
Last year Netflix gave to comics fans the transposition of the homonymous "comics" written by Gerard Way (singer of "My Chemical Romance") and enriched by Gabriel Bà's drawings:
The Umbrella Academy.
The TV series was immediately a big success and was called to collect the legacy of the 4 products (+1) by Marvel/Netflix, which had recently "lowered the shutter" in view of the landing of Disney+.
With them, The Umbrella Academy, shared only the background genre, the only common thread that brought together the various Luke Cage, Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist with the 6 boys (+1) of the academy.
Then, a few weeks later, Amazon Prime Video arrived to tarnish the good things Netflix did, thanks to the debut of another product related to comics: The Boys.
Compared to the Marvel/Netflix titles mentioned above, The Boys proved to have more than a link with The Umbrella Academy, projecting us, in fact, towards a new phase in the relationship between television and comics.
Abandoned the comfortable and conciliatory faces of tormented but fundamentally good men/superheroes, this new phase has presented us with characters rich in power and responsibility, but fragile, often selfish, very imperfect or even self-destructive.
If The Boys pushed this concept to the limit, with heroes in the pay of multinationals and increasingly violent, The Umbrella Academy seemed to be more conciliatory towards that slice of the audience less inclined to gloomy and leaden atmospheres and still in need of heroes, that although vulnerable and weird, were 100% of the good heroes, or at least willing to be.
The first season of the series, written and directed by Jeremy Slater, had introduced us to the Hargreeves family. 7 brothers, all born on the same day, October 1, 1989 and endowed with extraordinary powers.
Their father, Reginald, is also their "kidnapper". A rich tycoon, obsessed with the history of the birth of his adopted children, who educated them to be extraordinary people, in anticipation of unspecified decisive moments in the history of mankind.
The first cycle of episodes had introduced us to the 6 tormented boys and their late brother Ben.
In the first episodes we had learned to appreciate the dysfunctionality of each of them.
From the fragile and emotional Klaus, able to get in touch and "dominate" the world of the dead;
From the strong but conflicted Allison, endowed with a power that allows her to whisper to others things they will be forced to do;
From the big man Luther, a kind of incredible Hulk constantly searching for a father figure;
From the skillful but fucked-up Diego, a kind of Ninja unbeatable in hand-to-hand combat;
From number 5, a true event engine thanks to his ability to travel through time;
And finally from Vanya, the most silent and shy but also the one destined to hatch within herself the most enormous power.
At the end of the first season, we had the feeling to know better the 7 brothers, to be linked to them, and to be anxious to discover the results of their unfortunate adventures but also, and above all, the results of their stories.
Would Klaus have ever calmed down, perhaps in the arms of his beloved? Would Allison and Luther finally drop the veil and stop chasing each other? Would Number 5 ever take a break from space-time travel? Would Diego ever find a way to quell his fury? Would Vanya ever be able to accept herself and open up to the world?
The planetary success of The Umbrella Academy was due, in short, to its ability to entertain, amuse and engage in dialogue with its protagonists.
A mix, all in all, simple, almost banal, but that Jeremy Slater's TV series had wrapped up very well.
The cliffhanger with which the first cycle of episodes was closed had added that touch of mystery and that abundant hype typical of TV series that let themselves be appreciated by their audience, which saw us all very eager to look forward to the second season.
At the end of season 2, released a few days ago by Netflix, the balance can only be positive.
The Umbrella Academy 2 consolidates its strengths, adding some more interesting pieces to the lives of the 7 brothers and some elements to the general plot.
Exemplary, for example, the work that has been done on the action component and on the many scenes where our darlings have been able to fully unleash their powers. It seemed, on many occasions, to be sitting in the hall of an IMAX cinema enjoying Marvel's latest film.
Equally unequivocal was the judgement on the soundtrack, a real feather in this season's cap,
From Frank Sinatra's "My Way" to "Golden Brown" by "The Stranglers", to masterpieces such as "I was Made for lovin you" by Kiss and "Twisting The Night Away" by Sam Cooke.
Traveling in the 60s, when the entire second season is set, made even more vivid by a collection of sounds and music that made history in those years.
To approach, from this specific point of view, The Umbrella Academy to the James Gunn saga about the Guardians of the Galaxy, would be anything but daring.
A lot of work has been done on the characters as well. Without any particular flashes, there was the feeling of witnessing a greater introspection of each of them, bringing out even more, and better their distinctive features.
Judging from what has emerged so far, the second season of The Umbrella Academy would seem a clear triumph.
It is not, unfortunately.
Despite the parade tones of July 4th that emerge on the net, The Umbrella Academy would seem to have confirmed itself as an excellent TV series, but only if relegated to a very specific slice of the market.
Are you looking for a sliding, entertaining TV series with good characters, action, and an easy to follow storyline?
The Umbrella Academy should be at the top of your list. It's the perfect series to watch while you're shaking instagram sitting on the couch, while you're emptying the dishwasher, or when, at the end of the day, you feel like lying in your armchair and unplugging for an hour or so.
So if that's what you're looking for, The Umbrella Academy could give you exactly what you need.
But if we want to make a comparison with the entire serial panorama and look at the window of "quality", the one that the "critics" always try to research, define and analyze in an artistic product, then the discourse changes.
The second season, as already mentioned, reinforces what was good in the first.
This is a strong point, but it is also the demonstration that we did not have the courage, or the ability, to go further.
In a time not too far away, TV series were built exactly this way. I write a good pilot, keep up the pace for a season, keep the audience loyal and it's done. I play exactly the same thing for an unspecified number of seasons, changing a few things here and there, and I can make a living.
The feeling is that this season of The Umbrella Academy, has lived on the shoulders of the first.
There's nothing wrong with that, but it's fair to say that when you have the ambition to make personal but objective judgments about a serial product.
The risk is to fall into the "Paper House" syndrome and burn one's potential in the name of a schematization of the story, always the same as oneself.
Another big facet that it would be good to highlight is that between the debut of The Umbrella Academy and the airing of its second season, the serial world (and not only the serial one) has totally changed.
Without bothering the covid emergency and the protests of the Black Lives Matter movement (here awkwardly recalled with the protests at the diner in 1963), it would be enough to invoke Watchmen and The Boys to make the Netflix TV series pale.
We've already talked about the latter at the beginning, and about the former, in addition to the 26 nominations for the next Emmy 2020, there's so much to say. It's a product, that of Damon Lindelof, that has changed the history of TV forever and has totally unhinged the vault of the superhero genre.
The Umbrella Academy seems not to have picked up the echo of the Lindelof sirens, continuing along a path that winks more at a young audience, from a serial point of view, than at a mature one. The result is an almost "pre-packaged" product, a victim of himself and at the same time capable of exalting himself, although in the small enclosure in which he has decided to run around freely.
Ultimately, then, The Umbrella Academy is confirmed as a very solid product, which guarantees a light and pleasant entertainment, seasoned with various comic moments and a good construction, although quite stereotyped, of its characters, rejecting the possibility of being something more, far from the quality and historical introspection of products recently landed in Italy as The Plot Against America. The Netflix TV series is a great title to add to your catalog for a satisfying summer binge watching but unsuitable for an audience that would like to watch a TV series able to break the mold and project it towards new shores.
›The Umbrella Academy 2: la mia review@serialfiller2152d
Lo scorso anno Netflix ha regalato agli appassionati di fumetti la trasposizione dell'omonimo "comics" scritto da Gerard Way (cantante dei "My Chemical Romance") e arricchito dai disegni di Gabriel Bà:
The Umbrella Academy.
La serie tv è stata da subito un grosso successo ed era chiamata a raccogliere l'eredità dei 4 prodotti (+1) targati Marvel/Netflix, che da poco avevano "abbassato la saracinesca" in vista dell'approdo di Disney+.
Con essi, The Umbrella Academy, condivideva solo il genere di fondo, unico filo conduttore ad accomunare i vari Luke Cage, Daredevil, Jessica Jones ed Iron Fist con i 6 ragazzi (+1) dell'accademia.
Di li a qualche settimana sarabbe, poi, arrivata Amazon Prime Video ad offuscare quanto di buono fatto da Netflix, grazie all'esordio di un altro prodotto legato ai fumetti: The Boys.
Rispetto ai titoli Marvel/Netflix sopracitati, The Boys ha dimostrato di avere più di un legame con The Umbrella Academy, proiettandoci, di fatto, verso una nuova fase nel rapporto fra televisione e fumetti.
Abbandonati i comodi e concilianti volti da uomini/supereroi tormentati ma fondamentalmente buoni e ligi al dovere, questa nuova fase ci ha presentato personaggi ricchi di poteri, e responsabilità, ma fragili, spesso egoisti, molto imperfetti o addirittura autodistruttivi.
Se The Boys ha spinto al limite questo concetto, con eroi al soldo delle multinazionali e sempre più violenti, The Umbrella Academy è sembrata essere più conciliante verso quella fetta di pubblico meno propensa ad atmosfere cupe e plumbee e ancora bisognosa di eroi, che per quanto vulnerabili e strambi, fossero al 100% degli eroi buoni, o almeno desiderosi di esserlo.
La prima stagione della serie scritta e diretta da Jeremy Slater, ci aveva introdotto la famiglia Hargreeves. 7 fratelli, nati tutti nello stesso giorno, il primo ottobre 1989 e dotati di poteri straordinari.
Loro padre, Reginald, è anche il loro"rapitore". Ricco magnate, ossessionato dalla storia legata alla nascita dei suoi figli adottivi, che ha educato loro ad essere persone fuori dal comune, in previsione di imprecisati momenti decisivi per la storia dell'umanità.
Il primo ciclo di episodi ci aveva fatto conoscere i 6 tormentati ragazzi e il loro defunto fratello Ben.
Nelle prime puntate avevamo imparato ad apprezzare la disfunzionalità di ognuno di loro.
Dal fragile ed emotivo Klaus, capace di entrare in contatto e "dominare" il mondo dei morti;
Dalla forte ma conflittuale Allison, dotata di un potere che le consente di sussurrare agli altri cose che saranno forzati a fare;
Dall'omone Luther, una sorta di incredibile Hulk continuamente alla ricerca di una figura paterna;
Dall'abile ma incasinatissimo Diego, una sorta di Ninja imbattibile nello scontro corpo a corpo;
Dal numero 5, vero motore degli eventi grazie alla sua capacità di viaggiare nel tempo;
Ed infine da Vanya, la più silenziosa e timida ma anche quella destinata a covare dentro di se il potere più enorme.
Arrivati al termine della prima stagione, abbiamo avuto la sensazione di conoscere meglio i 7 fratelli, di essere legati ad essi, e di essere ansiosi di scoprire gli esiti delle loro sfortunate avventure ma anche, e soprattutto, gli esiti delle loro storie.
Klaus si sarebbe mai rasserenato, magari tra le braccia del suo amato? Allison e Luther avrebbero finalmente gettato il velo e smesso di inseguirsi? Numero 5 si sarebbe mai preso una pausa dai viaggi spazio - temporali? Diego avrebbe mai trovato il modo di placare la propria furia? Vanya sarebbe mai riuscita ad accettare se stessa e aprirsi col mondo?
Il successo planetario di The Umbrella Academy era dovuto, insomma, alla sua capacità di intrattenere, divertire e farci dialogare con i suoi protagonisti.
Un mix, tutto sommato, semplice, quasi banale, ma che la serie tv di Jeremy Slater aveva impacchettato benissimo.
Il cliffhanger con cui veniva chiuso il primo ciclo di episodi aveva aggiunto quel tocco di mistero e quell'abbondante hype tipico delle serie tv che si lasciano apprezzare dal proprio pubblico, che vedeva tutti noi molto desiderosi di affacciarci con entusiasmo alla seconda stagione.
A stagione 2 conclusa, rilasciata pochi giorni fa da Netflix, il bilancio non può che essere positivo.
The Umbrella Academy 2 consolida i propri punti di forza, aggiungendo qualche altro interessante tassello alle vite dei 7 fratelli e qualche elemento alla trama generale.
Ineccepibile, ad esempio, il lavoro che è stato fatto sulla componente action e sulle tante scene dove i nostri beniamini hanno potuto sfoderare appieno i loro poteri. E' sembrato, in molte occasioni, di essere seduti nella sala di un cinema IMAX a godersi l'ultimo film della Marvel.
Altrettanto inequivocabile il giudizio sulla colonna sonora, vero e proprio fiore all'occhiello di questa stagione,
Da "My Way" di Frank Sinatra, passando a "Golden Brown" dei "The Stranglers", fino ad arrivare a capolavori come "I was Made for lovin you" dei Kiss e "Twisting The Night Away" di Sam Cooke.
In viaggio negli anni '60, epoca in cui l'intera seconda stagione è ambientata, reso ancora più vivido da una collezione di suoni e musica che hanno fatto la storia di quegli anni.
Accostare, da questo specifico punto di vista, The Umbrella Academy alla saga di James Gunn sui Guardiani Della Galassia, sarebbe tutt'altro che azzardato.
E' stato fatto un gran lavoro anche sui personaggi. Senza guizzi particolari, si è avuta la sensazione di assistere ad una maggiore introspezione di ognuno di essi, facendo emergere ancor di più, e meglio i loro tratti distintivi.
A giudicare da quanto emerso sin qui, la seconda stagione di The Umbrella Academy sembrerebbe un trionfo netto.
Non è cosi, purtroppo.
Nonostante i toni, da parata del 4 Luglio, che emergono in rete, The Umbrella Academy sembrerebbe essersi confermata come un'ottima serie tv ma solo e soltanto se relegata ad una, molto, specifica fetta di mercato.
Cercate una serie tv scorrevole, divertente, con bei personaggi, azione, e una trama facile da seguire?
The Umbrella Academy dovrà finire in cima alla vostra lista. E' la serie perfetta da guardare mentre state scrollando instagram seduti sul divano, mentre state svuotando la lavastoviglie, o quando, arrivati a fine giornata, avete voglia di sdraiarvi in poltrona e staccare la spina per un'oretta.
Ecco che, se è questo quello che cercate, The Umbrella Academy potrebbe regalarvi esattamente quello di cui avete bisogno.
Ma se vogliamo spingerci a fare un confronto con l'intero panorama seriale e affacciarci alla finestra della "qualità", quella che i "criticoni" tentano sempre di ricercare, definire e analizzare in un prodotto artistico, allora il discorso cambia.
La seconda stagione, come già detto, rafforza quanto di buono era stato fatto nella prima.
Questo è un punto di forza, ma è anche la dimostrazione che non si sia avuti il coraggio, o la capacità, di andare oltre.
In un tempo non troppo lontano, le serie tv erano costruite esattamente in questo modo. Scrivo un bel pilot, reggo il ritmo per una stagione, fidelizzo il pubblico e il gioco è fatto. Riproduco esattamente la stessa cosa per un numero imprecisato di stagioni, cambiando qualcosina qua e là, e potrò campare di rendita.
La sensazione è che questa stagione di The Umbrella Academy, abbia vissuto sulle spalle della prima.
Nulla di male in questo ma è corretto constatarlo quando si ha l'ambizione di dare dei giudizi personali ma oggettivi su un prodotto seriale.
Il rischio è cadere nella sindrome "La Casa di Carta" e bruciare il proprio potenziale in nome di una schematizzazione del racconto, sempre uguale a se stesso.
Un altra grossa sfaccettatura che sarebbe bene evidenziare è che tra l'esordio di The Umbrella Academy e la messa in onda della sua seconda stagione, il mondo seriale (e non solo quello seriale) è cambiato totalmente.
Senza scomodare l'emergenza covid e le proteste del movimento Black Lives Matter (qui goffamente richiamato con le proteste alla tavola calda nel 1963), basterebbe invocare Watchmen e The Boys per far impallidire la serie tv Netflix.
Del secondo abbiamo già parlato in apertura, del primo invece, oltre alle 26 nominations ottenute ai prossimi Emmy 2020, ci sarebbe tanto da dire. E' un prodotto, quello di Damon Lindelof, che ha cambiato per sempre la storia della tv e ha scardinato totalmente il caveau del genere supereroistico.
The Umbrella Academy sembra non aver raccolto l'eco delle sirene Lindelofiane, continuando per una strada che strizza molto più l'occhio ad un pubblico giovane, da un punto di vista seriale, che ad uno maturo. Ne viene fuori un prodotto quasi"preconfezionato", vittima di se stesso e capace allo stesso tempo di esaltarsi, sebbene nel piccolo recinto in cui ha deciso di scorrazzare liberamente.
In definitiva, dunque, The Umbrella Academy si conferma un prodotto solidissimo, che garantisce un intrattenimento leggero e piacevole, condito da vari momenti comici e da una buona costruzione, seppure abbastanza stereotipata, dei propri personaggi, rigettando la possibilità di essere qualcosa di più, lontano dalla qualità e l'introspezione storica di prodotti recentemente sbarcati in Italia come The Plot Against America. La serie tv di Netflix è un ottimo titolo da aggiungere al vostro catalogo per un binge watching estivo soddisfacente ma inadatto ad un pubblico che vorrebbe assistere ad una serie tv capace di rompere gli schemi e proiettarlo verso nuovi lidi.
›Netflix and his particular heroes: The Umbrella Academy@serialfiller2193d
Orphan of the Marvel series, Netflix has not lost heart and has immediately relaunched with an original product taken from a non-marvel comic book and that is receiving a lot of positive criticism.
Let's talk about "The Umbrella Academy" series that collects the legacy of the superhero series relaunching on all fronts and widely winning the bet that the big N had set itself.
The series talks about superheroes but through them speaks of something else, much more by focusing on the theme of the hero's identity and above all by throwing a veneer of great humanity on characters who were born with powers but with powers had to reckon to create their space in the world, in the eternal slope between being special and wanting to be normal.
A precipice that has led each of them to take roads sometimes imposed, other times self-imposed, other times inevitable.
There are 7 heroes who are the protagonists of this story.
All 7 have in common being born on the same day. So far, nothing sensational. The peculiarity lies in the fact that each of them was born from a mother who was not pregnant until 20 minutes before the birth.
Mysterious births that have taken place all over the world for a total of 43 babies born to non-pregnant mothers.
A mysterious and wealthy tycoon, Reginald Hargreeves, decided to adopt as many as possible, managing to adopt 7 of them. The 7 boys will grow up in the myth of being special, under the guidance of a surly and anaffective father who will confuse their education with strict training.
Throughout their childhood and adolescence they will be guided to be the saviors of the world, discovering powers that Reginald knows about them and that they will have to discover.
Everyone will discover what they are capable of.
The superhuman strength of the "number 1" Luther, Klaus who will be able to talk to the dead, Alisson who will be able to convince others to do things that she will whisper, the number 5 able to travel in time and space, Diego able to deflect any trajectory of the objects he will throw and finally Ben, a boy who will die prematurely and who had in dowry the strength to extract several large tentacles from his belly.
From the round will soon come out the little Vanya who will be told all his life not to be special, not to have any power,
While her 6 brothers will live an incredible fame and will be idolized by their father, she will live in the shadows, on the sidelines, marginalized among the marginalized, ending up accepting the fact that she is not special.
Already from this premise you can understand how the series is also posed as a family drama. And there are so many dramas to be dissected and stories to tell around the family.
Such a delicate and profound theme is flanked by a much more dynamic one such as time and space travel, for example with the figure of the "number 5" that stands out for its originality and charm.
Klaus acts as a comic relief in many phases, but his contribution to the main storylines is gradually growing, making the character multifaceted and three-dimensional like few others.
Luther is perhaps a bit of a sore point both within the narrative and in the viewer's eyes. He's supposed to be the leader but he doesn't manage to be the leader, literally making every choice wrong, becoming the architect of the group's failure and the impending apocalypse.
Yes, because the theme and core of the narrative is an imminent apocalypse that the family will have to try to avoid with continuous twists and turns between one timeline and another thanks to the entry into the field of the "commission" and the hitmen of the time Hazel (fabulous Cameron Britton) and Cha Cha Cha.
There's a lot of meat on the fire and the writing seems to have been at the level of other great productions. A special attention goes also to the digital creation of Pogo, the chimpanzee magiordomo who tries to guide the boys towards the union and the rediscovery of the founding values of the Umbrella Academy. Hardly on TV have we seen such a cinematic work from the point of view of the digital reconstruction of a single character.
Vanya, played by the famous Ellen Page, will remain a mystery almost until the end and then steal the scene in the final episodes.
It closes with a cliffangher of those that leave one wishing that the second season arrives tomorrow.
So it won't, we'll have to wait at least a year for a series that has already become cult.
Orfana delle serie Marvel, Netflix non si è persa d'animo e ha subito rilanciato con un prodotto originale tratto da un fumetto non Marvel e che tante critiche positive sta riscuotendo.
Parliamo di "The Umbrella Academy" serie che raccoglie l'eredità delle serie supereroistiche rilanciando su tutti i fronti e vincendo ampiamente la scommessa che la grande N si era prefissa.
La serie parla di supereroi ma attraverso di essi parla di altro, di tanto altro mettendo al centro il tema dell'identità dell'eroe e soprattutto gettando una patina di grande umanità su personaggi che con i poteri son nati ma che con i poteri hanno dovuto fare i conti per creare il loro spazio nel mondo, nell'eterno pendio tra l'essere speciali e il voler essere normali.
Un precipizio che ha portato ognuno di loro a prendere delle strade a volta imposte, altre volte autoimposte, altre volte inevitabili.
Sono 7 gli eroi protagonisti di questa storia.
Tutti e 7 hanno in comune l'essere nati lo stesso giorno. Fin qui nulla di clamoroso. La particolarità risiede nel fatto che ognuno di loro sia nato da una madre che non era gravida fino a 20 minuti prima del parto.
Nascite misteriose susseguitesi in tutto il mondo per un totale di 43 pargoli nati da madri non incinta.
Un misterioso e ricco magnate, Reginald Hargreeves, decise di adottarne il maggior numero possibile, riuscendo ad adottarne 7. I 7 ragazzi cresceranno nel mito di essere speciali, sotto la guida di un padre burbero e anaffettivo che confonderà la loro educazione con un severo addestramento.
Per tutta la loro infanzia e adolescenza saranno guidati per essere i salvatori del mondo, alla scoperta di poteri che ne Reginald ne loro conoscono e che quindi dovranno man mano scoprire.
Tutti riusciranno a scoprire di cosa saranno capaci.
La forza sovraumana del "number 1" Luther, Klaus che sarà capace di parlare con i morti, Alisson che riuscirà a convincere gli altri a fare cose che lei sussurrerà, il number 5 in grado di viaggiare nel tempo e nello spazio, Diego capace di deviare qualsiasi traiettoria degli oggetti che lancerà e per finire Ben, ragazzo che morirà prematuramente e che aveva in dote la forza di estrarre numerosi grossi tentacoli dal suo ventre.
Dal giro uscirà ben presto la piccola Vanya a cui per tutta la vita sarà detto di non essere speciale, di non avere alcun potere,
Mentre i suoi 6 fratelli vivranno una fama incredibile e saranno idolatrati dal padre, lei vivrà nell'ombra, in disparte, emarginata fra gli emarginati, finendo per accettare il fatto di non essere speciale.
Gia da questa premessa si può capire come la serie si ponga anche come drama familiare. E sono tanti i drammi da sviscerare e le storie da raccontare intorno alla famiglia.
Ad un tema cosi delicato e a suo modo profondo si affianca uno molto più dinamico come quello dei viaggi nel tempo e nello spazio ad esempio con la figura del "number 5" che spicca per originalità e fascino.
Klaus funge da comic relief in molte fasi ma via via cresce il suo apporto alle storyline principali rendendo il personaggio multisfaccettato e tridimensionale come pochi altri.
Luther è forse un pò il tasto dolente sia internamente alla narrazione che agli occhi dello spettatore. Dovrebbe essere il leader ma non riesce ad esserlo finendo per sbagliare letteralmente ogni scelta, divenendo l'architetto del fallimento del gruppo e dell'apocalisse imminente.
Eh si perchè il tema e nucleo centrale della narrazione è un'imminente apocalisse che la famiglia dovrà provare a scongiurare con colpi di scena continui e incastri continui fra una timeline e l'altra grazie all'ingresso in campo della "commissione" e dei sicari del tempo Hazel (favoloso Cameron Britton) e Cha Cha.
Di carne al fuoco ce ne è tanta insomma e la scrittura sembra essere stata a livello di altre grandi produzioni. Un occhio di riguardo va anche alla creazione digitale di Pogo, lo scimpanzè magiordomo che prova a guidare i ragazzi verso l'unione e la riscoperta dei valori fondanti dell'Umbrella Academy. Difficilmente in tv abbiamo visto un lavoro cosi cinematografico dal punto di vista della ricostruzione digitale di un singolo personaggio.
Vanya, interpretata dalla famosa Ellen Page, resterà un mistero quasi fino alla fine per poi rubare la scena negli episodi conclusivi.
Si chiude con un cliffangher di quelli che lasciano desiderare che la seconda stagione arrivi domani.
Cosi non sarà, dovremo aspettare almeno un anno per una serie che è già diventata cult.
›The Umbrella Academy – Season 1 Spoiler Free Review@readingdanvers2475d
I know I am late to this party, but I got to admit, the trailers and the reviews didn't impress me. Some of my friends told me it is a must see so I did see it. I mostly decided to watch the show because of Robert Sheehan who is a brilliant underrated actor and he never disappoints. He is brilliant is in this show as well.
The premise of the show is that on October 1, 1989, 43 women who were not pregnant suddenly all gave birth at the same time to children with powers. The eccentric billionaire Reginald Hargreeves adopts seven of these children from all around the world and trains them to save the world. Both their training place and their code name is "The Umbrella Academy". Hargreeves is so cold and bizarre that he does not even name the children. He gives them numbers that signifies their importance. A robot and an intelligent monkey raise the children with the love that they need. Basically a totally fucked up childhood.
At the start of the show only five siblings remain: Luther Hargreeves (played by Tom Hopper also known as Dickon Tarly from Game of Thrones) - Number One, Diego Hargreeves (played by David Castañeda) - Number Two, Allison Hargreeves (Emmy Raver-Lampman) - Number Three, Klaus Hargreeves (played by the brilliant Robert Sheehan) - Number Four. They also have a sister with no powers, Vanya Hargreeves (played by Ellen Page). The five siblings come together as their father mysteriously dies and his death and the funeral brings them together. Then suddenly, number five appears after he has been gone for years and warns them that the world is about to end and they must stop it from happening.
It sounds like your regular superheroes band together to stop the end of the world plot, but it is not. Nothing is regular about the situation, the circumstances and the plot. Although I think that by episode 2 or 3 I figures out who was the cause of the end of the world. The powers that the siblings have are also interesting and very irregular. It is a fun and mostly unpredictable ride.
However, it is also a slow ride. Some episodes fly by, but some drag. Which prevented me from binging the show. I know that character development is important, but there are all sorts of ways to develop your characters and they have to be more interesting than this. These boring conversations and flashback. Especially as the younger cast is not that particularly good as the older one. The acting in the show isn't great either. Ellen Page decided to play her character in the most boring way possible, instead of doing something interesting with it. Luther is stiff and Allison doesn't really work either. Good thing that Klaus is brilliant and so is number five. Another acting M.V.P is Mary J. Blige as Cha-Cha, it is just super fan to watch her.
The ending of the show was pretty cool looking. It doesn't look like a low budget TV show like some shows on Netflix (I'm looking at you Marvel- Netflix).
A cool fact to note that this show is based on a comic written by Gerard Way, previously the lead singer of My Chemical Romance. He also added musically to the show's soundtrack which is pretty cool.
I don't think that it is a must see show. It is not brilliant, but fun and entertaining and if you like everything superheroes like me, you'll enjoy it.
Սկսենք այն փաստից, որ սցենարիստներից մեկը Սթիվ Բլեքմանն էր, որը հայտնի էր «Փոփոխված ածխածնի» եւ «Ֆուկո» հեռուստասերիաների շարքում, եւ շարքը ցուցադրեց հայտնի դերասաններ Էլեն Պեյք, Թոմ Հոփփեր, Ռոբերտ Շեհան, Քեմերոն Բրիթոն եւ այլն: Այս փաստերի ամբողջությունը զգալիորեն մեծացրել է դիտողների թիվը, ովքեր ցանկանում են դիտել սերիան: Հողամասը սկսվում այլընտրանքային իրականության մեջ, գերհզոր ունակություններ ունեցող մարդկանց շրջանում, որոնք մանկության մեջ հավաքվել են կողմից իրենց ուսուցման համար, չարիք ուժերին դիմակայելու համար: Սերիայի նման շողշողացող նկարագրությունը գրեթե վախեցրեց ինձ դիտելու, բայց ես որոշեցի սերիան տալ մի հնարավորություն, եւ ինչպես պարզվեց, ոչ թե զուր տեղը.
Սերիայի մթնոլորտը ստեղծվել է գեղեցիկ ֆիլմից, որը հիանալիորեն համապատասխանում ինչպես դրամատիկական տեսարանների, այնպես էլ գործողությունների տեսարանների, լավ ընտրված բեմական հագուստներից (դպրոցական ակադեմիական տարազներով, բաճկոն եւ այլն) եւ ժամանակի տարրերից. Մեքենաների մուտքագրում, ինքնատիպ մեքենաներ, ակադեմիայի առանձնատուն եւ այլն: նրա ներկայացման շատ հեռանկարներ, այս ամենը նկարագրում որոշ այլընտրանքային ժամանակ, որը բավականին մոտ իրական աշխարհին, բայց հեռուստադիտողը հստակորեն կարգավորվում այդ աշխարհի. Նույնիսկ թռիչքի մեքենան շարքի սկզբում շատ օրգանական (դիտողը չի զգում օբյեկտների մերժումը շրջակա միջավայրից).
Դերասանների շարքում ես կցանկանայի նշել Այդան Գալլագերը (Հինգերորդը), նրա խնդիրն էր ցույց տալ հասուն եւ փորձառու անձնավորություն, եւ նա այդ խնդիրը հաղթահարեց որպես «գերազանց»: Մյուս կողմից, ներկայացված Ջոն Մագարոն (Լեոնարդ Փիբոդին), որը կարեւոր դեր ստանձնել, որը նա չէր կարողանում հաղթահարել. Անհնար ասել, որ նա խաղացել այդ զզվելի դերը, բայց նա չկարողացավ բացահայտել այդ բնավորությունը մինչեւ վերջ: Մնացած դերասանները արժանապատիվ մակարդակում խաղացին իրենց նիշերը.
Սերիայի սյուժեի տարբերակիչ առանձնահատկությունն այն, որ իրական ժամանակում հերոսների եւ պատմությունների խեղաթյուրումների իրավասու համադրություն, որի շնորհիվ նիշերը (գրեթե բոլորը) մեզ են երեւում, ինչպես նախատեսված էին: Կարեւոր նաեւ նշել, որ յուրաքանչյուր դրվագի վերջում ժայռաբեկորի ներկայությունը, որը դիտողին տալիս շարունակելու դիտել շարքը: Կային նաեւ հողամասեր, ես չեմ գնա, այլապես կողոպտիչները կգնան: Կարող եմ միայն ասել, որ որոշ հողամասեր, անհրաժեշտ պահեր չեն բացահայտում, իսկ երկրորդային նիշերի էկրանային ժամանակը ձգվում. Հուսանք, որ երկրորդ մրցաշրջանը: Բացի այդ, ես զայրացել էի, որ վերջին շարքում հողամասը սկսեց զարգանալ ուղղակիորեն. Հնարավոր կանխատեսել, որ ընդհանուր հողը շարժվում առանց լարվածության.
Քանի որ սերիայի սպասելիքները չափազանց ցածր էին, ես չափազանց ցնցված էի այս ֆիլմը դիտելիս: Զաք Սնայդերի կողմից «Պահպանողներ» ֆիլմի վրա կարելի է համեմատություն անել, նրա հետ համեմատած, «Ակադեմիայի հովանավոր» ավելի զվարճալի էր, այլ ոչ թե փիլիսոփայական, ավելի մտավոր եւ կախարդական հավանաբար, ժամկետի պատճառով: Ես այս ֆիլմը խորհուրդ կտայի նրանց, ովքեր փնտրում են թեթեւ հումոր, բարձրորակ դրամա եւ պատրաստ են այս սերիայի ֆանտաստիկ կողմում որոշ սխալներ վերցնել.
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Orfana delle serie Marvel, Netflix non si è persa d'animo e ha subito rilanciato con un prodotto originale tratto da un fumetto non Marvel e che tante critiche positive sta riscuotendo.
Parliamo di "The Umbrella Academy" serie che raccoglie l'eredità delle serie supereroistiche rilanciando su tutti i fronti e vincendo ampiamente la scommessa che la grande N si era prefissa.
La serie parla di supereroi ma attraverso di essi parla di altro, di tanto altro mettendo al centro il tema dell'identità dell'eroe e soprattutto gettando una patina di grande umanità su personaggi che con i poteri son nati ma che con i poteri hanno dovuto fare i conti per creare il loro spazio nel mondo, nell'eterno pendio tra l'essere speciali e il voler essere normali.
Un precipizio che ha portato ognuno di loro a prendere delle strade a volta imposte, altre volte autoimposte, altre volte inevitabili.
Sono 7 gli eroi protagonisti di questa storia.
Tutti e 7 hanno in comune l'essere nati lo stesso giorno. Fin qui nulla di clamoroso. La particolarità risiede nel fatto che ognuno di loro sia nato da una madre che non era gravida fino a 20 minuti prima del parto.
Nascite misteriose susseguitesi in tutto il mondo per un totale di 43 pargoli nati da madri non incinta.
Un misterioso e ricco magnate, Reginald Hargreeves, decise di adottarne il maggior numero possibile, riuscendo ad adottarne 7. I 7 ragazzi cresceranno nel mito di essere speciali, sotto la guida di un padre burbero e anaffettivo che confonderà la loro educazione con un severo addestramento.
Per tutta la loro infanzia e adolescenza saranno guidati per essere i salvatori del mondo, alla scoperta di poteri che ne Reginald ne loro conoscono e che quindi dovranno man mano scoprire.
Tutti riusciranno a scoprire di cosa saranno capaci.
La forza sovraumana del "number 1" Luther, Klaus che sarà capace di parlare con i morti, Alisson che riuscirà a convincere gli altri a fare cose che lei sussurrerà, il number 5 in grado di viaggiare nel tempo e nello spazio, Diego capace di deviare qualsiasi traiettoria degli oggetti che lancerà e per finire Ben, ragazzo che morirà prematuramente e che aveva in dote la forza di estrarre numerosi grossi tentacoli dal suo ventre.
Dal giro uscirà ben presto la piccola Vanya a cui per tutta la vita sarà detto di non essere speciale, di non avere alcun potere,
Mentre i suoi 6 fratelli vivranno una fama incredibile e saranno idolatrati dal padre, lei vivrà nell'ombra, in disparte, emarginata fra gli emarginati, finendo per accettare il fatto di non essere speciale.
Gia da questa premessa si può capire come la serie si ponga anche come drama familiare. E sono tanti i drammi da sviscerare e le storie da raccontare intorno alla famiglia.
Ad un tema cosi delicato e a suo modo profondo si affianca uno molto più dinamico come quello dei viaggi nel tempo e nello spazio ad esempio con la figura del "number 5" che spicca per originalità e fascino.
Klaus funge da comic relief in molte fasi ma via via cresce il suo apporto alle storyline principali rendendo il personaggio multisfaccettato e tridimensionale come pochi altri.
Luther è forse un pò il tasto dolente sia internamente alla narrazione che agli occhi dello spettatore. Dovrebbe essere il leader ma non riesce ad esserlo finendo per sbagliare letteralmente ogni scelta, divenendo l'architetto del fallimento del gruppo e dell'apocalisse imminente.
Eh si perchè il tema e nucleo centrale della narrazione è un'imminente apocalisse che la famiglia dovrà provare a scongiurare con colpi di scena continui e incastri continui fra una timeline e l'altra grazie all'ingresso in campo della "commissione" e dei sicari del tempo Hazel (favoloso Cameron Britton) e Cha Cha.
Di carne al fuoco ce ne è tanta insomma e la scrittura sembra essere stata a livello di altre grandi produzioni. Un occhio di riguardo va anche alla creazione digitale di Pogo, lo scimpanzè magiordomo che prova a guidare i ragazzi verso l'unione e la riscoperta dei valori fondanti dell'Umbrella Academy. Difficilmente in tv abbiamo visto un lavoro cosi cinematografico dal punto di vista della ricostruzione digitale di un singolo personaggio.
Vanya, interpretata dalla famosa Ellen Page, resterà un mistero quasi fino alla fine per poi rubare la scena negli episodi conclusivi.
Si chiude con un cliffangher di quelli che lasciano desiderare che la seconda stagione arrivi domani.
Cosi non sarà, dovremo aspettare almeno un anno per una serie che è già diventata cult.
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He goes by the name Ben and the number Six. Unfortunately, Ben dies as a kid but his special ability was controlling his inner tentacles.
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