top of page
Search
Writer's pictureThe Owl's Eyes

1899: A Worthless Waste of Time

Updated: Feb 11, 2023


Reviews by:

  • @the_owlseyes


RATE THIS SERIES

  • 6

  • 5

  • 4

  • 3


 

"The brain drives our thoughts, our behavior. It holds all of the secrets of the universe. There's a whole hidden world inside each of us which only needs to be deciphered"


Maura Franklin


PLOT

"Multinational immigrants traveling from the old continent to the new encounter a nightmarish riddle aboard a second ship adrift on the open sea" or "It's all a simulation"


SCRIPT

The weakest aspect of this series because it's all about the plot and the characters are just devices used to propell it. Characters which are too many to get attached or to remember any of them.

I would like to add that the lack of a real threat makes everything worthless. The villain is introduced in the last episode, a big mistake in my opinion.

The worst thing about it is that it's, unlike Dark, unoriginal and boring by tackling themes and concepts in a trite and unsinspired way.

The ending is the most upsetting thing because it saturates a dumb trope( Everything is a simulation) and erase every king of character development and world building by devolving everything to a meaningless mess.

I'm not simply disappointed. I'm enraged because it felt like a waste of time in the end.


Script: 4/10


ACTING

The cast is made of people from different countries which is an advantage and a disadvantage. An advantage because the plot requires the characters to speak different languages. A disadvantage because the cast is mostly made of rookies and newcomers with little experience which shows.

Considering that this series has been produced by the Dark's creatives, I've expected way more than that.


Acting: 6/10


PHOTOGRAPHY

This is gorgeous. There're a lot of wonderful shots and the light is never used in a trite way. Colours have a meaningful role and the use of grey, blue and red.

Overall I'm satisfied with it because it elevates the quality of the entire show.


Photography: 8/10


EDITING

There're some interesting shots but the majority of it is just repetitive, especially in the first minutes of every episode.


Editing: 6/10


SPECIAL EFFECTS

Even though I don't consider these top notch, they're still appreciable. Sometimes those seem redundant and lower the quality of the whole series and others are well employed.

I would have preferred a show with less CGI but here, some are needed in order to create the set.

Overall it's just ok.


Special Effects: 6/10


SOUNDTRACK

The soundtrack is interesting as is made of different sound like panting, ticking of clocks and more. It defines the show's tone and style but doesn't add much to it.

Every episode ends with a pop song which seems a bit derivative.

I'm disappointed to be honest.


Soundtrack: 6/10



COSTUMES

Those are in line with the time period and bring something to the plot only in one case, which isn't relevant. This section is decent at best, nothing more.


Costumes: 6/10


CONCLUSION

Script: 4/10

Acting: 6/10

Photography: 8/10

Editing: 6/10

Special Effects: 6/10

Soundtrack: 6/10

Costumes: 6/10

AVERAGE: 6


Watch Dark instead. This isn't worth your time and patience.


Director: Baran bo Odar

Screenplay: Jantje Friese, Dario Madrona López Gallego, Emma Ko, Jerome Bucchan-Nelson, Juliana Lima Dehne, Emil Nygaard Albertsen

Cast: Emily Beecham, Aneurin Barnard, Andreas Pietschmann, Miguel Bernardeau, José Pimentão, Isabella Wei, Gabby Wong, Yann Gael, Mathilde Ollivier, Jonas Bloquet, Rosalie Craig, Maciej Musiał, Clara Rosager, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Maria Erwolter, Alexandre Willaume, Tino Mewes, Isaak Dentler, Fflyn Edwards, Anton Lesser

Soundtrack: Grace Slick

Cinematography: Nikolaus Summerer

Running Time: 55 min


RATE THIS REVIEW

  • 6

  • 5

  • 4

  • 3


 

12 views0 comments

Comments

Rated 0 out of 5 stars.
No ratings yet

Add a rating

rnixon37

Link

bottom of page