One of the most amazing elements of the second season Alice in the Borderland This is how he supports the speech of the previous part. The story returns exactly to the point where the previous one ended, and the overall feeling is that time has not run out. Although, of course, it has: two years have passed since the premiere of the Netflix hit.
However, there is enough skill in the production to create the feeling that the action crystallized in an instant. So, in the first big episode, Arisu (Yamazaki Kento), Usagi (Tao Tsuchiya), Chishiya (Nijiro Murakami), and Kuina (Aya Asahina) face an overwhelming truth. The one that was outlined in the last image of last season. The game – the real one, the most brutal and with the most resources – has just begun.
This sense of continuity Alice in the Borderland an intelligent sequence that you will use to your advantage. Without the need to explain the passage of time or try to grasp the inevitable changes, the action begins immediately. With a resource saving that surprises with its craftsmanship, Alice in Borderland He’s moving at a terrifying pace.
Especially since the new game – this monstrous board with cards hanging from it – shows its perversity. The production is inventive enough to present the same scenario, but with all sorts of new interpretations. Something that gives the show a new understanding of what it wants to tell and where it wants to go on its story journey.
Excursion in the sands of danger
Of course, this is not something that is surprising in the now familiar image of survival games, where the main prize is to stay alive. But Alice in the Borderland does something more elegant: rebuilds a sense of urgency from start to finish, life impulse survival. Also, those who suffer need to go through grotesque traps that will test not only physical strength (which would already be something colossal), but also emotional.
Each trap should be more brutal and difficult to pass. But at the same time undermine the will, mind and morale of the player. In fact, the first minutes of the opening chapter make it clear that this is a competition with death. The shooting that opens the series is not a demonstration of the rules, the world, or an idea of what will happen next. Really, it is much more a manifestation of violence to such an extreme and from so many points of view that it is overwhelming because of its scale.
Slowly, Alice in the Borderland shows that its rawness comes from unpredictability. No one knows what they are actually fighting against, or whether the enemy they need to defeat might be an indirect ally. The series becomes more and more violent as it becomes clear that death is the limit and can be a reward for those who wish to survive.
Contrary to squid game — with which he is often compared —Alice in the Borderlandpure violence. Characters are not driven—not wholly—by ambition or greed. With incredible accuracy, the game discovers what lurks in the darkness of human behavior and incorporates it into the difficulty of its challenges.
Back to scary places
First season Alice in the Borderland , a loose adaptation of Haro Aso’s manga that surprises with its dark and twisted elegance. In the deserted Tokyo and a series of sinister trials, the heroes had to face horror. But also the limit of his strength and will. This combination made the series one of the few successful Netflix adaptations. Also in a curious study of the already known premise of a massive death trap.
But its second season is a full bet on grimness, especially when it comes to analyzing what drives the unwitting cast members. Trying to avoid getting shot, crushed, wounded or dismembered, all characters will go different ways. It’s these quick, almost impulsive decisions that keep the show’s dizzying pace alive. Also one that, in this case, brings the plot much closer to the source material.
With progressive and malevolent precision, Alice in the Borderlandmakes it clear that the big battle arena is about much more than just physical prowess. It is also an awareness of the value of life, love, and even scattered fidelity. By the last chapter of the season, things had become clearer. A Time of Violence is an imperative that the Netflix series takes as the starting point for a bewildering closure. The door is open to another scenario, more devastating than has been suggested so far.
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