Surprisingly entertaining and too violent for its own good, Utopia, an Amazon series created by the same writer of the novel Gone Girl (which was also converted into a great movie), is a spookily timely, wild and elaborate conspiracy theory thriller set in the dark, dystopic, pandemic-hit world.
A contagious virus with no vaccine, and big pharma companies scrambling to make millions. No these are not headlines from a newspaper. These are the plot arcs from Amazon Prime Video’s latest show Utopia. The first thing you see in Utopia on prime video is a disclaimer claiming that this is a work of fiction and not based on true or current events. This would make you think that the show took inspiration from the current pandemic but let me inform you that this show is a remake of a 2013 British television show and even the shooting of this show was completed well before the pandemic hit. But the use of words like pandemic, quarantine zone, PPE kit, viral load and vaccine makes the show seem too real and makes you think.
Utopia the word means a perfect happy world but the show shows exactly the opposite. The plot of Utopia on Amazon prime video is how a group of fans obsessed with a comic book called Dystopia, a mysterious, intricate and dark comic book that seems to have hidden in its pages the secrets of an elaborate and intricate conspiracy theory behind every major catastrophe in recent history. They get connected through the same way nerds get connected nowadays i.e. The Internet 😄. Then a sequel comic, Utopia, surfaces online for sale which compels them to meet in person and buy the comic. Unfortunately for them, they’re not the only ones after it, and one of their competition is a mysterious organization named Harvest.
Normally I don’t like conspiracy theories but the shocking violence, captivating story and the interesting characters kept me going. Below are some important things that should be mentioned about the show:
Spoiler Alert: Below Lines could have some spoilers.
The Violence and shock factor is too high in the show and this starts from the first episode itself, you will see cute rabbits and dogs getting killed, nails getting ripped off, salt and bleach torture, eyes getting spooned, children getting killed cold hearted. This show is not afraid to do and show the things that a conventional show would never think of which makes it more closer to reality so don’t get attached to any character.
Interesting Characters: All the people in the show have some flaws in their character, nobody is 100 percent good or 100 percent bad and the behavior of the people can’t be predicted which brings it closer to reality. There is a line in the show which shows this “Seven years of planning and it comes down to that…… Humans are tricky”.
The Villain: A show or a movie is as good as their villain, and this show has a good villain with intricate history and a twisted motive. Just like Thanos' motive makes sense to some people, I am sure Dr. Christie would also make sense to some people and the selflessness of the motive makes it even better.
The Music: I don’t if you guys notice the music in TV shows or movies or not but I like the use choice of songs in the show.
You can watch the show from here. If you haven’t already watched it. Let me know what did you liked or disliked about the show in the comments.
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