All Forms of Art

After getting disappointed at Season 2 , I believed this was one of those shows that had should not continue beyond its first season. Nonetheless, I give it a try once more, to find a storyline full of questionable choices. (contain spoilers) Ani, the new girl With the new school year, a new student comes to Liberty High: Ani. Ani comes from a different country, doesn’t know anyone, and suddenly, she is the new narrator of the story. It seemed interesting in the beginning. We would have the perspective of an outsider about what was happening. The problem is that Ani does not behave exactly as an outsider.  She is a strong young woman, independent, confident, who knows how to move around, mingling amongst her new colleagues. The problem is, the new girl, that no one really knows is, suddenly, ‘besties’ with everyone. How reasonable is that? Have the authors ever been “the new girl”? Something that could be interesting to see explored was her cultural bac...

The fans of the show were waiting this season for a long time. I, personally, had the feeling that it should have ended in the second one. Maybe I was right. I know, I know! You all loved it, but I have mixed feelings about it. I didn’t find the first couple of episodes that interesting. It took longer than it should, to get into the action, and the omnipresence of the professor is going a bit too far. But let’s see the ups and downs of this season. (If you did not watch this season yet, consider stop reading. Spoilers ahead.) Rio’s Mistake As annoying as it can be, Rio’s mistake is quite realistic. There is no perfect crime, and there is always someone who doesn’t follow the rules. I found it a rational choice of action to get a new storyline.  New characters In this season we have new characters, and I loved them. Palermo is, somehow, the new Berlin and he brings new dramas and conflicts inside the group, which enriches the story. Howe...

After watching a couple of Spanish shows, we get used to the language and get more curious about other shows. This one is a drama, passed in the ’20s and ‘30s, about four coworker women. In a time of abrupt changes, we can see some fierce independent women fighting for their rights. While that, others blindly obey their husbands and other men in the family. The contrast is evident from the first episode. The surrounding society, where all the action takes place was what I liked the most. Freedom was the keyword in the crazy ’20s, but it comes with a price tag, and each character will pay for it, in very different ways. You can’t talk about the decade of 1920 without talking about the suffragists and the female emancipation. The fight against a society that makes everything it can to keep the status quo . At the same time, this agitation and modernity contrast with the woman spanked and abused by her husband or the woman who can barely see her boyfriend. They all live t...

I was a big fan of Disney’s cartoon version of this story. Said so, as soon as I watched the trailer on Netflix , I decided to watch the movie. It is a very different version, but I liked it. It’s intense, violent, dark and makes you sit in front of the screen for 2 hours without even think of it. Also, prepare yourself to hold your breath many times. The protagonist is a good actor. Acting and counter scene with something that is not really there, it’s never easy. I imagine that for a kid, it is an even more significant challenge. Nevertheless, Rohan Chand was flawless in his role. The special effects bothered me a little bit, though. The fact that the animals don’t look real takes out a bit of the magic of this movie. However, due to the quality of the story and characters, it ends up not being so important after all.  The story is complex, more than in early versions. We have a fierce fight for power, with alliances and games that put Mowgli on the human s...