I made it through a few pages of comments here without coming across anyone one else who seems to have enjoyed this series. I have not seen the "original" so that may be the good reason I enjoyed this so much. The story explores "love", "hate" (loathing), and "death", via the main storyline. These ideas are teased out subtly and expertly as the author / director makes generous use of artistic license in social and religious arenas.
I really don't see what's not to understand or like about this one, although, I would admit you have to pay close attention.
The village exists on a "level of consciousness" accessible through drugs. Mrs. number 2 sustains the village consciousness in her sleep, 2 gets to play "god" in that consciousness with a different color pill, and all the other players exist (through drugs) for there own good because they have their own reasons to want to not remember their life in their own normal consciousness.
There are so many interesting concepts here that it's hard to pick a spot to begin.
Doesn't 2 seem to conduct himself a whole lot like one of the more popular gods currently en vogue? 2 is an egotistical tyrant who does what he does for the good of the humanity.
I really don't see what's not to understand or like about this one, although, I would admit you have to pay close attention.
The village exists on a "level of consciousness" accessible through drugs. Mrs. number 2 sustains the village consciousness in her sleep, 2 gets to play "god" in that consciousness with a different color pill, and all the other players exist (through drugs) for there own good because they have their own reasons to want to not remember their life in their own normal consciousness.
There are so many interesting concepts here that it's hard to pick a spot to begin.
Doesn't 2 seem to conduct himself a whole lot like one of the more popular gods currently en vogue? 2 is an egotistical tyrant who does what he does for the good of the humanity.