After enjoying the first episode, the second and third episodes Cabal and Ratking have disappointed. I can't quite put my finger on what exactly is the problem. Casting is not necessarily an issue --- After all, James Caan and Marlon Brando as Sicilians never bothered anyone.
I think there is something wrong with the pacing of the stories, either in the original novels or the TV direction. It just doesn't work.
The Ending of Le Samourai (1967), Explained
A quick online search after watching Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai confirmed my suspicion: The plot is very rarely understood b...
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Godfather的导演至少深刻理解他想要描写的对象。隔了一层文化拍别个国家的故事，很容易隔靴搔痒拍不到点子上。
Coppola 的讲故事的功力那是，很少有人能沾上他的衣角。我觉得教父（影片）跟GRRM写的故事有一定相通的地方，一方面有现实的残忍和世故，一方面又不缺人性里的温情。而中国的故事，即使是好看的，也都是偏重前者而欠缺后者，有温情的要么假要么无世故，总之没有二者合一的产品。不知道为什么。
Zen的两个故事情节和结构都很不对劲，缺乏“抖包袱”的效果，而且让主角显得很傻，里面的谈情部分还反复打断主线故事的节奏。
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