Review of the series "Under the Dome"

And they relate not only to the storyline, butand the concept of the series as a whole. It is already known that the first series of the second season will be released in June 2014 and maybe it will answer at least a part of the questions.

The series is based on the novel of the same name Stephen King, and the author himself helped to adapt the book forscreen version. Nevertheless, the film adaptation was much worse than the paper original. Even the names of the main actors and their age were slightly distorted, let alone their character and behavior. If we abstract from the book and try to consider the series as a separate phenomenon, then we get a psychological drama with a light seasoning of mysticism and paranormal phenomena. The whole plot is built around the relationships of the inhabitants of a small town, which are cut off from the surrounding world by an invisible wall. "Dome" though plays a big role in the plot, in fact, is a fantastic assumption - a way to demonstrate what will happen if a modern city is cut off from civilization.

Logically, in the psychological drama shouldto be well spelled out the dialogues and characters of the characters. That's where the disappointments begin. And it's not that the characters' characters are badly written, but that they act absolutely illogically. Heroes constantly talk about how they want to get out from under the dome and hope for its speedy disappearance. At the same time, three days after the appearance of the dome, they are beginning to behave as if there is no "big world".

If in the case of Junior bullyingbeloved girl can be explained by his unbalance, then the behavior of his father - Big Jim, who kills everyone to the left and to the right, is completely inexplicable. The same can be said about the other characters - Julia Chamuey is waiting for her beloved husband, who is left outside, but constantly flirts with a stranger who happened to be in the city by accident. Farmers shoot in all in a row, the townspeople are robbed, raped and pogroms are being organized, and so on. And the deputy sheriff does not even try to study the evidence, but simply believes all "on his word". And this is "an ordinary American town"? But after all, this is how we are represented before each series.

Dialogues that could draw the storylineline, were too prolonged and, for the most part, do not cause any emotion other than boredom. As a result, at the end of the first season's viewing, it was already frankly wanted that the characters stop talking and get busy with their own business.

However, the show has its own merits. Firstly, this is a fantastic part of the plot, which, unfortunately, is not given enough screen time. The idea is really original enough and if the creators did not stretch the screen time at the expense of dialogues and laid all the events in one season, then the project would be ideal. Secondly, they are actors, they have perfectly got used to their roles. It is the acting that makes the characters empathize and turn a blind eye to shortcomings. Thirdly - camera work and special effects, the picture "Under the dome" can quite compare in quality with a feature film.

Outcome: "Under the dome" is not the series where it's gooddemonstrated the life of a small town in isolation from the outside world, he lacks "atmospheric" (for example, "Jericho" in this regard is much better). Do not expect him to unexpected plot turns. Nevertheless, a multi-part film is perfect for watching in the evening, if you are already bored with the same type of TV series.

Author: Vyacheslav Kinko