A good cinema does not become only… It takes a lot to make it… not only good acting and story but also direction, set, makeup, camera, sound… everything. Then something is formed that does not remove your eyes. There are very few shows whose first episode leaves such an impact on you that you can neither speak nor think of anything. The first episode of any series is called a pilot episode, this pilot episode sets the mood and range of the show. Today, from the beginning of the pilot episode of the series that we are going to tell you about in this review, you get to know which level this show is going to go to. It is being called the best web series in the world. Is this really?
Recently, director, producer and actor Anurag Kashyap posted about a show. I saw this show and learned that not only Anurag but the whole world is talking about this one show and it came to know about why. The name of the show is ‘Adolescence’. You will get this show in Hindi on Netflix. I initially talked about that it takes a lot to make a good cinema. The pilot episode of ‘Adolescence’ is so great that you will not be able to remove eyes from this show for 4 to 5 hours. What is it in this show that everyone is talking about it…? Let’s know
What is the story of the show ‘Adolescence’?
First you know what this show is about. ‘AdoLESCENCE’ means adolescence, ie that time between 12 and 17 years of age in which children are learning right and wrong. It is said and science has also admitted that this phase of a human life is quite critical. In the era of social media, it is not only delicate but also very difficult. The show is quite different from the rest of the teenage crime shows. The story of the show revolves around a 13-year-old child on whom it is accused that he has killed a girl studying with him. In the very first scene of the show, the police takes a gun in the hands and enter a house. The door of the house is broken and this 13 -year -old child is arrested. The matter is juvenile, in such a situation, it is also necessary to have his parents with the child.
The law is the same for everyone. Even though the child has been accused of serious allegations, but due to being a minor, he is brought to the police station and told about his rights. His father comes with him and he is also given a lawyer. The story may be simple in the show, but the way it has been introduced, there are so many layers that your brain rotates. Every layer opens at the right time and shows you how laws, police, courts and lawyers work.
The show’s life is its single long shot episode
Whether this child has committed this crime or not, this is the story of the entire show. The show has only 4 episodes. These four are one and a half hours long. You know what is the most amazing thing about this show? Every episode of this show is a single long shot, which is also called Continuous shot in the cinematic language, that is, every episode of the entire show starts like a camera. The entire one hour episode is removed in the long shot without a cut. The easier it looks like, the more difficult task is from the eyes of acting and cinema. Talking about this, Anurag Kashyap wrote that how much hard work has been done for it and how much preparation will be done, it is a commendable compliment in itself.
Such shots have different benefits. This is as if you are watching a story decreasing from your eyes and there is no break in it. Such shots enhance the connect to the story and the audience. The screenplay and story of this show is so tight that you will not be able to remove your eyes even for a moment.
Watch the third episode only when the heart is strong
Let’s talk about the third episode of the show, this is probably the most powerful and masterpiece episode of this show. There is a scene in this episode where Jamie Miller i.e. the child who is accused of murder is talking to a psychologist. According to media reports, this episode was first shot in the entire series shoot. Actor Owen Cooper, who plays Jamie on the set, will not stand by seeing the way you have acted in this one long shot. He is the life of this series. The kind of expressions that appear on the face of the oven and as they have performed every changing objection, are a masterclass in itself. This entire episode is also a single shot, there is a conversation between psychologists and jammy… This scene becomes so strong and heavy that as the psychologist takes a deep breath after the end of their conversation, you will also breathe.
Cast has done amazing work
The end of the show is quite emotional. The show has a scene by actor Stephen Graham, who plays the role of Jamie’s father Eddie Miller. Stephen has been part of amazing projects like The Irishman and Venom. She is a great artist and this thing appears throughout the show. In the last episode of the show, Eddie tells his wife that how can any parents see these 24 hours what their child is watching by closing the door in his room? Or in today’s generation, what kind of slangs children are using on Instagram and what they mean. After all, how will a father know whether he is a good father or not. This and their breakdown scene will make you so empty from inside that you will just be shocked, but will not be able to do anything, except what is the mistake of thinking?
The last time I came so hard feeling when I saw ’13 Reasons Why ‘. This is such a great show on mental health, adolescence, bulling, suicide and crime that you go drowning. After watching ‘Adolescence’, I realized the same kind of feeling that what happens many times is not just in anyone’s hands. Many times we keep inadvertently hurt someone so much that when that person takes some big steps, then we come to know. Many times, after someone leaves, it is realized whether such a step could have saved the life of that person, or could stop any untoward. We hug her things in her room and weep up. Eyes swollen and then with a deep breath we realize or not… We could not change anything… and this is the part of this show that will break you. The show has received a great rating of 8.5 on IMDB. If you have to see something that shakes you, then definitely watch this show once.
