Chernobyl
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- Ramanisky25
- The bureaucratic allegiance to state hierarchy (if I'm saying that the right way) was as gripping as the tragedy itself.mg33
- And I'm interested to know if some of the politicians opinions were based more in Russian superiority (ex: impossible that a Russian reactor could explode)mg33
- Or if they were just preemptively in denial to cover their own asses as things went higher up the chain of command.mg33
- The 2nd episode started to me make me feel physically sick. It's great.PhanLo
- Makes me sick and nervous. Love it!adrok
- shoes0
I generally like it because how the show is not about cheap spectacle, having kind of a hard time with the character setting though.
Their dialogue and attitude and sensibilites feel very western, not at all how 1980s russians would talk, interact and look at the world.
Not as a simple language thing necessarily, more like that the characters feel like are built from outsider, western perspective. This is irritaing at times, makes the thing feel unrealistic, fake.
- There is a podcast about the show that goes into their process and how they tried to be realistic, and even had to change some approaches given feedbackwordssssss
- that they werent being authentic.wordssssss
- well that's great I guess, but still far off from the actual cultureshoes
- monospaced0
Is it pure grim or is there a sliver of hope or happiness? I don't know if I can handle a show that's just pure depression and despair.
- The protagonists are the whistleblowers trying to tell the government that this is a highly dangerous situation. The hope is that ppl take them srslysarahfailin
- But it's so rooted in the state hierarchy and obedience within it. The denial and immediate discounting of serious shit is pretty wild.mg33
- Interesting. I might have to watch this one alone. For me, HBO can practically do no wrong. :)monospaced
- I am about 45min in and it is really good. The level of denial is incredible. Wish I had the HBO app on my phone since work is so slow.lemmy_k
- sarahfailin2
I think that New Yorker article colin_s posted is pretty good. It's good to keep in mind what's fact and what is fiction. I also thought at times the character Emily Watson played was unrealistic in her demeanor and maybe a little trite in being the knowing scientist willing to confront directly the systems of power. Especially so because she was a *woman* scientist in the 80s in the soviet union. It felt like that was just a play to modern, western audiences who needed a woman in this drama that's otherwise a sausage-fest.
I think what the article gets wrong is that the show really DOES indict the system more than it does the individual men. The author claims that the show just vilifies a few bad actors and misses the system, but I thought that the show did just the opposite. The central thesis seemed to be that it was the system itself which created the disaster, and the people who played roles in directly causing it were following the design of the soviet system of lies and cutting corners.
It's right though to examine historical fiction and know exactly what is history and what is fiction.
- Milan2
Great show. A lot better than I expected.
- sted6
- shapesalad-1
Better than your sensationalised drama show, reality:
- Nairn-1
Ok, so what does this teach us about 5G?
- Bennn3
can't wait for the next episode! really good quality cinema
- OBBTKN1
David McMillan's gallery:
http://www.dsmcmillan.com/cherno…
- shapesalad0
https://www.newscientist.com/art…
"Chernobyl radiation spike probably from Russian tanks disturbing dust
After Russian forces captured the ruined Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 24 February, sensors at the site report a spike in radiation levels"
Sounds healthy...
- drgs0
- _niko1
Late to the party was avoiding this because i knew it’d be hard to watch, and I was right, brutal viewing yet I can’t pull away.
One thing that amazes me is that people so close to the plant, either the firemen or the “three” or anyone else in the thick of it immediately afterwards somehow survived.
That it wasn’t an automatic death sentence to all.
- mg335
Fell asleep watching the last episode on the couch last night, but woke up in the flashback part of the story showing the explosion. Scared the living hell out of me - subwoofer was rumbling and as I had been asleep it was pretty intense to wake up to that.