Still, the biggest impact Utopia has is an aesthetic one. Where are their natural instincts? Why don’t they try to run at least? The scene works as a good introduction into what Utopia is going to be like: absurdly stolid and exquisitely cruel. Throughout all the show, minor characters seem to be totally helpless. Also, an awkward resignation of people who are meant to become victims. What is meant to shock you is not the idea itself (aren’t we a little too used to seeing it in the media anyway?), but the manner in which it is performed, slow and emotionless. In the very first scene three guys and a little boy are killed in a comic shop, after one of them is asked questions which don’t say anything yet: “Where is the Utopia manuscript?” and “Where is Jessica Hyde?”. The show strikes a spectator from the very beginning. I would say, Utopia is a masterpiece of uneasiness. You keep mumbling that this wouldn’t happen or that they wouldn’t act like that, and still it manages to capture your attention. It has well-developed characters and I couldn’t blame actors for not having done a good job, but as a whole it still looks unconvincing: from the storyline to the decisions that characters make. However, while watching a show, I had a constant feeling that everything was just so. As it should be, it’s attempted to present everything as as likely to happen as possible, indeed happening amongst us without us having any clue (so typical of conspiracy theorists). Utopia just shouts out loud: conspiracy theories ahead. Even though I thought it was very well advertised, strangely enough it seems that less people have heard of it than I expected. As you probably have already understood, I’m not talking about Thomas Moore, but about a six-part British TV series written by Dennis Kelly, which was on Channel 4 every Tuesday from the 15th of January to the 19th of February. My first review is going to be about Utopia, because it’s still very new.
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