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I
started watching Mr. Robot from the beginning of the first season and
I must confess that it is one of the most interesting series I've
seen the latest years. In fact, it is one of the very few that I
still watch.
The
plot appeared to be fascinating, no similarity with other modern
series. I also enjoyed the acting of almost all the cast. The
presence of the Chinese Dark Army brought some first suspicions about
which direction the story would go, but I had to wait until the third
season.
And
while the directing of the series is even more impressive in the
third season, the big disappointment came with the plot. The series
was promising of giving something really revolutionary against the
establishment, but it turns out to be another covert US propaganda
against the new enemy: China.
Especially
the last two episodes uncovered the purpose. The whole hacking team
and even Mr. Robot himself appeared as if they were manipulated and
being used by the bigger players to achieve their secret, sinister
goals. Which is OK, it could happen. Until we realize that even the
'poor' CEO of E Corp., is being tricked too by the head of the Dark
Army and China's Minister of State Security!
That
was a big disappointment. All the story points to the fact that the
US was attacked by China through another, more sophisticated 9/11. We
have to admit that this is a more sophisticated propaganda too than,
for example, the Rambo-type movies, or even Zero Dark Thirty.
While,
according to Wikipedia, movies like The Matrix and Fight
Club inspired the series, it appears that these movies were much
more radical and revolutionary even though they were premiered almost
twenty years ago.
Of
course, I could be wrong. Yet, unless the plot changes spectacularly,
everything shows that this is another well-directed series that is
camouflaged to serve the establishment pro-US agenda. I will be still
watching, hoping to see a dramatic shift that will really surprise
me.
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