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Raised by Wolves (2020)
Best original science fiction content in a long time
I believe science fiction fans are kind of spoiled these days but basically every movie or TV show that is worth watching is an adaptation of something. This one is an original concept with its own visuality that doesn't feel derivative. This show excels in these most important aspects and this is what puts it above the rest. The design, atmosphere, visual style is at least as important in audiovisual scifi as concepts. To make a good scifi film, all of these elements should be eqally unique and at the same time on par with each other. This is the hardest to get it right and this is why only a few scifi movies can be regarded as true classics of the genre. Raised by Wolves feels like it is a classic in the making from the beginning. You can feel the same believable otherworldliness as when you first saw Blade Runner or Star Wars. Or, if we talk about fantastical adventure movies in a wider sense, Lord of the Rings comes in my mind too. Actually, watching the series, I had the sense that South Africa is the next New Zealand. Raised by Wolves is singular because it has the escapism effect of the genre, you get the adventurous sense of discovering that imaginary world but not in a 'pure" or fun way. It is a subversive escapism, you have no idea what are the rules in this world. Often you are left with bizarre images that grab you on a subconscious level. You never get the feeling that things happen only for shock value. It is basically a surrealist drama on a very deep human level.