The Rabbitte Perspective

Cruisin' For A Bitchin'? As arguable as it is to consider how many properties of entertainment strive towards and inevitably lack any original idea which either reference something else from pop-culture or is adapted from a well-known book, it's easy to fathom how hard success really is for a lot of established franchises. Of course, it's only natural for an over-arching story-line to blossom, if no other reason than to allow its creators new ways to thrive creatively and distinctively. This is certainly the case with Netflix's adhered series of Stranger Things  - a show from its inception which is inherently self-reflective in its different stylistic choices and embraces these specific genre iconographies to the point of a satisfying metamorphosis. From its different shifts towards different genre's of 80's horror and thriller and embodying contextual tropes from films and books of the said era, it's used these aspects to the point of the series ...

Bittersweet Swan Song? Regardless of Netflix's infamous and recent pursuit in culling-off adhered T.V. series that some respectfully had room to develop and conclude in their own distinctive way, as seen with the likes of One Day At A Time or Santa Clarita Diet , the said streaming service's approach in producing a wide variety of shows in their own name is unparalleled. Indeed, from their pursuit in delivering anime under their brand, with the likes of B: The Beginning  and The Seven Deadly Sins  to the live-action stalwarts of Stranger Things and The Crown , which have both respectively drawn in large audiences, it's easy to fathom Netflix's arguable dominance in the T.V. Series compendium; and how it's making ordinary televised viewing a thing of the past. However, if there's one distinctive series which has bestowed to its audience a rewarding familiarity in tangent with its adapted source and created a dead-pan satirical set-up that never stales, ...

If It Ain't Broke... What was clearly evident to perceive within Netflix's interpretation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events  last year was its inherent decision to ambitiously embroider numerous episodes that admirably upholded the conflicting tones of the original source and never once sought to out-do itself. In this age of peak television, where high-budget serials accordingly attempt and construct concepts that try to match the vision and production value of something like Game Of Thrones , it's rather comforting to find a show in the form of A Series of Unfortunate Events  that never once takes itself too seriously and bestows natural melancholia, horror and comedy that is fitting and alluring to behold. Indeed, even though there were a few similarities to the 2004 counterpart of the same name, this series re-telling of these wistful and dismal tales matched accordingly with the wonderfully gothic tone of the books and emphasised on specific...

Obligatory Nostalgia Originality. This is a fundamental aspect of creativity and independence which has not only come to shape the way in which film and television creators fabricate a unique concept, but is a facet that influences the way in which we perceive artistic prowess. As much as feature films and lengthy T.V. series strive towards an idea that's innovative and pioneering, it's our need of contextualising which places these authentic methodologies as an intertextual means of artistry; a premise which is shaped by another similar text through obligatory or optional means. This is certainly the case with Netflix's and The Duffer Brothers' show of Stranger Things ; a series that feels unoriginal since it purposefully and artistically references the filmography of Steven Spielberg and literary works of Stephen King. Yet, even though it lives and breathes the ethos of 1980's film and poetic culture, Stranger Things at the same time presents ideas that are...

Worth The Wait? Aside from the arguable quarrels that the superhero genre faces in this day and age, in relation to the genre conceivably saturating the cinematic industry with its vast array of films and how much monetary gain these features receive, one of the best things to come with the proliferation of superhero story-telling, across both cinema and television, is the growing complexity around heroism itself. From Christopher Nolan's sombre yet realistic take of the caped-crusader in The Dark Knight  to Marvel's ever-expanding yet conflicted cinematic universe, the superhero genre isn't merely the  genre that essentially provides the blockbuster-escapism path that audiences crave for, it's also a category of film that is 'maturing'; sweeping away the predictable tropes of old for more intricate and idiosyncratic narratives. While it may adopt a predictable outcome near to its closing stages as well as implementing sequences that's synonymous with...

Patience is a Virtue In similar vain to how popular film franchises have to construct sequels to be just as compelling and enthralling as the preceding features that made a positive impact, T.V. series also have to establish a precedent where the particular story arc has to go down a captivating route with every season that comes around. Indeed, from the unpredictable nature that Game of Thrones upholds, to the ever shifting scenarios that take place in Netflix's own House of Cards , it's clear to perceive just how much established TV shows warrant compelling originality with every season they produce; which in turn arguably rivals the grandeur of viewing the latest film at the cinemas. While it may be seen by a select few as just another Japanese animated show that's primarily aimed for a specific target audience, much of the same can be said about Wit Studio's Attack on Titan which mediates enthralling story-telling aspects seen in many popular live-action seri...