![]() ![]() The ability to travel from place to place as DHF or Digital Human Freight is stunning in its implications. ![]() Like the Westboro Baptist Church of today, they protest and harass people who don’t do as they do and believe as they believe. They don’t want murder victims to help catch the killers, and they believe moving to another ‘sleeve’ is a sin in and of itself. In this world, there are entire religions that are against the idea of moving from skin to skin for any reason. You might suppose that any religion that teaches it’s what’s within that truly matters would be all for the idea of bodies being outside the loop of ‘who’ we are. Spirit Savers and AfterlifersĪltered Carbon may recognize the difference between spirit and skin, but as people evolve, it handles the evolution of religion. Altered Carbon never forgets the basic idea that ‘who’ we are and what we are made from aren’t necessarily the same thing. The separation of the ‘self,’ as memories and the ‘self’ of a body is mirrored in religious sentiment where the soul only inhabits a body given by a higher power. The value of a body is not equal to the value of a life in this series. Still, this unique take on preserving people beyond their natural span so they can inhabit as many “sleeves” as they can afford is unique. Serious contemplation of the value of life isn’t necessarily what you expect from a new action-drama. Quill was like a militarized George Orwell, trying to prevent her version of 1984 from ever happening. It’s clear from the first episode that the group our ‘hero’ comes from, the Envoys, were led by a singular individual with a deeper than usual grasp of where the world was headed. The depth of the philosophy behind it may be lost on a casual observer who is only on this ride for the action, nudity, and guns. The story of Takeshi Kovacs, last of the Envoys, and lover of Quellcrist Falconer who created them is no simple tale. Sociopolitical Overtones and Deep Backstory (**SPOILERS) The juxtaposition of the fabricated parts of the world, sleek cars, beautiful advertisements, cloned people, and the real streets and dirt are all perfectly balanced to draw you deeper into the world. This is what they’ve done for Altered Carbon. You have to go above and beyond visually to create an excellent product. Now it is no longer good enough to create a good effect. Special effects that are both special and effective are something we have become accustomed to in the last decade. Everything about this show is immersive, and the scenery is utterly breathtakingly well created. From the gurneys to the opaque windows of a brothel there’s no point where the scenes Takeshi walks through seem unreal. ![]() Though a great deal of this show is doubtless generated on a green screen, the gritty reality of many of the sets is all too real and relatable. If you stray too far, it ruins the suspension of disbelief necessary to any good program. There is nothing simple about creating a believable future world set hundreds of years from now. Fortunately, we didn’t have to do that since we’ve been subscribed since way back when Netflix only mailed out DVDs. We were so thrilled to see Altered Carbon become a show that we’d have paid for Netflix just to get it. If you enjoy a fast-paced, forward-thinking, page-turner from an utterly brilliant mind, then you need to look no further than Mr. In fact, this author has quite a few book titles under his belt as well as some comics and even a couple of video games. Altered Carbon is far from the only thing he’s written. If you aren’t familiar with his books, then the only logical solution is to either go to his website or the book store and get them. Morgan is a brilliant British writer who puts out some stellar work. This brilliant original show comes in hour-long episodes, and we just can’t get enough of them! If you haven’t yet had the pleasure, then stop denying yourself and check out one of the most spectacular and utterly superior science fiction shows on the market today. Altered Carbon is hands down one of our favorite offerings from Netflix. This has led to some absolutely fantastic shows and movies. Every year we see channels and streaming services striving to provide the very best content they can come up with. One of the best things that has come from having such a saturated market where television and movies are concerned is the need to create better content.
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