3. "Just finished..wow! (spoilers below)" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Jan-15-21 03:36 PM by Damali
The writing and directing is really great..this is my first time seeing Omar Sy in anything and I'm hearing he's a huge star in France
I watched in French w/English subtitles so I may watch again to see more of the acting subtleties since I had to read so much...
The dog, yo...I loved him so much! what a hilarious device to have to bark every time anyone said Pelligrini (although they missed 1 or 2...i was watching lol)
I was glad they had Assane off his game a couple times...no thief is perfect and he can't control every situation..the walls are closing in on him at this point, so it was a perfect mid-season cliffhanger
they do such a great job at creating tension and suspense! several times i realized i was on the edge of the couch, leaning in to the tv screen..at one point, i paused to run to the bathroom, and i found myself actually RUNNING down the hall as if the shit was gonna magically unpause while i was away LOL
great job at keeping the audience off balance around whether or not his father was guilty...several times i was like, ok he stole it..then nah he didn't lol
i knew the journalist wasn't gonna make it....i really loved her character and was glad she got to briefly get back in the action
seeing a French Black actor w/this kinda role and budget...just wow...i know Omar must be living the dream right now...
oh and the casting!!! the boy cast as young Assane...perfect. wow
i can't wait for part 2
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9. "100% no hate but this was definitely made for the international market" In response to Reply # 0
it's not as corny as some of the other France-based Netflix stuff (eg Emily in Paris) but something about it felt a bit over-explainy, which makes sense since I assume no one outside of France (and Japan, lol) had any clue about Arsene Lupin before this show came out.
Still overall this was a nice breezy watch, Omar Sy plays the different facets of his character really well and I dug the way the action was blended in with the more cerebral sides to his quest. The actor playing him young was also cast perfectly.
Kinda liked that they did a 5-episode drop, it's a nice compromise between the binge-inducing 12ep drops and the week-to-week model.
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10. "oh definitely...which was really smart of them" In response to Reply # 9
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
12. "I really enjoyed this too" In response to Reply # 0
I didn't have sky-high expectations going in, but was intrigued to see a French production starring a person of color playing a role I only associated with an anime character. It was good! surprisingly so, even!
I liked everything about it, but what really struck me was the on-pointness of the younger/older casting pairs. young Assane is a really good match, but the Claires look like *the same person!* how'd they do that??
14. "Can someone explain something I *must* have stupidly missed?" In response to Reply # 0
Sy shows up to the auction in full view. The cops know the buyer from his wikipedia page or whatever. But then they spend 4 episodes concocting awful police sketches. The detective guy see's Sy's alter-ego's name is a Lupin anagram right away. Why didnt he immediately know Sy was the "thief" they were looking for? I was so lost on that plot point the whole series and never figured it out.
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19. "its really more of a commentary on racist French culture" In response to Reply # 15
he speaks directly to this in the first episode
that to most people, Black people are invisible
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"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
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26. "early in the 1st ep when his pop helps mrs. pelligrini and they in the " In response to Reply # 15
rain and she don't recognize him as her driver... when assane is like 'wtf??', his pops is like, *they* don't SEE us.
so even as the disguises got sillier, i kept that in my mind as subtext throughout the whole show.
his Blackness was a big part of his disguise in France. (i don't know how sociopolitically accurate that is. but living in the US, one's Blackness is a big ass, neon, see it from space sign saying HE DID IT!!! regardless of WHAT the crime was and what the description of the perp was).
for omar sy to be looking like he a solid 6'6" 250 and constantly walking right by mfers did have me a tad side-eyed in the middle, and then i chalked it up to a running gag and just agreed to suspend my disbelief for the remainder.
========================================= I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and not having much to show for it. (c) mad
========================================= I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and not having much to show for it. (c) mad
========================================= I'm an advocate for working smarter, not harder. If you just focus on working hard you end up making someone else rich and not having much to show for it. (c) mad
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