I took a break from watching award-nominated and other European films to refresh my mind and consume something that would fully entertain me. For them I turned to the Netflix platform and perused their catalog, where I noticed they had released a six-episode miniseries featuring one of my favorite actors.
Hice una pausa en mi visionado de pel铆culas nominadas a premios y otras europeas para refrescar la mente y consumir algo que me entretuviera por completo. Para ellos recurr铆 a la plataforma Netflix y revis茅 su cat谩logo, donde observ茅 que hab铆an estrenado una miniserie de seis episodios con uno de mis actores favoritos.
Robert de Niro, a Hollywood legend who seems to have resumed the roles for which he achieved worldwide notoriety. It is true that he had a long season in which he decided to be in not so good movies, but the mime said some time ago that he just wanted to get paid and have a good time. It's a valid point, he was already a star who could do whatever he wanted, but since he came back to collaborate with Sorcorse, he's back to roles I like.
This miniseries is created for his total showcasing. He is the protagonist and the story revolves around his character. De Niro plays George Mullen, a former president of the United States who only had one term and ended up resigning, but who, according to the plot, is loved and respected by the population. The reasons for his resignation will be revealed as the story unfolds.
What happens when a terrorist attack threatens the security of the nation, and is it right to violate constitutional and civil rights? This is one of the dilemmas posed in the miniseries. Mullen is chosen by the President of the United States to head the Day Zero commission, charged with investigating and finding the culprits behind a cyber-attack that left more than a thousand dead. Mullen is a law-abiding man, but at the same time he is affected by something strange. He hallucinates, he hears noises, he has time lapses. His mind doesn't seem to be right and can lead him to make mistakes that call into question his ability.
Robert de Niro, una leyenda de Hollywood que parece haber retomado los papeles por los que alcanz贸 notoriedad mundial. Es cierto que tuvo una larga temporada en la que decidi贸 participar en pel铆culas no tan buenas, pero el mimo dijo hace tiempo que s贸lo quer铆a cobrar y pasarlo bien. Es un punto v谩lido, ya era una estrella que pod铆a hacer lo que quisiera, pero desde que volvi贸 a colaborar con Sorcorse, ha vuelto a papeles que me gustan.
Esta miniserie est谩 creada para su total lucimiento. 脡l es el protagonista y la historia gira en torno a su personaje. De Niro interpreta a George Mullen, un ex presidente de los Estados Unidos que s贸lo tuvo un mandato y acab贸 dimitiendo, pero que, seg煤n la trama, es querido y respetado por la poblaci贸n. Las razones de su dimisi贸n se ir谩n desvelando a medida que se desarrolla la historia.
驴Qu茅 ocurre cuando un atentado terrorista amenaza la seguridad de la naci贸n, y es correcto violar los derechos constitucionales y civiles? Este es uno de los dilemas que plantea la miniserie. Mullen es elegido por el Presidente de Estados Unidos para dirigir la comisi贸n del D铆a Cero, encargada de investigar y encontrar a los culpables de un ciberataque que dej贸 m谩s de mil muertos. Mullen es un hombre respetuoso con la ley, pero al mismo tiempo se ve afectado por algo extra帽o. Alucina, oye ruidos, tiene lapsos de tiempo. Su mente no parece estar bien y puede llevarle a cometer errores que ponen en duda su habilidad.
Who is the enemy - Russia, China, an internal group? Many ramifications are woven into an attack surrounded by conspiracy theories. The new war is digital and the enemy can be anywhere, even within the government itself. The typical conspiracies of these thrillers, with spies, villains who only seek power and money, political betrayals, there is a whole cocktail that makes the plot entertaining and does not lose interest. Although for me the last episode was too long for what should close , but everything is to enjoy Rober De Niro.
Of course there are political references following the Hollywood trend. The really bad politicians seem to be the Republicans and the not so bad ones the Democrats. The president is a woman of African descent, surely the creators thought Kamala would win and wanted to gain sympathy with her. There are also villains who own hedge funds. One scene even reminded me of the ultimate fate of Epstein and McAffee. There is a tech billionaire in the series who also villains, only in this case she is female. Admittedly, the only character who is very good is the one played by De Niro, but he also has his secrets and ghosts from the past.
There are situations that I found somewhat implausible, but since it's something to kill time, I'm not going to get too picky about it. Likewise, the whole secret weapon (Proteos) thing comes to nothing, at the end I was left wondering if it was put into practice or if it's just old man ravings.
There's a good cast backing up De Niro. Already familiar faces in movies and series that perfectly fulfill the assigned roles. The fate of some will be quite black and it is not that they earn much sympathy from the viewer.
I recommend it to entertain for a while. Tell me your opinion in the comments.
驴Qui茅n es el enemigo? 驴Rusia, China, un grupo interno? Muchas ramificaciones se entretejen en un ataque rodeado de teor铆as conspirativas. La nueva guerra es digital y el enemigo puede estar en cualquier parte, incluso dentro del propio gobierno. Las conspiraciones t铆picas de estos thrillers , con esp铆as , villanos que solo buscan poder y dinero, traiciones pol铆ticas , hay todo un c贸ctel que hacen que la trama sea entretenida y no pierda inter茅s. Aunque para mi el 煤ltimo episodio se me hizo demasiado largo para lo que deber铆a cerrar , pero todo sea por disfrutar de Rober De Niro.
Por supuesto hay referencias pol铆ticas siguiendo la tendencia de Hollywood. Los pol铆ticos malos mal铆simos parecen ser los republicanos y los no tan malos los dem贸cratas. El presidente es una mujer afrodescendiente, seguramente los creadores pensaron que Kamala ganar铆a y quisieron ganar simpat铆as con ella. Tambi茅n hay villanos propietarios de fondos de cobertura. Una escena incluso me record贸 al destino final de Epstein y McAffee. Hay un millonario de la tecnolog铆a en la serie que tambi茅n villano, s贸lo que en este caso es mujer. Es cierto que el 煤nico personaje que est谩 muy bien es el interpretado por De Niro, pero tambi茅n tiene sus secretos y fantasmas del pasado.
Hay situaciones que me parecieron algo inveros铆miles, pero como es algo para matar el tiempo, no me voy a poner muy quisquilloso al respecto. Del mismo modo, todo el asunto del arma secreta (Proteos) no llega a nada, al final me qued茅 con la duda de si se puso en pr谩ctica o si s贸lo son desvar铆os del viejo.
Hay un buen reparto respaldando a De Niro. Caras ya conocidas en pel铆culas y series que cumplen perfectamente con los papeles asignados. El destino de algunos ser谩 bastante negro y no es que se ganen mucha simpat铆a del espectador.
La recomiendo para entretenerse un rato. Cu茅ntame tu opini贸n en los comentarios.
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