What to do when your friend wouldn鈥檛 be quiet about a movie? You鈥檝e just got to watch it to see what the hype is about, isn鈥檛 it? Lol. Wrong. You can simply ignore the yapping like I always do. But there was something different about this one, and even though I鈥檓 the last person to be pressured by what鈥檚 being hyped whether movie, music or book, like I said, it felt different somehow and after studying my eyes out and having adequate rest, I proceeded to spoil myself a bit with this series. NOTE: There will be a few spoilers.
Supacell (2024)
Supacell is a British Superhero television series produced by Joanna Crow and directed by Rapman and Sebastian Thiel. It鈥檚 set in South London and it鈥檚 first episode was released on the 27th of June, 2024. It鈥檚 in its first season and has six episodes only.
Summary of the Series
The first episode begins with a woman running in what seems to be a heavily guarded maze-like facility. While the woman tries to find an exit, the armed guards are on her tail. She is soon trapped as she finds herself in front of an exit where an automated voice denies her access. Her eyes are suddenly illuminated and she bursts the exit open. Just as she鈥檚 about to make her way out, she鈥檚 shot dead by the guards who鈥檝e caught up to her.
In another part of town, there鈥檚 Michael, a delivery guy slowly gaining his way to financial freedom and whose fondest wish is to get married to his long-term girlfriend. On the day he proposes to her, he discovers that not only can he freeze time and teleport, but he can also see the future. And in that brief journey to the future, he sees the day his girlfriend is going to die, which is exactly three months from the present.
Now he must set out to find the four other people with superpowers like himself so they can unite against the impending doom that awaits them and maybe save his girlfriend before it鈥檚 too late.
My Review and Rating
For starters, this is one of the few movies we鈥檙e I genuinely get the hype. Six episodes passed in a flash because I was transfixed by the plot and the stories of these flawed characters. It鈥檚 a thought provoking series that showcases the lives of super beings while still taking us through the everyday struggles of being black in a way that feels relatable and authentic.
Another thing I enjoyed in this series was the absence of the unnecessary gore, profanities and sex scenes. Film makers for a long time now feel that submerging a movie with many sex scenes would draw people in. The fact that all of that was mild and that they didn鈥檛 disgust us with unnecessary gore that is usually associated with films like these was quite refreshing.
I love the character development too. Many times this bit in a series is rushed over, so much so that we can鈥檛 even root for the characters cause we scarcely know anything about them. It was different with Supacell because each character鈥檚 story was brought to life. They all interpreted their roles convincingly so it was easy to root for them. Their personal struggles and triumphs were relatable as well, so I was heavily invested. Loved the cinematography too.
But moving on to the downside and I just didn鈥檛 see any chemistry between the characters. Till they end, that bond that would have make the fact that they are becoming a team believable felt lacking for me. Apart from the fact that they were all being haunted by these super bad guys, their bonding stories did not just feel enough for me. They bickered at each other practically till the end, so their teaming up didn鈥檛 quite cut it for me.
Also, the usual eye-rollers and clich茅s. I know it鈥檚 portrayed like it鈥檚 not easy to tell the person you love that you鈥檝e seen the day they鈥檒l die, but come on. At some point you were told that the fact that you鈥檝e seen the future could alter the present, so she鈥檇 probably die sooner or later than the foretold date, yet you choose to focus on the latter part and not save her while you can. You can teleport for goodness sake, yet when you literally saw the future of her actual death play in front of you, you just couldn鈥檛 teleport her back to the house or take her from harm鈥檚 way. I guess they missed that part. And yeah, there's also the classic case of not being able to let go of your abusive ex till he nearly kills you. For the second time.
Then there's the plot discrepancies. When you鈥檙e done or maybe reach a certain point in the movie, you realize that the beginning scene didn鈥檛 make a lot of sense. You had super powers to burst the exit open yet you struggled with it and when you finally burst it open, you had to waste few seconds to savour the environment and whatnot, ultimately getting killed. No survival instincts whatsoever. Very silly.
Oh and yeah, the ultimate plot twists. The villain that antagonized them all along turning out to also have super powers was quite unnecessary in my opinion. The character who became the ultimate villain was also quite unconvincing. Just the regular knots that aren鈥檛 usually tied up nicely in contemporary films. But to be honest, I did enjoy this series and I鈥檓 looking forward to the next season. The fact that it鈥檚 Black British does help matters cause they do be having the hottest accents. A 4.3/5 for me. Do watch, please.
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