Alice in Borderland (2020)

Imawa no Kuni no Alice / 今際の国のアリス

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  • Movie: Alice in Borderland
    • Japanese Imawa no Kuni no Alice
      今際の国のアリス
      Type: Web, 8 (~)
      Status: Completed
      Published: 10.12.2020
      Adapted From: Manga
      Target Group: Male
    • English Alice in Borderland
      Status: Completed
      Published: 10.12.2020
      Publisher: Netflix, Inc.
    • German Alice in Borderland
      Status: Completed
      Published: 10.12.2020
      Publisher: Netflix, Inc.

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The three friends Ryouhei Arisu, Daikichi Karube and Chota Segawa are currently experiencing the worst day of their lives: Ryouhei is labelled a good-for-nothing by his family and kicked out of the house, Daikichi has just lost his job in a bar because he flirted with the girlfriend of his boss, and Chota has to immediately give his hard-earned money to his mother because she begs him over and over again. But the day gets even worse: After watching a mysterious fireworks display, suddenly all the people have disappeared. The otherwise so crowded streets of Tokyo are suddenly empty …

At the beginning, the three friends think that a new life in a world where only they exist is not so bad, because they can do whatever they want. But their joy lasts only a short time, because seconds later a billboard lights up and invites them to a game. This leads them to a strange building where the three men meet two other “players”: an anxious high school student and the mysterious Saori Shibuki, who explains to them that there is no escape from the game once you have entered. So they have no choice: They must participate in the game to survive! Will they manage to return to their own world or will they be trapped in this game of life and death forever?
Die drei Freunde Ryouhei Arisu, Daikichi Karube und Chota Segawa erleben gerade den schlimmsten Tag ihres Lebens: Ryouhei wird von seiner Familie als Nichtsnutz abgestempelt und aus dem Haus geschmissen, Daikichi hat soeben seinen Job in einer Bar verloren, weil er mit der Freundin seines Bosses geflirtet hat, und Chota muss sein hart verdientes Geld sofort an seine Mutter weitergeben, weil diese ihn immer und immer wieder anfleht. Doch der Tag wird noch schlimmer: Nachdem sie ein mysteriöses Feuerwerk beobachtet haben, sind auf einmal alle Menschen verschwunden. Die sonst so gefüllten Straßen Tokios sind plötzlich leer …

Zu Beginn denken die drei Freunde, dass ein neues Leben in einer Welt, wo nur sie existieren, gar nicht so schlecht sei, weil sie tun und lassen können, was immer sie wollen. Doch ihre Freude wehrt nur kurz, denn Sekunden später erleuchtet eine Reklametafel und lädt sie zu einem Spiel ein. Dieses führt sie ein merkwürdiges Gebäude, wo die drei Männer auf zwei weitere „Spieler“ treffen: eine ängstliche Oberschülerin und die mysteriöse Saori Shibuki, die ihnen erklärt, dass es aus dem Spiel kein Entrinnen gibt, wenn man einmal eingestiegen ist. Also haben sie keine andere Wahl: Sie müssen am Spiel teilnehmen, um zu überleben! Werden sie es schaffen, in ihre eigene Welt zurückzukehren, oder sind sie auf ewig in diesem Spiel um Leben und Tod gefangen?
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Avatar: Chrolo#1
I actually started to write a review to this series, but during the ending scene (of season 1) I just threw away this idea, because it felt pointless.
You can either regard this series as a cinematographic highlight, well produced atmospheric eye-candy. Simply made for fans of the genres Virtual Reality / Games / Mystery / Thriller.
Or you can regard it as utter b*lls**t which makes no sense from every perspective and where nearly all characters act pretty unrealistic; vastly different from what we'd actually do in their situation.
Both descriptions make perfect sense. So it's actually more important who the audience is. Those who concentrate on the cinematographic aspects, who just want to enjoy the games and wait for some unexpected twists - they'll have damn fun with this piece, I promise. But those who try to look from a realistic perspective and always try to understand and comprehend each and everyone's behaviour - they'll have a real hard time starting with the third episode. And sadly I am one of them and I do regret this 'approach' by now. Because after all it's based on a manga, and you know what this sometimes means ;)

While I could easily list 30 or 40 logical errors in the plot or referring to individual's acting (which really is a lot), I prefer to point out the overwhelmingly great episodes 1 and 2. The empty Tōkyō was staged really well, the atmosphere was brilliant and the first game was pretty refreshening for someone who saw a lot of series centered on Virtual Reality and Games before. You definitely join in the excitement and wait for the next thing to happen, that's always a huge accomplishment. Further the acting of the cast was pretty good, and the death/blood effects were also quite insane.

So yeah, after I personally didn't enjoy the latter 6 episodes as much, I will most likely watch the upcoming second season and try to completely shut down my brain to enjoy that one to its fullest =D
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