Money Heist: Season 1 Review
In order to protect everyone's identity, the newly signed bank robbers named after the city and were told to keep all personal information confidential. However, if everyone followed the rules, how interesting would this story be?
One mistake after another made the eight robbers well-intentioned, and there was a closed plan for them to adapt to everything that could go wrong... and it was.
A story about a bank robbery that went wrong sounds familiar, right? However, this story is by no means cliché or routine. That's because it is difficult to tell an ordinary story rooted in human nature and love.
Anyone who reads my reviews often knows that I am a sucker for character-driven stories. For me, they are the best tools, surprising narratives, and the most reflective of human conditions.
Our lives are not driven by conspiracy. Life happens, and we, as people with our own prejudices, shaping experience, and second nature, react to life. As a result, life becomes full of surprises, and the narrative that is deeply rooted in the story becomes easier to connect.
This idea is correct, unless one is predictable, avoids the unknown, and insists on certain routines. Then, the only means to knock them off track is love-the same center money heist.
The love of their friends, the love of new and old lovers. The love of money and power. The love of their parents.
Love makes these characters complete and pushes their world until they all collide in a big bang. This is a completely accurate way to describe this story-a big bang. One explosion after another let the professor (Alvaro Mott) and the police inspector Raquel Murillo (Izial Itúño) play chess to see who will be the ultimate winner.
As with all Netflix original works, it is difficult to identify a villain because you can understand both sides. You are caught in a game of mental chess (or better described as a battleship), in an awkward position, you come to love both people, and you leave desperately hoping that somehow both teams will win.
However, there is one character that does not show any nuances, and it really bothers me: Arturo Roman.
Obviously, some characters annoyed me at some point, such as Rio (Miguel Herron) and Tokyo (Osula Kobere). However, they are still balanced in the way that I can understand why they make stupid decisions and they do it (although this will not make them less aggravated).
But with Arturo, he was just a selfish coward. This is in stark contrast to the nuances of all the other characters in the series, and because of this, his character makes me very excited. I'm not sure if his plain personality has a purpose.
Everything this character does is for his own selfish needs, and almost always ends in disaster, because he leaves unscathed. When Arturo's latest plan becomes fatal, this pattern seems to end-it is not.
Quite the opposite. Arturo’s skull was crushed by a few inches of red metal rods. There was hardly any truth in his speech, with dramatic music playing in the background, as if he were some kind of hero.
This scene has a huge dramatic irony, because we know that everything in his mouth is nonsense. He fabricated the reasons why he put people's lives in danger in order to make himself feel better when they fell.
When his cheeks trembled and tears filled his eyes, all I can think of is. . . I hope he will die eventually.
I usually don't want the characters to die. In fact, I believe that death is a lazy plot tool that rarely ends in rewards that affect the audience or the narrative. However, this role made me act unreasonably.
The second part (or season 2) of this series is coming soon, and I hope they give me a reason, the writer of Qian Heist who likes this character as much obviously does, because he is now completely flat.
Persistent questions and thoughts:
Raquel seemed to finally sink the professor's ship when she tripped over the house and they planned Hester. To be honest, I bit off my nails and thought he had some remote control detonators, which he planned to use to blow up the building, but he seemed so confused and scared in the car, I suspected that he had his sleeves.
The question of entering the second season still remains-how will the professor get rid of the kimchi the last time we saw him?
Another question is-what does the song of Italian resistance have to do with the narrative? The season ended with Bella Joe's unforgettable and beautiful music, which was a heart-wrenching scene between Belem and the professor. However, the professor has said that he got the idea of robbery from his father, which seems more like an ode to the former robber, who died in a confrontation with the police.
Is there another bigger reason for this robbery? The professor keeps mentioning Robin Hood, is it not just his desire to avoid bloodshed and win the love of the public? I was so quit to find out in season 2!
I have a few key favorites, and I want to see what makes this story, no matter what the qualitative or plot progress can return their deaths: Denver, Belem, Nairobi, Monica, Professor, and Raquel.
Everyone else is in demand.
All thirteen episodes of this Spanish series, with English subtitles, are available on Netflix. Have you watched "Money Heist"? If so, what do you think of this series so far? Who is your favorite character? Start the conversation and share your thoughts in the comments section below!
"Money Heist" is a Spanish TV series created by Olex Pina, formerly known as "La Casa de Papel" ("Paper House" in Spanish). The crime drama series aired on Spanish Internet Antenna 3 and was released globally by Netflix a few months later. At first, "Chain Heist" was planned to be a limited series, which was just about the robbery of the Spanish Royal Mint, but Netflix persuaded Olex Pina to produce more new sequels because of its international success on the streaming platform. In 2018, "Money Heist" won the 46th International Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series.
In this article, I will only discuss the first season, which is divided into two parts (13+9) of 25 episodes, because the second season is not over yet. The review contains a spoiler, so think twice before reading. In Season 1 (Part 1 + 2), the series introduces a group of bandits who have different personal situations and desire a lot of money. The gang was recruited by a man named "Professor" who had been planning a probably impossible Spanish Royal Mint for many years. They must take hostages to occupy the Royal Mint and try to buy time from the police to print the new money themselves. In doing so, they did not steal anyone's money and still became rich. Each member must choose a city name as his code name (Tokyo, Rio, Denver, Moscow, Berlin, Helsinki, Oslo and Nairobi) and be taught and trained by professors a few months before the event. [Saboteur] A few days later, after accepting the professor's external instructions in the Mint, the gang successfully escaped with the casualties of 2.4 billion euros and two dead members.
Unlike many movies with the theme of "Heist", "Chain Heist" does not use perfect plans and robbery experts to solve an almost impossible problem. The professor provided a Heist and revealed many fatal mistakes, carried out by a group of problematic people along the way. However, it was the professor's adventure plan that won the audience's excitement because of its realism, which is different from other plans in "Ocean's Eleven" or "Mission Impossible".
Although each member made many mistakes throughout the process, the gang managed to overcome these mistakes due to the flexibility of backup plans and finding solutions. Therefore, the audience may feel that the plan is a perfect whole. However, what makes it sound perfect is the professor's realistic vision, which he believes is an imperfect plan, executed by imperfect humans. This idea made him obsessed with details, and spent many years studying all aspects of the process from police negotiating criminals and rescuing hostages to hostages’ psychology and behavior in dangerous situations. Each risk detected in the plan will be covered by another plan.
The audience will see the past lives of each member and how they ended up in this crazy action. Obviously, each of them is at a dead end in their lives. There is no turning back. They have huge debts and suffer from serious diseases. They have a common goal, that is, "money." Motivation is driven by two reasons: they have nothing to lose, and Hyster’s success will bring them a new life. However, every robber thinks this is his/her personal goal, and some claim to kill anyone who tries to undermine the plan. As a result, the gang had many serious internal problems, almost knocking Hyster down, and the Royal Mint was almost infiltrated by the police. Being kept in the mint for a long time, coupled with the casualties caused by the hostages and police, the gang learned that they must work together to capture the mint alive.
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