The 3-Body Problem: Netflix’s Great Equation
Netflix does not admit mistakes: with its new series of events, The 3-body problem, the streaming giant brought out the heavy artillery. With a budget of around $200 million (a record for a first season), and the creators of game of Thrones at the helm, all the lights seem to be green for the eight-episode series to be a total success.
Adapted from the bestseller of the same name (first volume of a trilogy) by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, the science fiction series extends from the Chinese cultural revolution of the 1960s to the present day, thus mixing different temporalities and places. It follows the surprising discoveries of several specialists, as the laws of science are overturned by an imminent threat. A mysterious group operates in the shadows, while a virtual reality game appears, a little too real. Scientists are psychologically influenced to the point of committing suicide.
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Adapting Liu Cixin’s work for the screen was no easy feat. And the result seems to greatly divide viewers. While some see it as a masterpiece, others find the result extremely complicated and uninteresting.
A real success or a damp squib?
The 3-body problem it rose straight to first place in Netflix’s Top 10 the day after it went online, proving this the streaming giant’s marketing campaign was effective. However, early reviews of these eight episodes are extremely divided. As for our colleagues atAlloCinéwe can read in the spectator reviews:
It’s the bomb, the adaptation is perfect!
I just finished the episodes and I can say that I understood nothing at all.
A series worth seeing.
As expected because it was disappointing.
From the part of Rotten tomatoesthe observation is similar, with an audience score of 65% positive reviews. Once again, the opinions of viewers are very divided:
One of the best science fiction series I’ve ever seen.
Horribly bad.
A concise masterpiece tackling excellent source material.
An unwatchable adaptation.
Source: Cine Serie
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