robert biggs

Listen carefully… the key message of the story is to understand the message. Not until the end do we pick up that it is religious fundamentalism that is at the heart of an intended horror. The death of everything. This is brilliantly packaged in a compelling exploration of science, the joy of exploration and the takeover by private capital of opportunity with personal purpose, again ‘given to us’ as the good of humanity. And juxtaposed to the astronauts of the commonweal. There is deep love here and a father’s continuing ‘realisation’ of small acts of malevolence that keep on growing, building tension. The daughter is an actor of pure genius, where did they find her? Here we see body language mapping into hearing not hearing and a maintenance of innocence and a child's wisdoms - expressed in ways that show what an actor she is. At first I was willing to skim through this series however clues drew me back. The fox and hare metaphor kept on peeling back deeper layers of intrigue. And the message whips around. Listen. Extraordinary is the fact that a significant number people die, quite early and then this plays through without any certainty of meaning. That murder is committed and yet we’re looking the wrong way. Extremism is the mark of today. It is the mark of the story. Fundamental Christianity will happily deliver Armageddon and has its fool dancer. He knows not what tune he dances too… and has a fascination with the toys. Nuclear. The implied god is Shiva and is a Billionaires fantasy/ excuse for annihilation. Think Modi. So what’s the difference between religions when the purpose is the same? None As a story teller the writers and director/s, actors deliver a humanist tale, this is clear. And one hell of a warning, if you want to hear.