Netflix 3 physical problems——Adapted from the first part of Liu Cixin’s acclaimed science fiction trilogy——Asked a lot of big questions And let the characters make some painful decisions. But at its core, the show grapples with a huge dilemma: whether humanity is worth saving from a threat that is both existential and all too real.
At a recent news roundtable 3 physical problems, David Benioff—The show was co-created with Benioff’s DB Weiss game of Thrones Co-author Alexander Woo talks about how the team approached this incredibly complex narrative pivot point. (Spoilers have been removed from his answer in case you want to get into 3 physical problems There aren’t any plot details. ) “We did a lot of planning before we even started writing. We spent a lot of time talking about the show during the pandemic,” he recalled. “I think these books represent a fairly optimistic view of how humanity can come together to face an existential threat. COVID-19 does exist, but it’s certainly a threat, and I wouldn’t say it shows that humanity has come together in any meaningful way. way to come together. In fact, it probably showed that we were more divided, and it definitely affected our writing.”
“Because if you want to [humanity found out it might be doomed]Is everyone suddenly going to link arms and say, ‘We’re going to fight? [against this]’? Or some people will say, “I don’t believe that.” This is a conspiracy. Is this something the U.S. government is doing, or is it something Elon Musk has been planning? ” Benioff continued. “There’s going to be a whole bunch of weird theories out there, and we probably won’t see humans coming together in any meaningful way. So, yes, the value of humanity is a very good question.”
“At a certain point in the show, I thought [Jovan Adepo’s character] “If we don’t have so many babies, the species will become extinct and we don’t have to worry about that,” Saul said. [impending doom] 400 years later. That seems like a pretty reasonable argument, like I kind of understand where he’s coming from. “
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