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Kelly (279 KP) rated The Protector in TV

Dec 18, 2018  
The Protector
The Protector
2018 | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
8
6.5 (13 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
The backdrop of Istanbul (1 more)
Relationships between the main characters.
A familiar story retold (0 more)
A Turkish superhero story
The story of the protector is one that we are familiar with: unlikely orphaned hero suddenly finds out that he was destined to defeat a big evil villain. A story, that over the years we have seen many times in many different ways. Somehow however, this did not bore me as much as it should. The backdrop of Istanbul made the plot line much more interesting to me (having no Turkish background and little knowledge of the country).

The characters were intriguing and I did genuinely care for them, as well as being interested in the love triangle that emerged between Hakan, Leyla and Zeynep. The female characters in the series were portrayed as strong women, which I particularly enjoyed. Hakan was goofy at times, but a likeable character overall. The immortal villain in the series could have been a bit more sinister, but this is just nitpicking.

Overall, I found the show really enjoyable, and hope that Netflix find the opportunity to make a sequel.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Downton Abbey (2019) in Movies

Sep 28, 2019 (Updated Sep 28, 2019)  
Downton Abbey (2019)
Downton Abbey (2019)
2019 | Drama, History
6
8.4 (17 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Big-screen version of the popular costume soap feels like a long episode of a TV costume soap that's ended up in a movie theatre by accident (there's a shock). Daily life at Downton is thrown into uproar by the royal visit; this is mainly just a pretext to hang various low-stakes storylines onto, none of which are especially gripping.

The heritage view of the country is pervasive and unquestioned; the plot mostly concerns a bunch of people utterly determined to be as servile and deferent as they can, no matter the obstacles in their way. You either accept this is normal behaviour and buy into the film's picture-book idea of English life, or you don't, in which case this is not the film for you. Fine performers get very little to do; not much happens overall, to be honest. But if you watched the TV show and have affection for these characters I expect there will be much here you will enjoy. To me it just seemed like a load of under-powered smug monarchist piffle.