Very good series, very good photography and very good costumes.
A very well run drama, and above all a very well constructed and run plot about racism.
A touch of terror very well done and that mixes with racism in a very remarkable way.
Good cast, this is a highly recommended series.
up to episode 5 finding it a bit of a bore think I'm going to knock it on the head. very repetitive. white people being racist & that's about it . there is another scare element to the episodes but I just don't care to much of a drag for my interest
Tried for Suburbicon. Missed by a mile. Neighborhood is as real as the one in Edward Scissorhands. Woke joke.
A social drama focused on Racism and the impact on the mental health of victims - Good. The horror aspect - pointless and wasted plotpoinrt, totally unnecessary. I was expecting something like 'Us' which was suspenseful/pyschological horror.
[Prime Video] If the first season was a patchwork of Jordan Peele's films without much depth, the second season of this anthology series (which is ultimately not an anthology) seems to have studied the Hitchcock/De Palma filmography to copy it without its visual resources have a narrative justification, especially in the episode directed by Little Marvin. There is not much explanation of the real background of the demon, or demons, and stereotypical characters are introduced to develop a social commentary that ends up being simple and somewhat controversial (bad whites, traitorous Latinos).
This was interesting for about 30 minutes, then it got worse and worse and worse...
I missed this when it was first released, I wish I'd missed it now!
The psycho-social horror of "Them" is wrenching, terrifying, and surreally real. It's like "Get Out" mixed with elements of "Beloved," "The Hills Have Eyes," "The Shining," "Carrie," and the opening scenes of HBO's "Watchmen." Despite the Jim Crow-era setting, we all know that the rabid hatred on display here remains part of American life (think of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, George Floyd, etc). The mythical backstory of twisted faith is … suggestive.
Warning: Potentially retraumatizing scenes of terrorism, murder, torture, beatings, sexual assault, blackface, microaggressions.
THEM was terrifyingly perfect. Yes, as others have pointed out, it has that Jordan Peele feel written all over it, but that’s not a bad thing. Peele has absolutely created a game changer in intermixing the horror genre and social issues in a way that is profoundly provocative and this particular anthology demonstrates Peele’s influence and brilliance, in my opinion. That said, in no way does this diminish the writers’ own brilliance and creation with this series.
It was an excellent call on Amazon to fund it, brilliant casting, fantastic acting. It was entertaining, it was horrifying, it was incredibly sad and yet oddly satisfying all at the same time. Lucky’s last straw, b:asterisk_symbol:tch slap was glorious, the writer’s play on (and appropriately edited) Ruby’s “I wish you would,” had me busting a gut. And it’s moments like those that made this so entertaining for me. It wasn’t just the fact is was a horror anthology (though that played a big part for me), it was how satisfyingly good all these little gems were that was written in and encompassed a family’s reaction to encounters with a social injustice that is undoubtedly a terrible blot on our country’s history; and unfortunately, yes, to a lesser but still just as damaging degree even now — hence why this series was made when it was and others that have preceded it in the past few years.
In summation… It perfectly intertwined some of the most poignant, social injustices this country has ever known with a terrifyingly good spin on horror and a mythos well worth sitting through for. Bravo to the entire cast and crew of THEM. You made something that you absolutely can be proud of.
Season 1 is interesting as a racial drama with supernatural overtones. You can skip season 2.
Well sometimes I really question the purpose of some tv shows if it's not a lot of them cause we have big producers all around the world you know. So yeah riveting show with a great cast, setting and music to carry this story til the end but I think it mostly reproduces the void and violence it wants to fight if this show wanna fight something. Worse it holds this modern tendency trying to make true old stories about violence, racism,...entertaining... It's actually a shame and a disgrace from the legacy we come from. Best things are the ones left behind when they revive the worst. Maybe either you are violent or not can make this tv show worth or not actually. All in one for me: a waste of money and People ( mostly the young ones my goodness) lasting too long as you can watch " The purple color" or "Harriet" if you really wanna know about slavery, violence and racism with a true message of hope...Finally I found myself in the one watch is enough tribe or category. Oh yes maybe one good message from this tv show: watch out your neighborhood and to some extent where you wanna live because some places and some People are truly bad in this world. Fact: we do not fight we mostly escape, flee from places and People like this. My goodness are we really in an already self bored escape game from life itself. What a world !
Wow just finally watch the last eps. What a ride this was. I had to watch this like 2 eps at a time b4 I was ready to get the strap. :grin:. The actors did there job on this. But the timing for a picture like this just wasnt a good or it would have got a better reaction.
'Them' bites Jordan Peele's style but it's still pretty good, rather than investing in the trajectory of the story, we're thrown into a state of emotional distress.
What a ride.....
With goosebumps and all...
