This show doesn't hold back. Another visually striking, exciting and transcendental episode full of surprises.
5 Reviews
Brutal!
sackofwhine14 May 2020
Building and Building
darkreignn27 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Episode seven of "Too Old to Die Young" is, no doubt, the best yet. "Volume 7 - The Magician" packs multiple punches of brutality and emotion that will take your breath away and leave you slack jawed.
Volume 7 differs from the previous episodes, in that the violence occurs early and often. Miles Teller has a scene in which he disposes of someone, and you can tell that he's unleashing years of pent up rage; it's not only a gorgeously filmed sequence, but it's thematically satisfying because you as a viewer get to see, finally, Miles' character show some emotion, even if it is while he is committing murder. This epsiode follows the repercussions of that action, and the repercussions of various other violent acts committed throughout the series.
Miguel and Yaritza appear with intense scenes of their own, this time crossing paths with the gang lead by Babs Olusanmokun. As you may imagine, tensions are high, and blood is shed, leading to a climax so shockingly violent that I found myself digging my fingernails into my thigh.
"Too Old to Die Young" is a slow show, no doubt, but Refn has steadily increased the stakes throughout each and every episode, focusing on tone, atmosphere, and character building. Because of this, the actions that take place in this epsidoe were all the more emotionally resonant for me, and I literally felt like I had the wind taken out of me when this epsiode was over - trust me, Refn pulls no punches with this one.
Time to see if Volume 8 matches the brutality that episode seven started.
Volume 7 differs from the previous episodes, in that the violence occurs early and often. Miles Teller has a scene in which he disposes of someone, and you can tell that he's unleashing years of pent up rage; it's not only a gorgeously filmed sequence, but it's thematically satisfying because you as a viewer get to see, finally, Miles' character show some emotion, even if it is while he is committing murder. This epsiode follows the repercussions of that action, and the repercussions of various other violent acts committed throughout the series.
Miguel and Yaritza appear with intense scenes of their own, this time crossing paths with the gang lead by Babs Olusanmokun. As you may imagine, tensions are high, and blood is shed, leading to a climax so shockingly violent that I found myself digging my fingernails into my thigh.
"Too Old to Die Young" is a slow show, no doubt, but Refn has steadily increased the stakes throughout each and every episode, focusing on tone, atmosphere, and character building. Because of this, the actions that take place in this epsidoe were all the more emotionally resonant for me, and I literally felt like I had the wind taken out of me when this epsiode was over - trust me, Refn pulls no punches with this one.
Time to see if Volume 8 matches the brutality that episode seven started.
I'm in the thick of it now.
LegendaryFang5626 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
There's a part of me that wants everyone to survive, especially Martin, Jesus, Viggo, and Yaritza. I don't care too much about Diana. And as for Janey, well...I'm not sure. It would be cool for all of them to team up in the end, and for that to be how it all ends.
But that isn't going to be what happens, surely. There's going to be a death, or deaths, in the last three episodes: major. I know it. Escalation is in motion, and there are still three episodes left. Just what is going to happen? I am deeply invested in the thick of it all now. Yes...it is all coming together.
But that isn't going to be what happens, surely. There's going to be a death, or deaths, in the last three episodes: major. I know it. Escalation is in motion, and there are still three episodes left. Just what is going to happen? I am deeply invested in the thick of it all now. Yes...it is all coming together.
The Inevitable Downward Slope
ThomasMuf24 July 2019
Warning: Spoilers
TOTDY is a pretentious, self-indulgent, narcissistic,navel-gazing, misogynistic, slow-moving mess that does look great but offers nothing in the way of plot, character development, nuance, real tension or, indeed, meaning. It's what happens when a studio (Amazon Prime) just hands out money to a self-professed auteur without any restrictions. So far, so bad.
After three relatively potent episodes, the rot is inevitably setting in. Not because Episode 7 is noticeably worse than the the one before, it just all become stultifying and, oh so repetitive. Refn has run out of visual ideas. That's a shame, as the plot is actually thickening - or at least it should be. From this point on TOTDY is just a monochromatic, dreary, ponderous drone. Fans of screen violence can rejoice, as the show is getting more brutal. That doesn't make it any more suspenseful, and again there's barely a real human character anywhere to be seen. The gang war between the Mexican cartel and the homegrown black gang lead by Babs Olusanmokun intensifies, and yet, Refn somehow manages to drain all of the potential suspense. Again, there are no twists here, TOTDY has now become a monotonous, depressing, slow-moving dirge of a show. But Refn clearly relishes violence for its own sake. Which is a good thing, kind of. Shows he doesn't just relish pretentiousness, narcissism, and lobotomized pacing for their own sake.
Alas, by this episode we're again starting to loose some of the more colorful characters - leaving behind the robotic Martin, Jésus and Jaritza.
After three relatively potent episodes, the rot is inevitably setting in. Not because Episode 7 is noticeably worse than the the one before, it just all become stultifying and, oh so repetitive. Refn has run out of visual ideas. That's a shame, as the plot is actually thickening - or at least it should be. From this point on TOTDY is just a monochromatic, dreary, ponderous drone. Fans of screen violence can rejoice, as the show is getting more brutal. That doesn't make it any more suspenseful, and again there's barely a real human character anywhere to be seen. The gang war between the Mexican cartel and the homegrown black gang lead by Babs Olusanmokun intensifies, and yet, Refn somehow manages to drain all of the potential suspense. Again, there are no twists here, TOTDY has now become a monotonous, depressing, slow-moving dirge of a show. But Refn clearly relishes violence for its own sake. Which is a good thing, kind of. Shows he doesn't just relish pretentiousness, narcissism, and lobotomized pacing for their own sake.
Alas, by this episode we're again starting to loose some of the more colorful characters - leaving behind the robotic Martin, Jésus and Jaritza.
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