![]() ![]() The plot of Brave New World is centered around a world that is certainly marvelous, but not at all new. This, as many critics before us managed to note, can be seen in the “Dive” series of the Black Mirror or in all its other series, because the influence of this series on “Brave New World” is pointless to deny.įrom the first minutes of the action, we have the opportunity to see and admire New London, a city built on the ruins of old, “wild” London. This high-tech oasis (the only location of the new world shown in the series) is the haven of the so-called “right” society, which destroyed everything bad with three main rules: no privacy, no family, no monogamy. And an endless supply of soma, a wellness drug that looks more like mild antidepressants than anything more serious. What the series is about frame from the series “Brave New World” If we are talking about the series, then it is, without a doubt, a product of its time, which is more reminiscent of “Black Mirror”, “Hunger Games” or “Equals” rather than a serious adaptation of the work of one of the most famous dystopians in the world. But why is it so bad, and is it bad at all? After all, we are talking about the fact that any work can be viewed from different angles, and if you want to praise, then it is better to do it in isolation from the original work. ![]() “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley differs from the film adaptation of Peacock not only by the presence of “O” at the beginning, but also by a serious philosophical idea, laid down in the early 30s of the 20th century – ridiculing the cult of consumerism, closeness and the inexorable growth of the concept of hedonistic society, which is not good, but not as bad as if we did not move at all or move towards the world described in the book by George Orwell. ![]()
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