1899

A slow boat to nowhere, that's the kindest thing I can think of to say about 1899.

A mystery thriller minus the thrills, that's becalmed from the get go and doesn't improve over the poorly navigated, first two episodes.

Its a shame too, as a ton of Euro's were spent on this production. Its therefore unsurprising, that in terms of settings, costumes and atmosphere, this show is spectacular. Unfortunately, its an exquisite banquette setting, where little to nothing is served to the hungry viewer.

Instead, what you are offered, is supposedly meaningful silences, at times clever but disjointed narrative and yet again, regrettably, more woke revisionism.

In summary, well acted, beautifully presented but in terms of storytelling, as deep, dark and desolate, as an ocean trench.

Good story, good acting, good directing but unfortunately as with all shows lately because of woke propaganda I can not and will not give it better score. Possibly one of the best shows in last years ruined by propaganda.
Why does every story, every tv show or movie today have to have this woke propaganda?

**Pointless**

It's supposed to be a slow-burn, atmospheric mystery thriller.

It is slow, alright; and there is some mystery, albeit not intriguing. Set design, camera, lighting, and fx get the atmospheric bit done; sound and music are well selected, too. Costume is OK, acting good.

We're on water, and the (alchemist) earth symbol is everywhere. Well, that's a mystery indeed.

Where it starts to go wrong is the artificial slowness; characters which against all likelihood do not state at least the obvious, do not talk to each other where it would make sense. So we miss out on character drawing, character development, and sanity amidst the fog. For fog abounds here, metaphorically and visually. But that does not help the story.

Characters are outside the usual roster, but they are neither well written nor developing. Some complain about "woke propaganda"; well, there is some preachy elements and annoying bits, but not as bad as in certain other "originals".

The multi-language thing however works very well, from my point of view.

The core issue is and remains the script: this is badly written.
The direction stretches the little content it finds over way too many hours. And all the mysteries turn out to be... bollocks. Distractions.

The 4/10 I give to acknowledge production crew and actors; other than that, it would be an 2/10. Don't waste your time on this, like I did.

Edit, PS: I checked and the core plot indeed matches a 1973 Doctor Who episode ("Carnival of Monsters"), but is stretched over eight episodes.

The slow pace of the first episode picks up through the series leading to a tense last few episodes. There are clues and incongruencies in the earlier episodes that make sense later on although it doesn’t always feel that way. The further into it you get, the more genres are introduced as the protagonists edge closer to an explanation for what is happening to their ship and its passengers. There's more to this series than initially meets the eye. Give it at least to episode three before making a judgment.

You gotta stick it out to the end... as it is well worth it.
The worst thing, is that season 2 has been cancelled. This series could really have gone somewhere!
The production values are amazing and the the story is very intricately woven. Plus characters are totally believable... i.e.; brilliant acting.

Why is it the good shows get cancelled and the rubbish ones last for 10 seasons :O(

「1899」のおもしろいポイントは、まず舞台設定が非常に魅力的であることです。移民船が舞台となることで、多様な人種や文化が入り混じり、さまざまな人間ドラマが展開されます。また、船の狭い空間での出来事が緊迫感を生み出し、登場人物たちの心理や行動がよりリアルに描かれています。

さらに、作品全体に漂う不気味な雰囲気や謎解き要素も魅力的です。乗客たちが遭遇する不可解な出来事や怪奇現象は、視聴者を引き込み、次々と謎解きへと導いていきます。物語が進むにつれて謎が深まり、何が真実なのかが気になります。

さらに、登場人物たちの多様なキャラクター設定や関係性も見どころの一つです。それぞれの背景や秘密が明らかになるにつれて、物語の展開がさらに興味深くなります。登場人物たちの心情や過去のトラウマなどが物語に深みを与えています。

全体を通して、不気味さや緊張感、人間ドラマなどが絶妙に組み合わさった「1899」は、視聴者を引きつける要素が豊富に詰まった作品と言えます。

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