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'See' Director Used Blind Consultants, an Evolutionary Biologist, and Survivalist When Filming

Nunyabinez said:
I wonder which one of those suggested that they include a mystic who touches herself while reciting a bastardized version of the Lord's Prayer that has no relevance to the story whatsoever.
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I think it was to show just how weird and f'ed up she, and her cabal, are. It does help "dial in" on her supreme level of "crazy" mighty fast, which also immediately (and reflecting-back later) on her massive insecurities, how weak she really is while evoking strength (strength thru "epic crazy" is an inverse weakness), and ultimately what we learn is actually *jealousy*. She later states it explicitly. She's mega-jealous of the girl who gave birth to the twins, and thinks that she herself should have been given that. She wants to "have gods children" which will further validate that she herself is a god, as she has been trying to persuade her followers (that's why they live in the dam, where they can generate power "to use the light as a weapon"). She believes the light (ergo vision) is the weapon that destroyed the world before them (obviously we know this is bonkers; she *is* "epic crazy" after all).

Thus, that scene dials us all in on her "epic crazy" immediately; it's foreshadowing! :)
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mcfrazieriv said:
I bet those people all were out in the woods demonstrating the slapping of whips against the forest floor as a means of getting around.
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Nah, that's just standard Hazard Avoidance, plus "listening" to the reflections/echoes.
 
Oblivious.Robot said:
I definitely did like "The Morning Show" the most and "For All Mankind" to an extent, but "See" was just meh.
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I was surprised by The Morning Show, I thought it was going to flop the most, but it is actually quite good. “See” was the most interesting one to me and wow, what a piece or c%*p, very disappointing. I have yet to watch For All Mankind, I liked the trailer tho.
 
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I've already cancelled my Apple+ sub. For one, $5 is just too much for 6 shows, of which maybe two I would ever watch. I had to stop watching both that I selected because they were just preachy social soapboxes for issues not that closely related the premises of the series. I can't begin to express how disappointed I am with this. I'm guessing Disney+ will be far and away better.
 
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yossi said:
How does an entire species of people born blind even know or understand the concept of seeing? That part really bugs me about this show
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As the human species was dying off and going blind due to the pandemic there would have been a period of time where people still able to see were communicating with the blind. The idea of vision would have been incomprehensible to those born blind but passed on as stories. That's why the characters in the show view it as some sort of mythological power in a sense. At least that's what I got. I'm trying to not get too specific to avoid sharing any spoilers.
 
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I watched the first two episodes. Beautifully shot with some serious eye-candy in 4K video. But the fact they're all blind is ridiculous non-sense. It's not even an interesting plot twist, it's just silly. They are able to coordinate their outfits with accessories, their hair is cut, their horses look great and they can duck and volley when in battle. I found the suspension of disbelief that the entire planet is now blind too hard to overcome. I can't believe Apple gave this one the green light.
 
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xalea said:
I've already cancelled my Apple+ sub. For one, $5 is just too much for 6 shows, of which maybe two I would ever watch. I had to stop watching both that I selected because they were just preachy social soapboxes for issues not that closely related the premises of the series. I can't begin to express how disappointed I am with this. I'm guessing Disney+ will be far and away better.
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It is not USD 5. It is USD 5 for a family of up to 6 people.

And for most people it is free for the first year.

By that time they will probably have a lot of content.
 
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Unggoy Murderer said:
I can believe, because it's pretty simple: diversifying your product offerings distributes risk, and increases the perceived value of the other products the company offers. No other company on the planet has an ecosystem of products and services like Apple.
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Ever hear the phrase “Jack of all trades, master of none.”?

Apple’s product philosophy under Jobs was simple. “We only make a few products (17 back in 2010). But we make those products, very, very well.”

I was at the Apple campus in 2010 receiving an executive briefing on this very subject and the head of investor relations came into the conference room to give us a brief overview of the product philosophy.

Say what you will about many commenters on this forum, few of them have personal experience with Apple leadership.
 
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Theonlyronster said:
You do realise they hired a bunch of people to handle tehe content side of things?

Craig Federighi isn’t spending his weekends doing an edit of For All Mankind.

Please tell me you get this, I’d be terrified to think you’d be this silly.
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If all the cloth is sourced from the same place, then multiple garments will be the same colour. And feathers work for textural and aural affectation. Use your imagination, that’s what the show runners did.
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How do you know it has no relevance, they’ve not expanded on the history of this world much yet.
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Wow, how condescending.
 
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See is my second favorite on Apple TV+ after The Morning Show. I was excited about All Mankind, but it was let down for me, didn't even finish the second episode. Looking forward to see Servant.
 
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trainwrecka said:
Yikes. All I needed to hear. No thanks.
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he left out the part where she then licks her fingers and blows it as a prayer to the heavens after "finishing". Look, I'm not a prude but it was just a totally out there and borderline offensive scene stuck in the middle of the episode with no clear reason why it is even there... on a whole See was the most disappointing series for me on AppleTV+ and I had high hopes. The Morning Show and For All Mankind have both been good and I'm enjoying them...
 
Unggoy Murderer said:
I can believe, because it's pretty simple: diversifying your product offerings distributes risk, and increases the perceived value of the other products the company offers. No other company on the planet has an ecosystem of products and services like Apple.
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FACTS. No other company compares to Apple. Literally none.
 
canyonblue737 said:
he left out the part where she then licks her fingers and blows it as a prayer to the heavens after "finishing". Look, I'm not a prude but it was just a totally out there and borderline offensive scene stuck in the middle of the episode with no clear reason why it is even there... on a whole See was the most disappointing series for me on AppleTV+ and I had high hopes. The Morning Show and For All Mankind have both been good and I'm enjoying them...
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Happy to see that I wasn't the only one to see no purpose to that scene...except to offend. I hate it when scenes like this are jammed into a story just so it can be seen as 'edgy.'
 
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I watched the first two episodes Sun night right after the NFL game.

I thought both episodes were horrible !

I give it a D- !

Based-upon the Hype, I expect much better.

BTW, up until the last season of Game of Thrones, I thought that was the best thing ever !
 
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canyonblue737 said:
he left out the part where she then licks her fingers and blows it as a prayer to the heavens after "finishing". Look, I'm not a prude but it was just a totally out there and borderline offensive scene stuck in the middle of the episode with no clear reason why it is even there... on a whole See was the most disappointing series for me on AppleTV+ and I had high hopes. The Morning Show and For All Mankind have both been good and I'm enjoying them...
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Did you ever consider that that visceral discomfort that you felt towards the scene was what the director was going for? I took the scene as an illustration of how ignorant the species became, confusing sexual euphoria with a spiritual experience and a way to communicate with their god. It didn't seem to me to be something thrown in to offend.
 
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urnotl33t said:
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I think it was to show just how weird and f'ed up she, and her cabal, are. It does help "dial in" on her supreme level of "crazy" mighty fast, which also immediately (and reflecting-back later) on her massive insecurities, how weak she really is while evoking strength (strength thru "epic crazy" is an inverse weakness), and ultimately what we learn is actually *jealousy*. She later states it explicitly. She's mega-jealous of the girl who gave birth to the twins, and thinks that she herself should have been given that. She wants to "have gods children" which will further validate that she herself is a god, as she has been trying to persuade her followers (that's why they live in the dam, where they can generate power "to use the light as a weapon"). She believes the light (ergo vision) is the weapon that destroyed the world before them (obviously we know this is bonkers; she *is* "epic crazy" after all).

Thus, that scene dials us all in on her "epic crazy" immediately; it's foreshadowing! :)
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Nah, that's just standard Hazard Avoidance, plus "listening" to the reflections/echoes.
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Sure. Ask them to guide themselves through an area the size of Oklahoma by hunting for that single stick in the ground with bells hanging off it.

I would also really trust my fellow blind soldier with the machete to not hit me by accident.

This is one of those concepts that’s sounds really cool over a joint and a beer, but when you actually have to put it together and watch it? Lol
 
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Scooby_Snacks said:
I watched the first two episodes. Beautifully shot with some serious eye-candy in 4K video. But the fact they're all blind is ridiculous non-sense. It's not even an interesting plot twist, it's just silly. They are able to coordinate their outfits with accessories, their hair is cut, their horses look great and they can duck and volley when in battle. I found the suspension of disbelief that the entire planet is now blind too hard to overcome. I can't believe Apple gave this one the green light.
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Agree 100%. Hair, makeup etc is super strange.
They kind are super sensitive, can feel movement, still, the guy gets surprised by a heavy bear...
He breaks one small ladder and that supposed to protect their new location. So many dumb scenes.

Entire concept is not very exciting to me.
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Glockworkorange said:
This is one of those concepts that’s sounds really cool over a joint and a beer, but when you actually have to put it together and watch it? Lol
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Exactly
 
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Wonder how they find their toothbrushes, soft their hair out, and get dressed so well.
esp without bumping into everything, and falling off hills all the time.
 
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