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User Reviews for: Animal Kingdom

teenwolfpack
CONTAINS SPOILERS6/10  8 years ago
This show is just "okay". -- And while I know it's inspired by the Australian crime-drama, Animal Kingdom (2010), I can't help but see how it parallels with Sons of Anarchy, a show that began in 2008 and ended in 2014. AK's opening credits even features a montage of tattooed bodies -- similar to SOA opening titles.

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Animal Kingdom tries desperately to be a gritty, macho, controversial crime drama, but falls just short of an unsophisticated, less inspired kin to Sons of Anarchy. SOA is one of my favorite shows, ever. As a woman of color, who leans slightly toward the title of feminist, this may come as a shock to some. But, unlike Animal Kingdom-- which currently lacks strong, smart, and crafty female characters -- SOA had a beautifully woven architecture of complex relationships, poeticism, and coming of age stories that were grounded in actual heartbreaking character development. In other words, we somehow came to care about the baby mommas, and the stomach-churning addicts. So far, AK as done little to make me want to care about the protagonist's (Josh/ "J") journey within this abysmal family. With knockoff Gemma Teller (Smurf) manipulating what's left of his shattered youth, it's hard to see how "J" could become a character worth adoring. The show wants to pick-up where SONS left off. It wants you to take it seriously, it also wants you to know that it can provocative, bloody, messy and sometimes a little violent. What it doesn't want is to be interesting, or remarkable at all -- even the cinematography is, meh. Animal Kingdom just wants to be "okay", a good summer fling on a cool Tuesday night. While I'm watching these grown men bully a young, teenage boy, I'm wondering, when will they grow up? Will it take all of season 1? Season 2? Or will we forever have to watch these "man-babies" be coddled by their mother (you know, the wanna-be Gemma Teller)? I'll admit that I have not seen the source material, but it seems that watching it may be a more satisfying expereince than the series. Nevertheless, I'm hoping the show grows up a bit overtime and can separate itself from those that have done this genre better.
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Reply by Jordanculp20
8 years ago
Very interesting take. I need to watch SOA. I have really enjoyed AK thus far. I'll be curious about how my views may change after watching SOA. Good review you wrote.
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Reply by WardenclyffeTower
8 years ago
@teenwolfpack It parallels with SOA because it has a montage of tattooed bodies in the opening? ffs, this is the exact level of comment I've come to expect from the trakt community.
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Reply by teenwolfpack
8 years ago
@wardenclyffetower Hi there, I gave my honest opinion about a show that I was ginuienly interested in watching. If you read my full review, I point out other similarities between SOA and AK. However, my opinions and tone do not reflect those of the users of Trak.tv. This is a community of TV fanatics, and so, you can expect user to be very passionate about their favorite and least favorite shows. If you're looking for thoughtful analysis, try reasearching some good film/TV analysis-review websites, such as AV Club or TV show's reddit community. Obviously you must really enjoy AK, and I think that's fair. It's unfair however to invalidate other's opinions because you feel your own is more valuable. If you want to improve upon the discussion of the Trakt community, you could start by asking meaningful questions, or providing insightful feedback (like the poster above you, @Jordan Culp). But if you hinder the discussion with dismissal, then -- "ffs" -- what do you expect to come of this community?
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Reply by billzy
6 years ago
SOA was pretty shit tbh, wasn't hard enough. I lasted 2-3 seasons ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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