Game of Thrones: A Captivating Fantasy Adventure
Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama series, it is located in the fictional world of Westeros, 9 kingdoms in which the prominent families are fighting for power. When an old foe rises on the horizon, competition escalates, creating a narrative of deceit, honor, and survival.
The themes are power, loyalty and betrayal, with the whole series doing an excellent job at employing the dark and suspenseful ambience in a complex structure of the narrative. With the television show the layers of political game and family drama, is quite thrilling to watch.
The cast did a great job here, and Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey are worth special mentioning. All characters themselves are depicted fully and therefore very believable and at the same time quite enigmatic. Their right and wrongs do not appear as black and white hence providing the story with a rich theme.
Outsourcing is carried out under strict supervision of directors, such as David Nutter and Alan Taylor; Game of Thrones manages to be as action-heavy and graphically revolutionary as it is philosophically deep.
‘The cinematography here is magnificent; the differents landscapes of Ireland, Spain and Iceland contribute for the stunning cinematographic and realistic experience of the country .’
The set designs are equally good and presents George R.R. Martin’s fantastical world with colours, characters and setting with respect to real medieval times.
It has to be noted that consultants in terms of special effects did an outstanding job in presenting dragons and fights together with thrilling actions that make watchers got exited responding to elements of the marvelous story.
The editing is smooth and efficient for shifting between all the different narratives and interestingly enough, it doesn’t get messy amidst of all the twists in the series.
Although there are times that the pacing of the series looks calculated, it maintains a rhythm that is interesting enough to provide good characterization and enough twist and turns on the storyline.
It becomes verbal–piercing, even–frequently aiming at a deeper understanding of the Self as well as offering both intellect and suspense in the progression of the story.
Nevertheless, the series is not without criticism for some scenes of violence and also for some plot flaws especially in the later seasons though they have presented many great scenes. Yet, it mostly achieves the goal of presenting the audience with an epic drama of power and struggle for life.
Game of Thrones is an unadjustable show to watch. The series produces such range of feelings – from admiration to hopelessness – and provides an epic like canvass along with the gaps and grayness of morality as well as non-linearity of the events.
