There are thousands of shows available on Netflix, HBO, and Showtime, just to name a few. Whatever your heart desires, there is probably a show for it. I have watched my fair share of shows from Breaking Bad to House of Cards. Every show having their own ways that keep you on your toes, longing for the next episode to come.
I recently just finished watching the new HBO original show, Westworld and was left flabbergasted by how well done the whole thing was. There are only a few shows that have left me with such awe in the way that Westworld did.
The show is based in the future, and revolves around an artificial world theme park that imitates the way that life was during the wild west era of the United States. Guests pay around $50,000 a day to have first hand experience as to what it felt like being a cowboy during those days.
Equipped with weapons and endless opportunities, guests are put in a world that is populated by very advanced robots, carrying out different stories that can be joined. These robots are called "hosts" and look just like humans making the experience as real as it can be.
There is no law in this world and you cannot die, the possibilities are only limited to your imaginations.
Real life experiences come with real life consequences, and this show articulates that perfectly. Guests begin to get more for their money and the hosts start to get a bit too real of an experience.
There is an abundance of characters and themes giving the show incredible, complex layers that keep you coming back for more. It is so beautifully put together with an incredible cast; that you get really connected with the characters and how they progress over each episode. Character development is really big in this show.
Each character, human and robot, carries with them their own set of problems and issues that changes the mood and even message of a scene in one second. Being able to fully grasp each of these issues is part of the whole experience as a viewer. At times it can get confusing, and even frustrating but have patience because I assure you, it will pay off.
Throughout the whole show, viewers are reminded that the main reason people go to the park is to find out who they really are. This can be taken any way you want to interpret it. Since the guests can go to the park and literally do whatever they want to these life-like robots. As a result, dark and troubling sides of the guests begin to unravel.
Westworld hits a lot of themes and makes the viewers ask some really tough questions about themselves, and even about the world around them. And by the end of the last episode, the show leaves you with one question: Can something inanimate be alive?
