[影集] Mr. Robot 駭客軍團 (超推)

2015-09-05 Rabbie Kao

繼諷刺成為科技奴隸時代的英國影集《Black Mirror》與 Netflix 新的科幻劇《Sense 8》後，《Mr. Robot》是我今年 2015 最喜歡的美劇之一，堪稱心目中票選第一。

不只是因為它 IMDb 高達 9.1 分，或曾演過博物館驚魂夜法老王的男主角 Rami Malek 跩跩又帥帥的駭客形象有點迷人，而是因為這部劇的主軸是 “Fuck Society.”。

劇中男主角不是英雄，男主角有憂鬱症，需要嗎啡來抑制，白天是資安公司工程師，晚上是嘗試維護正義的駭客。

而到底什麼是正義？我們如何擺脫早已失控的科技與網路世界的發展？又怎麼有辦法撼動被少數有權有錢控制的世界？《Mr. Robot》的劇情、所用的字彙、人物間的對話，都與我們的日常生活息息相關、發人深省。看完第一季，我在 IMDb 給了 10 分。

Mr. Robot (2015– )

TV Series | 44 min | Crime, Drama

Ratings: 9.1/10 from 56,974 users
Reviews: 198 user | 21 critic

Follows a young computer programmer (Malek) who suffers from social anxiety disorder and forms connections through hacking. He’s recruited by a mysterious anarchist, who calls himself Mr. Robot.

Creator: Sam Esmail
Stars: Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday

以下節錄自 IMDb，這一篇 User Review 寫得不錯。

Just enough Grit
29 May 2015 | by TheLimeyCritic (United States)

Though Christian Slater’s previous tech-geared TV drama flopped without notice, this new effort has just enough grit to keep people interested. The main character, not Christian Slater, could be one reason for a positive shift. Elliot, played by Rami Malik, pulls off the beady eyed grayhat fairly well, and riffs of “Fight Club”, “The Matrix”, and “Hackers” all coexist to compose a decent melody of scenes. For me, it appealed to the cyberpunk bookworm and anime watcher of old who spent decades in a barely fed genre.

Yes, the technical aspect of hacking is dumbed down quite a bit, but you won’t see giant pacmans eating pixels on the screen or progress bars labeled “VIRUS” either. Social engineering is given equal weight as well, which is a welcome area of focus. Hopefully the writing team and creative directors develop plots and characters in a non-linear fashion, and don’t begin to rinse and repeat the show into yet another formula driven cash-cow.

I look forward to the future of this series, with fingers crossed.