This is the Fight Club for the 21st Century..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug4fRXGyIak
Elliot, a computer programmer/hacktivist with an anti-social disorder, is recruited by Mr. Robot — an anarchist figurehead (in the vein of Anonymous) — to bring down both the evil corporation that Elliot works for, and ultimately, the corporatist cabal that runs the world. That right there is the basis of this show, but there is so much more to Mr. Robot.
First off, the writing by Sam Esmail is sharp, intelligent, brutally honest, captivating, and just A+ material. This is a show that was an Audience Award Winner at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival; that Forbes calls “the best show of the summer,” and “a modern classic.” Mr. Robot was also an official selection at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival as well. Along with a terabyte full of other positive reviews, I, ‘Cardinal’ Roberto de Bexar, will continue to pontificate forth another blessing more!
Mr. Robot questions just how safe we are in this new digital age– where we, as a global society, put everything about ourselves out there online. We Facebook. We Tweet. We Instagram. We put our passwords out there based on information that anyone with the right computer program can figure out in a matter of seconds.
This show questions whether anyone is safe. Look at the SONY hack from last year. I’m sure that they thought they were safe and secure, but they weren’t, and neither are we. This show makes viewers look in on themselves and ask “Am I Safe?” The answer is a resounding “HELL NO!!!”
The performance by Rami Malek, as the lead character, Elliot, is something that should earn him (at the very least) an Emmy nomination. He brings an extremely real and stark performance to the show, and he imbues that with his own unique heart and authenticity. Elliot’s anti-social disorder leads him to care about those close to him, but the only way he can get close to those select few people, is by hacking into their lives in order to protect them from a harsher reality.
Christian Slater plays the title character, Mr. Robot. He plays this “frayed and sardonic” character so well that you wonder if he is acting or just playing himself (I’m kind of hoping that it’s a little of both to be honest). I emphasize these two, but the acting in this show is superb across the board. I tried looking for the weak link, but there really isn’t one I found.
The end of the episode leaves you with two feelings: First, is Mr. Robot real, or is he a by-product of Elliot’s disorder — a la, Tyler Durden, in Chuck Palahniuk’s seminal novel, Fight Club?
The other feeling, is that you can’t wait for next week’s episode, on Wednesday night. I’ll be tuned in for Episode 2, ready to swallow the blue pill and the red one, just to see how far down the rabbit hole this show takes us. Mr. Robot’s level of sophistication will blow minds away into the digital ethersphere.
All I’ve got left is a cyber high five to USA Network, for bringing us this brilliant show.
@RobBex2
