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Information
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 50 min.
- Director
- -
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery
- Rating *
- 8.5
- Votes *
- 10,993
- Checks
- 534
- Favs
- 76
- Dislikes
- 7
- Favs/checks
- 14.2% (1:7)
- Favs/dislikes
- 11:1
Top comments
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Scratch47
Underscored by savage, unsympathetic pragmatism and shocking violence, Utopia made its presence known immediately on British TV last year, by wearing its' Malthusian ugliness proudly on its sleeve, and consistently refusing to pull any punches at all. Through brilliant use of dayglo pastel colours, eerie ambient soundscapes, and cutaway shots of natural serenity, the show goes as far as to lay the charge that its audience are either numbed emotional children unable to deal with the realities of the world, or hopelessly deluded and out of their depth, right at their doorstep, and makes numerous attempts to ram those points home. Yet thanks to blacker-than-black humour, and a cast that perfectly capture the confusion and horror of it all, it ends up being a car crash you can't look away from, a fine, unblinking antidote to middle class ennui and faux intellectualism. Watch it, it's for your own good. Brutal, smart, and sharp. Great show. 10 years 2 months ago -
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