After the disappointing television version Risky liesIt was normal not to expect anything Mr and Mrs Smith. This wasn’t the first adaptation of a big-screen blockbuster to be adapted into a television series format. Although we had examples that could be forgotten, as in the title I mentioned at the beginning of the article, we also had other examples that were not limited to these. They made us forget the original of the work, but they managed to set the bar almost as high as that, and even surpass it. We are faced with the Fargo case. With Mr. and Mrs. Smith, whose first season has been completed. Amazon PrimeWe have another clear example because it comes out unexpectedly. one of the surprises of the year.
The 2005 film went down in history for reasons unrelated to the plot: the beginning of the relationship between Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie and from then on for many years, Hollywood fashion couples. They were called Brangelina. It’s also not anecdotal to say that Brad left to go with Angelina. Jennifer AnistonThe person who was at the peak of his career and took the nickname one year after the end of Friends “America’s sweetheart””. The series manages to get rid of all this background and find your own essenceExcept for the references that have filled the pages of the pink chronicle for years.
My perception of the TV series Mr. and Mrs. Smith changed when I learned this. Phoebe Waller Bridge He was involved in the project in the first place. His name isn’t mentioned anywhere in the credits, but I can’t help but see the shadow of Killing Eve throughout its eight episodes. A conspiracy about Spy agencies and hitmen with low-level dark humor. After her successes, Waller Bridge is one of the most sought-after programmers on television. flea bag And Killing Eve and is linked to the latest chapters of well-known epics such as: James Bond anyone indiana jones. It was creative differences that caused him to separate himself from the project. The truth is that the series was left to whoever would be the other pillar of the production. Donald Gloverand entering yet another sweet television moment after the rave reviews of his other great series: Atlanta. Bridge’s departure left the project in an extremely delicate situation. First of all, because he was the star at the time of his departure. But Glover had his own ideas and decided to take the risk and move forward.
By the way, the cinephile anecdote is that Glover and Waller Bridge have already agreed on the casting of the solo film. Han Soloin the epic Star wars. He played the young man Lando Calrissianvoicing a sarcastic android who pilots Millennium Falcon (before falling into the hands of a black-vested smuggler) and signed droid rights advocate. The truth is, Glover hasn’t just acted, he’s been a pillar of this franchise. Main herobut also producer, screenwriter and even directorHe is supported by the team he works with in Atlanta. Waller Bridge would become the other protagonist and co-creator before leaving.
The series introduces us two perfect strangers Recruited by a mysterious organization to pose as a married couple, this organization assigns them missions that they will have to repeatedly escape with a clean shot. John and Jane Even though they don’t know what their real identity is, they are their pseudonyms. A. multiracial couple Created by Glover himself and Maya Erskine. This change is far from the canon, which for many years was considered the “perfect couple” compared to its predecessors in the film version.
As with traditional television, we have a mission for each episode; How does the couple’s relationship type develop? It also progresses with each delivery. This episodic format allows the series to have a luxurious cast to play the game. guest characters of the week. To give just a few examples; John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Ursula Corberó, Sarah Paulson and Wagner MouraI’ve lost a little bit of it since Narcos… So every episode is a surprise.
We see how they fall in love, their relationship crises and reconciliations as they shake off gunpowder and clean up traces of blood between missions and missions. The series has a prologue, warning us that bosses do not take kindly to a job that goes bad. In a way, the Smiths remind us of the Jenningses in The Americans; A pair of KGB spies who look like an ordinary married couple. Ronald Reagan’s America. We never really learn the organization the Smiths work for or the reasons behind each assignment. They have to limit themselves to following orders without question. Because the truth is, every time they question something, they immediately find themselves faced with even more disturbing questions. And anyone who has watched the movie knows that it was inevitable that the two would confront each other.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith successfully achieves what the television version of Daring Lies could not. Great action movie James Cameron starring Arnold Schwarzenegger And Jamie Lee Curtis for several years had the record of being one of the most expensive in cinema history. Until Cameron broke his record Titanic. This summer, Fox launched a television series based on the blockbuster, but everything about this new version exuded mediocrity. All that’s left of this nostalgia is the things that were done wrong in the previous action series. Netflix was also looking to jump on the Risky Lies bandwagon this summer with another spy comedy starring Schwarzenegger. Inside Fubar, father and daughter they were the ones they shared the tasks and the platform did not object to it being labeled as a secret sequel to Cameron’s film. Even though it worked with audiences, it’s not even close to its greatness. second season announced. Although the muscular star is far from his glory days, he still attracts attention effectively. It was a chance that the Fox series, whose cancellation was announced before the end of the first season, did not have. Contrary to the title of the movie that inspired them, the screenwriters They didn’t want to take risks on an artistic level and gave us the same as usual.
It’s too early to know if there will be a second season of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. This series left us something The ending is so vague that we can only interpret it. As long as we know how the story will continue. But we can say that Glover took the risk and won.