I’ve been consuming more than my fair share of time travel related stories recently. I previously blogged about Outlander, and since then I’ve been making my way through the German Netflix series, Dark.
Its blurb is, “Children start vanishing from the German town of Winden, bringing to light the fractured relationships, double lives, and dark past of four families living there, and revealing a mystery that spans four generations.”
What I appreciate about Dark is its respect for the audience. The story moves at pace, it leaves clues, but it doesn’t serve answers on a plate. It requires viewers to work and pay attention to detail.
It made me think about how some of the best works of art, music, fiction, and film, make the audience feel smart by requiring them to work for their enjoyment.
H/T to Mark for the Dark recommendation!