The mind blowing that is the queen's gambit is one among the best adaptations
Based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, The Queen’s Gambit’s (2020) scripted limited series has taken the world by storm. On Nov. 23, Netflix posted a Tweet revealing the show broke a new record with 62 million households watching in the first 28 days, making it Netflix’s “biggest scripted limited series to date.”
In only seven episodes, The Queen’s Gambit tells the story of Beth Harmon (played by the wonderful Anya Taylor-Joy), who was orphaned at the age of nine in the 1960s. While in an orphanage, she discovers her genius ability to play the game of chess and grows to battle the best in the world.
one of the most interesting aspects of the show was the development of Harmon’s drug addiction, starting with the orphanage’s use of tranquilizer pills to calm the young girls. I appreciated that the use of these drugs and later the use of cigarettes and alcohol were not romanticized, but rather questioned by the other characters in the show
Another aspect of the show that was the amazing is the cinematography concepts. someone who has never been interested in chess, can be found the fantastical display of the chessboard on the ceiling engaging and wonderfully creative; It felt like one was able to better understand what one’s the mind of a genius must look like.
one of the most interesting aspects of the show was the development of Harmon’s drug addiction, starting with the orphanage’s use of tranquilizer pills to calm the young girls. I appreciated that the use of these drugs and later the use of cigarettes and alcohol were not romanticized, but rather questioned by the other characters in the show.
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