Rotoscoping is one of the best form of art, and unfortunately, because its complexity to realize from a technical perspective, there are not many movies or shows that adopt it. Also because it is not a style that you can always use: you need the right story, and Undone matches perfectly with this kind of animation. The show is visually impressive and creators put a lot of effort to create amazing, dynamic and original transitions. I think that are the strongest point, from a composition perspective.
The show is a trip inside the mental illness and the grief processing. The line between reality and dream/mental plan is so thin that sometimes can be confusing for the viewer to understand what is actually happening. In some cases the serie helps you to understand, but most of the time, you are the one that need to figure out what is going on and if it is happening in Alma's brain, or in the real world. This is not always a bad choice, but sometimes I wish that more concrete answers would have given to me, in order to better understand the story. This is why I gave 7 stars, out of 10.
Topics treated are very delicate, especially for people that could have lived a similar experience, because is a realistic representation of what could happen inside the mind of schizophrenic brain. During the episodes we are able to see both Alma's perspective, that is full of visions, and the external point of view, so the perspective of all the other characters.
It is definitely worth to be watched: there are only 8 episodes, about 20 minutes each, but the narration is well developed, characters are interesting and acting is good.
The show is a trip inside the mental illness and the grief processing. The line between reality and dream/mental plan is so thin that sometimes can be confusing for the viewer to understand what is actually happening. In some cases the serie helps you to understand, but most of the time, you are the one that need to figure out what is going on and if it is happening in Alma's brain, or in the real world. This is not always a bad choice, but sometimes I wish that more concrete answers would have given to me, in order to better understand the story. This is why I gave 7 stars, out of 10.
Topics treated are very delicate, especially for people that could have lived a similar experience, because is a realistic representation of what could happen inside the mind of schizophrenic brain. During the episodes we are able to see both Alma's perspective, that is full of visions, and the external point of view, so the perspective of all the other characters.
It is definitely worth to be watched: there are only 8 episodes, about 20 minutes each, but the narration is well developed, characters are interesting and acting is good.