Enough time is not spent exploring this part and the inner workings of her mind beyond dreams and visions. With the success of Sthandile Nkosi’s portrayal of a problematic teen, she’s one to love in The Brave Ones Unfortunately, one questions so many things revolving around the character’s decision and her powers. ‘Justice Served’ Review: Main Plot Drowned in a Cacophony of Narratives ‘Office Invasion’ Review: Aliens Take on Friendship in This South African Netflix SciFi Comedy Film At the same time, they’re apart more than they’re together and it leaves one waiting for their reunion and the fun it’d bring along. An exception is her sister’s fiance (Bonko Khoza) with whom she has the best moments on screen.
The actress Sthandile Nkosi is effective for the most part and isn’t helped by the actors with whom she frequently shares her screen time. Instead of seeking help, she seeks new love in what looks like a forced sprinkle of romance to fulfill a section of the broth. With a corrupt public office holder to battle and vengeance to seek, she’s for the most part too passive for what a fuelled-up Ntsiki should be, considering new revelations about herself. I’m really going to make this spoiler free, which we’ll achieve together.Īlready filled with rage due to a hinted past, the added tragedy that she suffers does not increase her rage by much. The problem is, with our lead character, so much is taken from her in the first episode to make a viewer want to invest their time in the rest of her troubled life. She is a fearless, quirky teenager with so much rage in her to have been involved in a past of crime. In this community, we have our lead character Ntsiki (Sthandile Nkosi) who lives with her family. The residents of Ilanga face the threat of eviction due to the construction of a casino on their rural land area. It makes one wonder if and how much was gone on the cutting floor.
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However, the 6-episode series fails to cover the depth that the story should be going for in non-hour long episodes that’s accustomed to Netflix drama series. The Brave Ones starts off with a brief exposition of the lore behind the supernatural foundations of the series.
‘Ludik’ Review: Gripping South African Crime Drama with More Bark Than Bite All of these ingredients prove to be too much for a series whose episodes are mostly a quarter shy of the hour mark. It involves a group of elders, the mother of a dying child, a non-conforming character, underprivileged residents, an unrelenting construction company and corrupt government officials. Stirring the plot are the several interested parties who are unknowingly stimulating the arrival of the supernatural being and those hoping to use the powers of this being referred to as the brave one. Based on his original idea and helming the directorial effort of the first episode, The Brave Ones thrusts viewers in the centre of a government vs indigenes land drama, battle against modernity, and the anticipation of the reborn of a supernatural being that will fulfill a prophecy. READ: 5 Reasons to Watch The Brave Ones season 1.Coming off his sports drama, Rise, on Disney+, South African-based Nigerian filmmaker Akin Omotoso follows with a 6-episode fantasy series on Netflix. It’s entertaining, action-packed, and worth the thumbnail in your Netflix dashboard. However, there’s no doubt that this series can continue and thrive. Introducing mythology in a series model needs time and care. It feels like season 1 could have worked with more scope.
The powers on show are birthed from an underlying tragedy that wields the plot points forward, giving a sense of purpose to the characters. There’s a sense of needed justice entwined in the story while the mythology unfolds every minute. But they could at least allow the face of the series to have a more emotional connection with her audience.Īnd perhaps that’s the point in six episodes, The Brave Ones enjoys itself as a well-promoted South African Netflix series and gives as much vibe and energy as it can to the story. However, The Brave Ones prefers to employ constant threats over fleshing out their characters.
Ntsiki (played by Sthandile Nkosi), for instance, is a character that has plenty of aurae, making the audience wonder about her depth in personality. By giving plenty of moving parts, it does not give the audience time to settle in with the characters. The Netflix series does not hold back on bringing the mythology to the viewers, and maybe that’s where the first problem lies.
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