Idc what anybody says, this movie was pretty fucking good. It might not be all that rounded out with original source material but it’s a good standalone story imo.
It's obviously adapted to modern times, as humour changes a great deal over 700 years, but it retains the bawdiness and craziness of the original stories, and the overall themes, which is what's important. And yes, homosexuality, which some might think is a modern interpolation. And of course the ever-present spectre of the Black Death. Most importantly, it's friggin hilarious and is acted and looks fantastic.
Thinking about it, they really need to make a truly original series on a cast of characters living through the plague, I mean it was one of the most consequential periods in human history affecting millions in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.
Well, there was that Sean Bean film (where he dies) literally called 'Black Death'. But you can't just make a film about people dying, you have to have another story as a throughline or it's just people dying for two hours. I used to wonder why we have barely any information about the Black Death hitting Persia, India or China, but it seems that it did not, because it is now believed that it started in the areas ruled by the Golden Horde and only spread as far as Mesopotamia. Presumably the destruction caused by the Mongol conquests in eastern Europe caused grasslands to increase, which caused an explosion in the rat population, and then the Black Death came from that. Which means the traditional narrative of the plague ravaging the besiegers of Kaffa and them hurling bodies into the city, which then spread the plague to ports throughout the Mediterranean, may actually be true.
The whole point of the Decameron is that the nobility gorge themselves and tell stories while the common people die from plague and suffering, I hope they actually talk about that part of the story.
It looks awfully cute, but I somehow detect that the entire point of the original source material, that is to tell 100 stories, will be entirely absent. Great trailer music by Nathalie Bonin!
Well, how are you going to tell 100 stories? Medieval plays probably didn't even try to do anything close to that. The recent film 'The Little Hours' only told a few stories inspired by it. You gotta pick and choose. And it is awfully cute.
This is the worst ending explained. Literally everything important happens during and after the downfall when everything goes to shit. This is "I'll give you a bunch of spoilers and not actually address the ending at all".
It never stops to amaze me how Americans keep making slapstick-sexy "America pie" inspired movies and call it ''The Decameron"? It is literally a masterpiece of Italian literature and sure some of the novellas are comedies like "Chichibio e la Gru" but others are tragic like "Federico degli Alberighi" or extremely violent like ''Lisabetta da messina". There are so many themes explored in the original text that is embarrassing to see this kind of depiction.
@@franklinflowers8106 My friend I am italian , and I know Decameron. The moors were in North Africa. There are no moors in any of the Decameron stories. Shakespeare has lived 3 centuries adter Boccaccio.
Well as I said its beautifully shot and thats about it. It's just not well....funny. The script is very poor. If any of you listen to Mrak Kermode and Simon Mayos podcast Mark states for a film to be funny it has to past the 3 laugh test, this at a run length of 1 hour for the 1st episode didn't even give me a chance to smirk let alone laugh. It is without doubt one of the worst comedies I've seen. Perhaps it gets better, but sorry it's just not doing it for me and I won't be investing my time in another episode.
I agree with you. I haven't heard of this theory of three laughs before, and while I believe it is a bit misleading to base a shows comedic performance with three laughs, I still agree. The show simply isn't funny, and it very much tries to be. I did not even do so much as grin while watching this. Despite that, I still found it very entertaining and watched it through to the very end. I'd recommend you do the same, for while it isn't as comedic or humorous as one might've hoped, it still has some good qualities, especially in character motives. If you have something better to watch, please, do so, but consider watching one or two more episodes, be willing to give it a second chance. If you don't like it by then, then yeah, bad show.
@@diddiking3866please i dont understand i find it funny and im actually curious why you wouldn’t… i know theres different tastes but i find it having alot of variety. Again im just curious as to how your taste differs and why, purely scientific
Idc what anybody says, this movie was pretty fucking good. It might not be all that rounded out with original source material but it’s a good standalone story imo.
It's a really great series 😍
AGREE
SHOWW but yesss
It's obviously adapted to modern times, as humour changes a great deal over 700 years, but it retains the bawdiness and craziness of the original stories, and the overall themes, which is what's important. And yes, homosexuality, which some might think is a modern interpolation. And of course the ever-present spectre of the Black Death.
Most importantly, it's friggin hilarious and is acted and looks fantastic.
@@squamish4244 yeah, some people think homosexuality is a modern thing, it has been existing for ages.
I was really impressed by how good this show was.
Thinking about it, they really need to make a truly original series on a cast of characters living through the plague, I mean it was one of the most consequential periods in human history affecting millions in Europe, North Africa and the Near East.
Well, there was that Sean Bean film (where he dies) literally called 'Black Death'. But you can't just make a film about people dying, you have to have another story as a throughline or it's just people dying for two hours.
I used to wonder why we have barely any information about the Black Death hitting Persia, India or China, but it seems that it did not, because it is now believed that it started in the areas ruled by the Golden Horde and only spread as far as Mesopotamia.
Presumably the destruction caused by the Mongol conquests in eastern Europe caused grasslands to increase, which caused an explosion in the rat population, and then the Black Death came from that. Which means the traditional narrative of the plague ravaging the besiegers of Kaffa and them hurling bodies into the city, which then spread the plague to ports throughout the Mediterranean, may actually be true.
Netflix making a TV series based on The Decameron was not on my 2024 bingo list
The whole point of the Decameron is that the nobility gorge themselves and tell stories while the common people die from plague and suffering, I hope they actually talk about that part of the story.
do u go around and copy paste that comment everywhere? 😂
netflix sometimes amazes me
This is the 9th circle of Hell!
It looks awfully cute, but I somehow detect that the entire point of the original source material, that is to tell 100 stories, will be entirely absent. Great trailer music by Nathalie Bonin!
Well, how are you going to tell 100 stories? Medieval plays probably didn't even try to do anything close to that. The recent film 'The Little Hours' only told a few stories inspired by it. You gotta pick and choose. And it is awfully cute.
Did you even watch the series? You got many things wrong, including the pronunciation of Filomena and Jacopo!
But this video and all the other videos "ending explained" from this show are made with AI that's a shame 😢😢
Beautifully shot
Weird that there is no one Italian in this...
It’s a British comedy. Also there are Italian sub characters
i love thsi show
This is the worst ending explained. Literally everything important happens during and after the downfall when everything goes to shit.
This is "I'll give you a bunch of spoilers and not actually address the ending at all".
I believe this video is made with AI :/
Italian literature was one of my favourite subjects.
the long man is wheel of time actor
It never stops to amaze me how Americans keep making slapstick-sexy "America pie" inspired movies and call it ''The Decameron"? It is literally a masterpiece of Italian literature and sure some of the novellas are comedies like "Chichibio e la Gru" but others are tragic like "Federico degli Alberighi" or extremely violent like ''Lisabetta da messina". There are so many themes explored in the original text that is embarrassing to see this kind of depiction.
goodnes
Black and indians men in early renaissance Italy. 😂😂
Who do you think the Moors were?
@@franklinflowers8106 My friend I am italian , and I know Decameron. The moors were in North Africa. There are no moors in any of the Decameron stories. Shakespeare has lived 3 centuries adter Boccaccio.
Well as I said its beautifully shot and thats about it. It's just not well....funny. The script is very poor. If any of you listen to Mrak Kermode and Simon Mayos podcast Mark states for a film to be funny it has to past the 3 laugh test, this at a run length of 1 hour for the 1st episode didn't even give me a chance to smirk let alone laugh. It is without doubt one of the worst comedies I've seen. Perhaps it gets better, but sorry it's just not doing it for me and I won't be investing my time in another episode.
I agree with you. I haven't heard of this theory of three laughs before, and while I believe it is a bit misleading to base a shows comedic performance with three laughs, I still agree. The show simply isn't funny, and it very much tries to be. I did not even do so much as grin while watching this. Despite that, I still found it very entertaining and watched it through to the very end. I'd recommend you do the same, for while it isn't as comedic or humorous as one might've hoped, it still has some good qualities, especially in character motives. If you have something better to watch, please, do so, but consider watching one or two more episodes, be willing to give it a second chance. If you don't like it by then, then yeah, bad show.
@@diddiking3866please i dont understand i find it funny and im actually curious why you wouldn’t… i know theres different tastes but i find it having alot of variety. Again im just curious as to how your taste differs and why, purely scientific