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How Netflix’s “Altered Carbon” Satisfyingly Elevates The Desirability Of Death
Because we need to be entertainingly quarantined!
Mild spoilers for the first season
Dying is the mystery that leads us into the realm of uncertainty — and that pretty much dictates why the notion of not being alive anymore is on the top of the list of what most of us are incessantly fearful of — and with good reason.
If we had the ability to live forever — would you make that happen — and if so — why?
This is the question that you can’t help asking — once you dive into the futuristic spectacle of Netflix’s latest offering Altered Carbon — a high-tempo, grossly-moody romp — that features a universe that is rife with desperation and the irresistible alternates that only money can buy.
The impressively dark thriller stars Joel Kinnaman as Takeshi Kovacs a political warrior who is revived almost 250 years after his “sleeve” was terminated. “Sleeves” are the exteriors that serve as disposable bodies that are wired to accommodate “stacks” — which are storage devices that contain personalized memories.
These “stacks” are mass produced and replicated numerous times and they’ve been designed to fit into…
