Monday, 20 September 2010

1st Episode of the Prisoner

Modernism Phones
While watching the Prisoner today, I noticed that many of the architectural designs didnt actually match the interiors. With Number 2's house being the most obvious of this, as his "office" uses more technology than I thought was even possible to have in one room in the 60s. This includes the phones/ walkie talkies, that Number 28 used to alert security.


Number 2's Lair

Number 2's lair is the most futuristic of the whole village, and definitely  shows the sense that he is in charge of the village. Given that he can push a button and a chair appears, it gives the audience a sinister feel. The egg chair and the phones show a sense of modernism to the design of the sets, but also help with the sense of the same sinister themes.

The village as a whole seems, on the surface at least, a nice place. But gives a sense of unease, due to the fact that Number 2 is watching from his lair, and there is no privacy anywhere in the whole village. This reminds me of The Truman Show, because of the lack of privacy involved in the movie, and there is a similar theme in the Prisoner, because wherever Number 6 goes, Number 28 can see, even though he seems to only ever watch Number 6...


Rover

My initial impression of the show was that the Prisoner was definitely one of the most weird TV shows I have seen to date, and somehow I doubt that will ever change, due to the fact that I may never see a huge balloon called Rover bouncing up and down on a grown man.

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