There’s always a reason why I every hyped movie receives it’s hype. From the cast, to the storyline, any of these could influence the masses interest. However, what appeals to the masses might not be IT for me, and so I try to stay unbothered. Succeeding, most of the time, lol.
All of a sudden, there was this term everyone around me used. I could walk up to a friend and he would stretch out his hand saying ‘Wagwan’. In confusion, I would stare blankly. I later got to find out it was a famous line from this trending series and because I am the last person to know about trends, much less, follow it, I stalled my watching it. Anyways, I am here now, reviewing it with fullness in my heart.
Supacell is a six episode British fantasy series, that follows the lives of five individuals who suddenly develop different abilities. Individually, they master the use of their newly-found abilities, imagining how much more they could achieve, with the aid of their powers. One of them has the ability to teleport, and so, teleports to the future, giving him an edge over the others, on what to do next to prevent the tragic future he foresaw.
Having adapted to using their newfound powers for personal gain, the rest of the individuals are skeptical about Mike’s vision but when experiences, like Mike foretold, starts to occur, they have no choice but to work towards their own safety, TOGETHER. What they encounter, takes them on a darker route. Darker than any possibility they ever imagined.
Oh boy! this six episodes flew by so fast. One moment i started the first episode, unsure, and the next, I was on google, hustling for information on the next season, it’s release date and all that. Safe to say, I lost track of time while watching and I couldn’t help it. I’m the last person you’d see, so invested in an action film, worse still, one revolving around gang life but I couldn’t care less here. This series had a way of keeping your sole focus on all its parts, so you didn’t look forward to just one part but every part instead. That was one of my favorite things about it.
As a lover of fantasy, who’s used to seeing poor imitations of the genre, this one wasn’t bad to watch. The animations and the CGI were realistic enough to not distract you from the plot of your movie. They weren’t exceptional but they were worthy of notice, considering the fact that I didn’t cringe at seeing humans hoisted up in the air and whatnot.
The actors in this show delivered a stellar performance bringing their characters to life. I enjoyed the acting, and the diverse roles they all brought to life, some relatable and some not. I could understand why many of the characters did what they did but there were two characters that I couldn’t understand the rationale behind their behaviors. One, was Tazer - a fellow gifted person. For someone who is the leader of a notorious gang group, he was too irrational. He tried in some cases to embody the calm nature of these thug leaders but there were situations where his actions defied the role.
The other was Sharleen, a side character. I liked her at first but she didn’t think through so many situations. She was lucky she had her sister in so many cases, otherwise things would have gone worse for her than they already did.
This fast-paced series checked all the boxes for me. From the visuals, to the storyline, to the pacing, everything blended together to provide the wonderful cinematic experience. I’ll rate this show a clean 8.5/10. It is worth every hype it got, and hopefully the next season will continue from where exactly this one stopped - somewhere very close to perfection.
Thanks for reading.
Unsourced image is a screenshot from me during watching.