Review of The Double (2014) by Serge L — 25 Nov 2015
Based on a story by a famous russian author, this is a strange story of identity. The double is the cheating incompetent psychopath that uses you to advance much faster than you. The double is a bit psychpathic and is successful because of it.
He looks like he's helping everyone. Why can't the original be more like this and have some success at least with the apparent lovely girl he spies on. The psychology is interesting when the original starts feeling bitter and messes for himself and his double, and others.
We feel the life in the cube with the hamster wheel. Freedom so limited by our feelings, and our feelings limited by our limited freedom. This theme has been done before and I felt in familiarly strange territory.
I think the strangeness comes from a preponderance of psychopathic characters in an alternate universe. It is like mice living in a microcosm, and studying their behavior when a new mouse is added. I never felt attached to any character.
This review of The Double (2014) was written by Serge L on 25 Nov 2015.
The Double has generally received positive reviews.
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