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'The Drowned Giant (2021)' is about an introspective scientist who travels to a seaside town in order to see the water-logged body of a beached giant for himself. It's essentially a commentary on the way in which tragedies become spectacles, spectacles become commodities and, eventually, commodities become valueless. The carcass of the large man is treated by the public as not only an oddity to ogle but also as a sort of amusement park sideshow to clamber on, take selfies with and, even, deface. Eventually, as the flesh begins to rot from the body's bones, people start to take souvenirs. The protagonist never engages in such behaviour, visiting the site often but viewing the giant in a much more sympathetic light. Through narration, he ponders the existence of such a large and previously unknown creature, before drifting onto other subjects that are decidedly more existential. Although not all the much happens over the course of the narrative, it often achieves an odd kind of serenity that makes it effortless to watch. It's strangely engaging because of this, even if it isn't massively exciting. It's a nice change of pace from most of the other entries in 'Love, Death & Robots (2019-)'. 6/10.

This episode didn't really have a climax like the other episodes, but that's okay, I guess. I like that they don't give us an explanation to why there's a giant human washed up on the beach, because we don't need one. Instead of trying to explain it, the episode shows us what it's like for a human corpse to rot, which was very interesting. I really liked the ending, and how the giant's parts were being used all across the town. A somewhat anticlimactic finale, but still a good episode.

Very deep mental episode; even if it is a giant the people will cut it into pieces!

An episode that is throughout its duration a very deep reflection on life and on how everything is fleeting and no matter how big and important it is, everything is forgotten even if sometimes small things are kept as memories. One of the heaviest and most profound episodes of the entire series.

This is the exact story I read as a kid, a loooong time ago. Original publish date was 1964. It was nicely done visually but I think the script was an exact dcopy of what I read in J. G. Ballard story. I find it very disturbing that I watched and rewatched the credits and the beginning and saw no mention of J. G. Ballard. I don't know how this isn't plagiarism. I'm gonna look and see if I can find the original story but some of the lines I distinctly remember word for word. Maybe it's so old that the copyright statute is expired. I still find it slimy that they did not even mention the original author and claimed it as their own story.

This is the last episode I watched. It's about the body of a giant floating on the beach, and it's told from the perspective of a scholar who sees it.

As soon as the episode begins, it shows graphics that cannot be distinguished from real life. But after that, when human characters appeared, it was a little distracting because it was kinda weird-looking. The surrounding environment and objects are very well done, but there were moments when the animations of human characters couldn't keep up with the environment, so there were some distracting moments.

It is an episode that is likely to be divisive, and on one side, you may feel very bored, while on the other, you may praise it for being philosophical and for its literary-feeling. I also felt that it was just fine and worth-watching, but as I remember this episode, it had some unique vibes to it.

Netflix's "Love, Death and Robots" series returns for a second run. Overall, I enjoyed the first season and wrote short individual reviews for each episode and I think I'll take the same approach here.

A giant naked human washes up on the beach, near a small coastal town. Steven (Steven Pacey) a scientist investigates both the body itself, but more effectively the reaction of the crowds that come to see the spectacle. Once the initial awe has died down, the body falls into decay, abuse and eventually disbelief that the event ever happened.

This, perhaps, is what more of the series should be - and adaptation of an existing short story where animation is probably the most cost-effective way of telling the tale. This is an adaptation of a JG Ballard story the themes of which are hotly debated. I took it to be allegorically about the standard human reaction to any major news story, celebrity or even piece of new technology. Approach with caution, embrace, exploit, tire of, abuse, discard, deny - seems like a cycle that matches. Though I acknowledge there are other readings, including more literal ones about our use of animals, which I can see.

Visually this was pretty strong, though still clearly an animated style rather than attempting photo realism.

I feel like this second season was stronger than the first overall. The shorter run allowed for less repetition and thankfully there was a movement away from some of the more childish aspects that dogged the first run. Hoping for another 8 in 2022.

I like action and violence but the best stories just make you listen, will completely understand any negative feelings towards this episode but one person's well told take on a significant event is a great time.

A fairly interesting premise, hindered by the cringeworthy dialogue of a character whose inner monologue is a B- English Lit essay.

This episode is a slow burner about how inhumane the average human can be, and how quickly we can move on from something. At least that's my interpretation. This isn't buried under piles of obscurity or pretentious dialogue, just a simple, interesting idea that I enjoyed. I can completely understand why people wouldn't like this episode, since it's very different to the others, and I don't see myself rewatching this as much as the others but I like it. 8/10.

Oh and people are taking the story waaay too literally, obviously this wouldn't really play out how it did, but this episode isn't about that.

If this episode can be seen as an analogy for the treatment of whales, several of the poor reviews can serve as a metaphor for a spoilt and spoon-fed generation who consequently need everything explained to them, incapable of appreciating the joy of unanswered questions.

Both art and entertainment are like a mirror - If an idiot looks in, you cannot expect a sage to look out.

What you get out of a piece such as this, will largely depend on what you yourself have to bring to the table. The more open the mind is, the wider the capacity enabling the enjoyment of a subtle and thoughtful effort like this.

The 'I don't get it' reviews and complaints about the verbosity and supposed pseudo-intellectualism of the episode, presumably from those who prefer the relatively mindless-but-entertaining stylised gratuity of other episodes, is indicative of a generation of people who have not only never read a book in full, but are unashamed of that fact and balk at anything that does not do all the work for them.

There are plenty of works that tie everything up in a nice little bundle, in which all the thinking has been done for the audience, epitomised by Spielberg and which certainly has its place, but to repel anything that even attempts to try something different and commits the heinous crime of asking questions the audience is required to answer themselves, speaks of a lazy anti-intellectual attitude from a generation interested only in easy short-cuts that allow them to appear intelligent on a surface level, rather than putting in the hard work required in order to gain genuine intellect.

The very fact that, rather than applaud the effort to do something different, whether it has hit the mark or not, shows a demographic of people who are determined to condemn us all to an endless stream of predictable cliché and things we have already seen a thousand times before.

In the same way popular music has become inconsequential background noise, consisting of little more than the copy & paste ransacking of songs already written and then presented to an intellectually undemanding public to whom integrity, originality and depth are are simply not required, so it will be with visual art.

There will no longer be room for artists with something original to say or anything new to try, because the continual dumbing down that has now been going on for decades, will render it completely unnecessary, and the only people who will benefit are opportunists interested solely in making money, who will keep exploiting the all-too-easy route of pursuing the endlessly fruitful cash-cow that is pandering to the unthinking, who in turn will continue unwittingly to provide the rest of us with proof that being stupid is like being dead - It is only painful for others.

Was expecting attack on Titan, got necrophilia creeps, and than ended up slightly more depressed.

The scientist offers an empathetic lens towards the way humanity treats and views whales or any other animals. We often forget how insignificant, how narrow our experience and perspectives are. It is truly a humbling experience.

This episode was created only to fill intellectual vanity

It's cliché and there's nothing in there

I think it's the worst episode of Love Death Robot.

Observational and a deep critical comment about the state of mankind. Sometimes melancholic, sometimes cynic but always on point. It's slow and philosophical. My favorite episode by far.

While the premise sounds interesting, I had to rewind while watching because I kept losing focus, it's kinda boring.