Psycho-Pass TV Review
Psycho Pass is a dark crime drama in a futuristic setting. It does bare resemblance to things like Ghost in The Shell and Minority Report but only in small elements. There is enough style and rules on the world to make it stand on its own.
There is a large cast of characters but really only three become important or even have character. A lot of them you have seen from things making them pretty predictable. You do get some back story on some, but only just enough for you to get interested in them but nothing to the point that the story focused on.
Where the show really shines is the overall story and situations from the moment. The way the show is paced really gets you into the moment. You want to see how the characters we follow get out of the situation they are in or see how they follow up on the cases they are investigating. Its a really interesting world they set up but the story is taken over so much that there really isn't' focus at all on the world nor the people that live in it.
I really like how the villain's motives are based on countering and questioning the system set in place. To me that is when things actually became interesting, not so much in the actually show but just in the idea of a villain taking on something that the characters we follow believe in. But it does lead to a problem with the show in general is that no one really questions the system they live in even when the villain makes a lot of sense. It even leads to the main characters finding out secrets about the Psycho Pass system and who is controlling it, but it doesn't affect anything.
They do talk about how it could lead to chaos in the city but there really isn't anything to back it up. Again something that would've been really interesting to get into but wasn't focused on for the sake of the plot.
Overall, Psycho Pass is a enjoyable show but lacks having something of real substance. Which is disappointing and a missed opportunity. It doesn't mean that the show is bad because it really isn't and has a lot of enjoyable things about it and new ideas that I would like to followed through in other shows or maybe another series from this world.
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