Review of 3 Body Problem

 

If humans considered Ye Wenjie as a traitor; then technically, Superman too may be considered the same as well, who after all helped humans to destroy General Zod’s (a true Patriot) genuine ambitions to resurrect his own last remaining Species via Codex!

Now let’s say, the series sailed away from the original book structure, as being contended, and the viewer is exposed to this fresh piece of series, in the biological animated form; yet, there’re more than 3 problems. Firstly, it’s unfathomable as why any advanced civilization (Trisolarans/San-Ti) would disclose 400 years in advance, to whom they consider(ed) as Bugs, Pests, Liars; any of their prospective plans? And let’s say they needed time to evaluate original evolutionary traits of the human species; then too, one who can communicate merely via thoughts, read minds; then four decades were more than enough to understand evolutionary traits of one species! Then why they didn’t eradicate their thought aka foot-prints on planet earth after realizing the original evolutionary traits, silently; but rather, chose to write on the billboard about their future plans i.e. ‘they’re coming, they’re coming’! Unfathomable? Would you, as humans, do it as an intelligent species, knowing the original evolutionary traits of Bugs, Pests & Liars? Furthermore, not only that, telling all the secrets of all their weapons (Sophons), number of ships sailing, and further letting knowing their enemies viz. Bugs (the humans) their location; and also, that they’ve utilized all their resources building these four sophons etc. Why? That has so far not been elucidated in the series clearly.  

Another issue is, when the Pacifist amongst the Aliens already wrote, Not to Reply, to the message received from Wenjie, else they would come; then it was clear as it could be, the intentions of the Aliens who were finding a new home, to Conquer! Then why the LORD didn’t wait for 400 years to disclose their original intentions; further didn’t disarm the advancement of human civilization surreptitiously; BUT, rather chose to do it Openly? Was it Overconfidence? Ego? Immaturity? Ignorance? or Naivety? And let’s say just because they never lie(d); but again, they’re highly intelligent, thoughtful, evolved, impeccable analysts! Correct? Then why would they commit such above mistakes?

The object to conquer, as described by the Pacifist itself initially in the beginning, cannot be equaled to co-existence. Correct?

And if all this playing video games was a recruitment program of the best of the bestest, then seems, the Aliens too failed in the evolutionary traits test as well. That’s why end up recruiting the ones, who they cannot even rely upon later!

The never changing imperialistic West, the never changing authoritarian East, the never changing victims of global South, the never changing cringeworthy talks of Contrived Humanity, the never changing Academic-Financial Inferiority Complexes (AFIC); the series was also able to put everything in one Meal Box.   

Yet, all said & done, an engaging watch.😊

© Pranav Chaturvedi