Cien Años de 2024– Soledad Torrent
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Adapting One Hundred Years of Solitude into a cinematic work seems to be an extremely difficult task for two main reasons
In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate between love, oblivion, and the inescapability of their past and destiny. This is Netflix’s most expensive Latin American project to date, with Colombian groups and indigenous communities building props and sets for the series.
Sometimes, this fusion is so intense that separating the two seems impossible
Firstly, this novel belongs to a specific literary movement, pioneered by South American writers, particularly Gabriel García Márquez, where the story is told through the mixture of reality and fantasy. Naturally, translating such scenes into film runs the risk of making them seem absurd and failing to achieve a satisfying cinematic form.
The second reason is the inherent complexity of the novel
However, watching the first episode of the One Hundred Years of Solitude series revealed that the creators managed to convey this magical and surreal feeling to the audience without making it seem ridiculous. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a challenge to read due to the repeated use of identical names for different characters, as well as its non-linear narrative and frequent timeline breaks.
These elements can exhaust the reader
Fortunately, these issues are absent in the series, which has successfully managed to transform the non-linear narrative into a linear one, allowing it to establish a strong connection with the audience. There is no need to waste time scrolling endlessly – here is the full list of new movies and TV shows streaming on Netflix this month.
