Grand Army: Synopsis, Trailer, Cast and Review

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This is what you should know about the series. Great Army, a Netflix original production.

Great Army is a series created by Katie cappiello which saw the light on October 16, 2020 in Netflix. It is worth mentioning that work is taken lightly as a basis Whore: the game, which was presented for the first time at the New York Finge Festival 2013. It is a teenage melodrama set in a high school in the emblematic neighborhood of Brooklyn, a series that tries to compete directly against the successful Euphoria from HBO.

In October 2019, Netflix commissioned the adaptation of Cappiello's work, with the idea of launching a production that expanded the work shown. The plot at the same time is based on real life stories of his students. Meanwhile, most of the photography was done in the cities of Toronto and New York.

Synopsis

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Great army features the story of 5 young students from Brooklyn's largest high school. They just want to be successful, but they must fight and do everything they can not only to be successful, but at the same time to survive and for freedom. The world is falling apart and society is going through a chaotic time. They will have to face different problems in matters of sexuality, racial discrimination and the search for social justice.

Trailer of Great Army

Watch the trailer for the series that reflects the problems of adolescence, taking the personal stories of 5 young people who have different goals, problems and priorities. There are 9 chapters in which topics such as the search for identity, the discovery of sexuality and bullying are presented.

Cast of actors

The main characters in the series are Joey Del Marco, Dom Pierre, Sid Pakam, Jayson Jackson, and Leila Kwan Zimmer. These roles are played by Odessa A'zion, Odley Jean, Amir Gageria, Maliq Johnson Y Amalia yoo, respectively. They are in charge of giving life to the 5 students who try to improve and survive at Grand Army High School.

In the same way, the cast includes Alphonso Romero Jones, as John Ellis; Thelonius Serrell-Freed, as Tim Delaney; Anthony Ippolito, as George Wright, and Brian Altemus, as Luke Friedman. Being a teen series, there are several recurring characters that are directed by Sydney Meyer, Keara Graves, Jaden Jordan, Brittany Adebumola, Naiya Ortiz, Crystal Nelson, Ashley Ganger, Marcela Avelina, Lola Blackman, and Lindsay Wu, among other actors.

Criticism of Great Army

The series faces mixed reviews from film journalists, but has had a positive reception from viewers. According to some, it is a production with a lot of potential and enough freshness to hook, but it falls into quite common problems such as condescension.

This is how Sonia Saraiya expresses it in her review for the medium Vanity fair.

"A good job with a lot of interesting content about today's teenagers (…) But although their stories are interesting, at the same time they are a bit condescending," he wrote.

Kristen Baldwin (Weekly entertainment) al mismo tiempo praiseMarca Elogia¿Qué es Elogia?Elogia es una agencia especializada en digital commerce marketing y posicionamiento SEO. Tiene una sede principal en Madrid (Alfonso XII 62-Spaces 2º Planta) y tres delegaciones más, situadas en Barcelona (Zamora, 46-48, 3º 4ª), en Vigo (Areal, 18, 3º – Oficina 5) y en Ciudad de México (Homero 418, 9º).Están especializados en el sector ecommerce, pero no es el único campo que abarcan con total profesionalidad. Como plus el trabajo realizado por los directores y sus jóvenes actores. Detecta las fallas, pero no deja de reconocer que tiene mucho valor dentro del catálogo de Netflix.

“Newcomer Odley Jean delivers an impressive performance (…) Grand Army is ambitious, usually over the top. Even so, it has flashes of beauty, ”he said.

Alexis Gunderson (Rolling Stone) goes much further in his assessment of the series Great Army asegurando que tiene mucho más que ofrecer que otras producciones con gran éxito en el mundo del streamingConcepto de Streaming¿Qué es el Streaming?El Streaming es el término que se usa para hablar de toda aquella emisión de contenidos audiovisuales realizada por medio de de Internet. Gracias a esto, los usuarios pueden ver vídeos al momento, mientras estos se emiten en directo, o inclusive escuchar canciones sin necesidad de realizar una descarga previa en su PC o dispositivo.Podemos hablar de dos grandes categorías dentro de este campo. Por plus.

"This clever and fascinating drama is not as aggressive or self-indulgent as Euphoria or 13 Reasons Why," he noted.

To finish Daniel Hart (Ready steady cut) warns that Netflix production has everything to establish itself as a benchmark in this genre. Definitely, he notes, it's a must-see for anyone looking to explore these kinds of movies.

"Maybe youth dramas have to be like this in the future, portraying in a crude and realistic way what teenagers suffer," he said.

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