Netflix's Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness series is a throwback to the franchise's worst moments.

          

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 Netflix's Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness series is a throwback to the franchise's worst moments.

Against my better judgment, I am a major Resident Evil fan. I've been associated with the survival horror-cum-action series since the early 2000s and followed it through its darkest, boulder-punching days. I've never enjoyed a series even though most of the world has turned its back on it - whether it's funny or really chilling, Resident Evil has always had something for me, and it's a pleasure to see That franchise got a rise in popularity in Resident Evil 7. Perhaps surprising to most, Capcom is having a hard time keeping up with this momentum.

Netflix's Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is Capcom's latest on-screen adaptation of their most beloved survival horror franchise. The show is a follow-up to 2008's Resident Evil: Degeneration, placed in the wider Resident Evil timeline between the series beloved Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, which is generally seen as the genesis of a major decline in the acclaim of the franchise. is. Like Degeneration, Infinite Darkness features two of the franchise's most notable characters: Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie police officer who turns out to be a US federal agent, and Claire Redfield, Chris Redfield's younger sister and member of TeraSave, a global humanitarian aid non-profit. It is a for-profit organization. . Infinite Darkness follows their separate journeys, uncovering the White House conspiracy from inside and outside perspectives that certainly come together.

There are some confusing things about Eternal Darkness. For one, the show advertises itself as a mini-series centered on Leon and Claire. In fact, it is similar to a film divided into 4 parts. Infinite Darkness is laser-focused on Leon and Claire's separate storylines to such an extent that the TV-style format doesn't do it any favors — it's pretty neat if it had only been cut as a movie. There was a presentation. Likewise, Infinite Darkness hardly reflects the creepy survival horror elements of Resident Evil Village or the more recent 2 and 3 remakes. In fact, it feels like a bizarre return to the franchise just before the soft reboot; It's much more than a political thriller la Age of Darkness (in other words, movies only your father will love).

The show opens in Penmastan, a fictional country in the Middle East, a very subtle stand-in for Afghanistan. Penmastan waged a civil war six years before the show's debut, which led to military intervention from the United States. Penmastan is still in a state of turmoil and is a major territory for both the United States and China, So we are to speculate that the United States' move to aid in the reconstruction of Penmastan will have a ripple effect that could lead to a war with China. Sounds like a giant leap, but it's only the tip of the iceberg with the rumble of infinite darkness tinged with political themes.

In Penmastan, Claire is working towards refugee relief and assisting with the construction of schools to help get Penmastan's youth back on track. She meets a young boy who sees a squad of American soldiers resurrected in corpse and annihilates an entire convoy of Penmustanis. This reminds Claire of what happened back in Racoon City in Resident Evil 2, so she goes to the White House to investigate. There, Lyon is discussing a Chinese-launched cyberattack on the Pentagon with the President and two federal agents named Jason and Shenmei. There's a zombie outbreak in the building, and Leon rescues the president (again).

Leon, Shenmei and Jason head to Shanghai, where we soon learn that their inspiration is not what they seem. Jason constantly says something about "terror" and "fear", as well as the fact that federal agents tend to value the country over civilians as opposed to the police (which somehow makes him a foil to Leon. who used to be a cop for a whole day). This further depresses the supposedly political story of the show—they turn a legitimate critique of intelligence agencies into a meme-worthy catchphrase. Somewhere in the infinite darkness is the glow of politics.

As far as the lead pair is concerned, they feel refreshed and are easily the best part of the show. Leon's back with some tongue-in-cheek pinches (who else would say "I wish I had some cheese" before being attacked by a squadron of zombie rats?), and Claire, the tiny-end of the stick in case of punches. Despite that, there's a delightful moral compass to the otherwise filled series. It only gets more frustrating when a wedge is thrown between Claire and Leon, where Leon chooses loyalty to the government, which could probably save a ton of lives in the long run. The show is clearly trying to fill a hole in the status of Claire and Leon's relationship after Resident Evil 4, but sometimes the lore comes at the cost of a satisfactory or logical conclusion. But sometimes learning comes at the cost of a satisfactory or logical conclusion. Claire's motivation has always been with helping Penmastan however she can, but the show centers itself around Penmastan, who is little more than a pawn in some business war between state actors.

Despite all the troubling elements in Eternal Darkness, there probably won't be the discussion needed for any real discourse around it. There's a lot to explore here, how American propaganda finds itself in the Japanese-made survival horror franchise, and how China is consistently portrayed as a hive of baddies, but because of its heavy reliance on infinite darkness. There is a barrier to entry. Existing investments in greater Resident Evil series. Maybe we should consider ourselves lucky for this.

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