Too Old To Die Young

Too Old To Die Young comes from the case of Nicolas Winding Refn - the man who was very successful with Drive in 2011 - and you can see that in everything. With all the excruciatingly slow shots, endless silences and monotonous dialogues, this latest Amazon Original is probably not intended as a series, but rather as a work of art. A work of art that only a few will dwell on mesmerized, while most of us shuffle through after a quick glance in search of something more accessible. Perhaps you can only appreciate Refn's latest work in combination with an audio tour from some art historian with a master's in film science. A well-founded explanation sometimes wants to put things in a different perspective. No, Too Old To Die Young is not Fargo, The Spoils Of Babylon or The Handmaid's Tale, in which form and content form an extremely happy marriage. Far from. Handsome guy who will sit this ten-panel to the end. Especially considering that some episodes last as long as an average football game. An average football match where a 0-0 is enough for both parties. Read: nothing really happens. Life is too short for a series like this. Literally.

Met alle tergend langzame shots, eindeloze stiltes en monotone monologen is dit geen serie maar een kunstwerk. Een kunstwerk waar slechts een enkeling gebiologeerd bij stil zal blijven staan, terwijl