Childhood's End

Imagine a world as volatile as the one we reside in today, but on the cusp of being capable of interstellar travel. Now add the arrival of an alien species that cuts off that avenue, and constrains our entire species for our own good. All actions are seemingly benevolent, but cryptically suspicious at the same time, with the impetus being obfuscated until the very last moment, at Childhood's End. Arthur C. Clarke captures so well an alternate spin on the ingrained fears of the culture of our species in this work. He adds both credence to those fears, and a provides a greater cosmic reasoning behind this stage in human evolution; one where our current definition of existence is left behind. Those who have read the book would do well to watch this series, and remember the story that was so well crafted by Arthur C. Clarke in 1953. As for those who have yet to read it, I recommend doing so first, for far more context can be found in the prose between speech.

What in the heck did I just watch? Acting and film production quality are high, but seriously what the heck? You have space devils as the visitors, and they serve "the overmind" and the "natural" disaster is the kid tearing apart the planet. Please, nuke it from orbit. First, they prevent us from developing space travel and then let Carrie 2.0 useher psionic craziness destroy the world? What in the heck? I watched all three episodes, and I can see where V and ID4 got some ideas, but really the aliens truly are the bad guys and people like Miles O'Brien and the missionary's daughter had the right idea about them. There should have been a way to stop them, and it should have been done. It ends with a needless sadness too of Milo's girlfriend being frozen. The space-devils could have thawed her, and even after she broke apart they could have put her back together like the spokeman's house. And if their ships really are poisonous to humans, wouldn't their offer of letting Milo stay with them be about as generous as offering poison ivy in lieu of toilet paper. Well, at least all the alien factions which weren't prevented from developing interstellar travel will get to hear one classical music tune play on infinite loop whenever they drive by Earth's debris field caused by the space-devils and their psionic farting starchild.

This is 2020 predicted. The Green New Deal that the USA (during Trump) was avoiding but the new elected dictator wants to push ahead so that "humanity" and "earth" will be saved. I read the books as a child and watched the series as an adult. Propaganda wants you to think it is about religion but it isn't. Its about politics and compliance with power; the one who is in control of the "agenda" behind the screen. Obey the master or be dead. If you obey then you get to see the end result of humanity. It is an awesome story. It touches on realism and how we function as humans when we forget our power of free will and freedom. Take our freedom away and this is what you'll bow down to at the end. The series is mind blowing! Down right frightful if you enjoy your rights to free will and liberties. No one wants to be controlled by some beast.