Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Deanna
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Roxie
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
lunapaydon
Well, it's not too exciting of a show and it has it's ups and downs but I keep watching it. I am attached to the characters and want to see what happens next. I like the characters. Watching how characters change from the first episode and their interactions with each other is interesting. I enjoy seeing how they are forming a society in terms of politically and surviving. I wish it would focus more on the survival aspects. I don't like how they have to make money somehow. It's a lot less exciting that they can just purchase groceries and comfort items. If they had a very bare minimum amount of money just given to them and if they were forced to grow more food or something, maybe it'd be more interesting. It's a cross between big brother and survivor but to be honest those are both better shows. I think one problem is that Utopia tries too hard. the host is such a goof and the voice over is so ridiculous it's kind of hilarious.
ripcurlpro6
Wow guys, you'll do the standard thing, fire up Utopia, think its and interesting concept, give yourself time to "get into it", and when the credits roll, you will wonder why you invested the time to watch the whole episode when you repeatedly told yourself throughout the episode "I should just go do something else". Here's the news, it doesn't get any better, you think "maybe something will happen, maybe something exciting", and you'll be let down.It simply shows you how disgustingly people can treat and speak to one another. Big Brother meets Survivor. Quality programming? unfortunately not.(and thats coming from the guy who actually likes Big Brother)
lorgurus
What a colossal waste of money! 50 million on a show that is destined for doom.Imagine all the good that could have been done with that money! This show is not a social experiment but clearly a failed attempt to entertain. If only they did it with the real intention, this could have been watch-worthy.None of the participants appear to be bright enough to realize the first thing they must do is figure out how they can survive for a year with the resources they have been given. How will they have enough food, water, shelter, etc.? Basic needs being met before anything else is decided. But instead, we get Wife Swap contrived opposites arguing about Bible passages and a Survivalist nut-job convincing the men to build boxes several chickens will be stuck in all day in order to be "put to work" tilling the land.I made it through half of the first episode. I stopped all future recordings and hope to never see any of the "characters" again.
contemplative-writing
Don't Watch "Utopia." If you believe that society can better itself, if you ascribe to the Walden Effect, if you believe in peace truly or want to make the world better, or want to entertain your thoughts on Sunday evenings in front of a television, don't turn to Fox. Don't watch "Utopia". There are a million reasons not to watch the Fox Network. This is another one. Watching the television series called "Utopia" was something I stumbled into because I am interested in the theme of community improvement and societal betterment and because TV can be enjoyable. I wish I didn't. It pretty much scarred me for life. And there are 4 or 5 cameras constantly streaming in and breaking the barrier of privacy of the individuals in the show and those cameras will never be taken down for a year. Twenty four hours a day the National Security Agency (NSA) taps into all the citizens of the world without any form of consent. But it is not that kind of visual assault that I saw on "Utopia". It is much worse for the people in the show. They signed contracts saying that while they were in the show they would be unveiled, constantly burdened by the eyes and ears of the whole world. I do not blame the people in that show. It is a bad idea for all of their wellbeing.Adding to the terrible lack of privacy, the first episode spanned just a few days, and made me feel sick about the perceived nature of human kind. Environmental factors inform all of our psychological responses to, well, everything. These people have so much pressure on them that within the first day, one of the cast/people was humiliated by her own alcohol poisoning. I believe in the goodness of human beings. But we must pull out of negative environments and situations and that can be very difficult and speak volumes to our resilience. Actually the woman who had to leave that first night because of alcohol poisoning came back in my eyes as the strongest in the leading compassion she showed the other people. She was the one to offer the most acceptance of another person who went overboard with his drinking and he made all of the women feel threatened. Already there was a trial and he was put on probation but allowed to remain in the reality show."Utopia" is possible. But we all have to work through our troubles in Privacyy. I hate the NSA. I watched the entire first season of "Survivor" which is called one of the first reality shows. But there were times and spaces of remoteness in that show. There was not a constant stream of the people. We as a world are not capable of killing and hurting and raping one another then coming to terms with all that we do on camera. But people kill, people hurt, and people rape. People commit atrocities every day. People are resilient though. We hurt and we are hurt daily. We sin and we forgive and we grow. We cannot improve without a moment of silence, a bit of space, a time to reflect or pray or meditate or just think. Concentrating on self betterment is tough for a lot of people (introverts and extroverts) under the constant surveillance of others.This show is based on a sick concept that has not been thought out enough. The three white men who created the concept behind the show have made a mistake. I would challenge them to have higher ideals than those they stated in their original interview that I saw that led me to the show. Don't throw 20 odd people into the public eye for a year just to see what happens. Try to actually make the world better. It is possible. That is the worst thing, the name of the show refers to the book by Sir Thomas More. I actually read the whole book on Audible. More was pretty hesitant to believe in perfection of human communities. Utopia is a word that by definition carries a great paradox.But you know what? I really believe in peace which is ultimately what I think our world needs. My parents are both so educated and aware of the world of peace work that I never questioned peace. It was always a given in my mind that it was something important, worth working for. I do stupid offensive brash things too. But I always want to transform my own fumbles and offensive behavior. I am responsible for what I do, but if there was an eye that constantly watched me that would be a violation. The National Security Agency is raping all of us, but if we know how, we can get away for as long as we want. We can go off the grid and drive those men crazy. These people in the show Utopia are stuck in a terrible place. I hope they find ways to heal that violated part of themselves that I haven't really heard directly mentioned (privacy). But it is thick through the show.I really pray that the people in the show improve their emotional states (maybe via quitting or throwing rocks at the cameras.) I have no interest in watching the show anymore. "Utopia", the show, is down right offensive, violating the better interest of real social betterment.
