TO SAY that the global television-hit series “Game of Thrones” is a pop culture phenomenon is definitely an understatement.
At first, you'll see that it's all made up of fantastical world of dragons, swords and magic, but it might just go down in history as the greatest TV series of the new era.
Despite the political manipulation and dark themes, the series has become a household favorite among millennials worldwide.
Thus, this insane popularity and massive following triggers a single question: After several seasons, what makes it so big and realistic (at least locally)?
Obviously, the epic effects, the thrilling scenes and the perfect build up, jolted together, make it so darn big. But let me go down now to what makes it realistic.
More than the typical stereotype, our generation is truly in quest for political correctness.
The “Game of Thrones” plot might have taken place centuries before, but it still is powerful enough to portray today.
Most TV shows these days are created to please the audience which is of course not a bad thing. I mean who wants to have a bad after taste, right?
But the series wasn't exactly pleasing as it could possibly be. I mean who on God's green earth would like to see a show that kills its best characters, rapes women and mocks a homosexual?
However, it does portray the exact world that we are trying to phase out in real life with hashtags, social media rants and marches on streets.
We all want justice and peace, but we often get divided by our fears and beliefs.
Some choose to just live out these desires vicariously. But the conflict is not fictitious, so the king and his henchmen decided to wage a big war, get their hands dirty and fight fire with fire.
But as anyone can easily predict, somewhere around the kingdom, alliances are being formed to dethrone the ruler.
At the end of the day, the TV series unconsciously, but perfectly resonates what's happening in our time: an ordinary man's battle for a weird and ambiguous kind of freedom and the authorities' never ending greed to take over the iron throne.
As the final scene begins to dim and credits start rolling out, you'll realize that you're not in Westeros my friend, but in a place called the Philippines.
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