Unfortunate Events in Series is a series of books published between 1999 and 2006 under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket; in fact, the true author of these books is the American writer Daniel Handler. In 2004, a film adaptation arrived in which the villain Count Olaf was played by Jim Carrey, this first adaptation was well received by the public and critics, however, as it is a 13-pound series, it fell a little short.
In 2017 a new adaptation of the series was released on the Netflix platform, this time the role of the villain was played by Neil Patrick Harris, who is also one of the producers, since its inception we have received an unusual Warning: the series would only have 3 seasons (we are deeply grateful).
- If the film is poor.
- The new format allows the series to delve de delve de further into the tragic history of the Baudelaires; however.
- Certainly prolonging it for a long time would have been a totally unnecessary agony.
- For the film.
- They tried to have Handler.
- As a screenwriter.
- But he was fired.
- Probably because of his differences with the producer.
- However.
- In the Netflix series.
- Handler participated as a writer and producer.
The series ended recently, and it certainly wasn’t exhaustive. Its producers did not want to maintain their success for countless seasons, but rather “stop while winning”. Unhappy serial events are enjoyable and fun for all ages. some educational component that is very interesting.
Below we talk about the main aspects of Series Unfortunate Events and its great villain, Count Olaf, but, as Lemony Snicket would say, if you don’t want to know the great misery of the Baudelaires, you still have time to leave this reading. .
WARNING: This article may contain spoilers
Given the above, in addition to the books, we will also focus on the Netflix series being a very faithful version, in this way we will combine aspects of the two versions, as we have already anticipated, the Unfortunate Events Series is aimed at However, it is full of references that only adult audiences know.
This fiction is interesting because it brings literature to a younger audience. Just look at the names of the three orphaned protagonists to see that Daniel Handler, or Lemony Snicket, borrowed the surname of the famous poet Charles Baudelaire to give it to the children Klaus, Violet and Sunny. Baudelaire was considered a cursed poet for his dark and tragic life. In a way, the little orphans are cursed too.
Bibliographical references are innumerable. Actually, Mr. Poe is named after Edgar Allan Poe. On the other hand, small orphans, especially Klaus, know the great works of world literature, so we are faced with a macabre spectacle in which important allusions and quotes of literary celebrities stand out. Authors.
Irony is another characteristic of serial poisonings, from the beginning the narrator repeatedly warns us of how terrible it is to see (or read), and it is true that many of the facts told are certainly misfortunes, however, the warnings and how to tell them only arouses our curiosity. At first, there are those who misunderstood the books, without understanding their irony. An irony that, in turn, is not very common in children’s literature.
Another important element is plausibility, how does Daniel Handler get to this plausibility?Dismount from one’s identity and present a character-author-narrator who exposes the facts as if they were true. This technique is also not common in this type of literature. ; is more typical of adult literature. Lemony Snicket is the author of the books, knows the facts in detail and also uses infinite metallic resources.
Snicket explains the meaning of complex words, reflects on facts and literature itself, didactically plays the role of author-character, and at the end of the story we discover that Snicket is linked to the Baudelaires. The idea of a character-author, capable of intervening, interrupting or providing data, has been explored throughout the history of literature, there are even some examples of this in medieval works such as Amor’s Amor, by Diego de San Pedro.
To all this we must add an interesting game with superstition: 13 books divided into 13 episodes, however, Series Unfortunate Events is ideal to introduce young people into the world of literature, while adults can enjoy, reflect and, why. no, he also learns.
Now that you know the main aspects of, it’s time to introduce your terrible villain: Count Olaf. If you don’t want to know atrocity and evil in its purest form, there’s still time to leave reading here. that Jim Carrey and Neil Patrick Harris were up to the character. Characterization, of course, helps enormously, but their performances are the best part of the character.
Count Olaf is the mysterious antagonist of history, a figure we know as the legal guardian of the Baudelaires after the tragic death of their parents in a fire. We soon discovered that he was involved in the VFD (the secret organization to which Baudelaire’s parents also belonged). Olaf is an actor, but he has no talent, he is unpleasant, greedy, vain and totally immoral.
Count Olaf presents himself as the embodiment of evil, a treacherous and deceptive evil, capable of adopting different appearances; He also happens to be a rather ignorant character, and it is the children themselves who correct some of their linguistic errors. The important thing is to see how the series addresses the issue of false appearances and how adults, at this stage, are the blindest.
Adults have full confidence in what they see, and when Olaf appears in disguise, despite his misinterpretation, everyone blindly believes that the person in front of him is not Olaf, all but the children, who seem to be the only ones who perceive reality. It’s not always what they seem and that’s exactly what Series Unfortunate Events tells us. The world of adults is in appearances. However, children can see beyond.
Despite the fantastic, the world before us is the real world, albeit full of anachronisms and exaggerations, so this real and well-known image invites us to think that many of the things we see are related to reality. the weight of prayers, criticisms and lessons comes into play.
In a way, it encourages children to overcome adversity, to rely on their ingenuity, and to develop all their skills. It also teaches adults that they should not doubt children’s words too much and should probably hear them more often. Pain presents itself as tragic, but not as the end. On more than one occasion, Lemony Snicket talks about death, what comes with loss and, at the same time, fate, because we don’t know when we’re going to die.
Far from giving up life and sinking into misery, the Baudelaires continue to struggle to finally find their happy ending, they are always looking for the positive, and although negativity takes over the environment, there is always a way out. whatever the tragic loss, our lives are not yet over.
Unfortunate Events in Series combines comedy with darkness, mystery and macabre, the series leaves room for fantasy and, at the same time, emphasizes survival and the fact that one advances despite what seems impossible to bear, it is an instinct that is in us. and that helps us in desperate situations, like young Baudelaire’s.
“Is fate like a strange and unpopular restaurant, full of strange waiters who bring things you’ve never asked for and don’t always like?-Lemony Snicket-