The Netflix Original series is as addictive as cocaine. I have watched a lot
of series recently including Marvel's Jessica Jones, Sleepy Hollow, House of
Cards and rerun of TBBT and TAHM; but I cannot remember when was the last time
I had so much fun as I had watching this drug cartel thriller told from the
first person narrative of a DEA agent. The cliché goes "Truth is stranger
than fiction" and seldom it is as evident as in this drama.
Pablo Escobar is perhaps the most notorious criminal in the history of the world; in his heyday he was worth 90 billion US dollar! That too in early 90's! He literally held Columbia to ransom when he burnt down Supreme Court buildings, assassinated presidential candidates and created havoc among the peace living citizens.
The drama moves at breakneck speed starting from his early days when he cultivated the 'Paisa (Taxi Driver/Hansom rider) Robin Hood' persona to win among the poor citizens to ultimately being a terrorist blowing up planes and kidnapping journalists. He made a fortress 'Napoles Hacienda' at the heart of the country side which would put Saddam's or Gaddafi's palaces to shame. At one point he even arm-twisted the hapless government to allow him a special prison where no police or military will come near two mile radius of the facility. The only thing that striked fear among these lot was the fear of extradition to USA. They may be kings in Columbia but in US prisons, they would rot like scurvy mongrels. So, they formed a group called 'Los Extraditables', hinting that 'A grave in Columbia is better than a cell in US' ,with a logo designed by a top PR firm :)
The narrative is extremely realistic and the added real video footages in every episode made watching feel like 'Documentary' viewing but with lot more action and adrenaline :) Every single character depicted, from his cartel partners 'Ochoa Brothers', part-rival-part-family 'Gacha' to his mistress Miss.Universe Valeria Valez is inspired from real life. The series also chronicles the cold war between different Intel agencies of US (CIA, DEA) and hazards of living in Columbia during that tumultuous time. Wagner Moura has done an extremely good job portraying the charismatic villain.
Even though you know that Escobar would eventually be killed you cannot help the adrenaline rush seeing the military and DEA lays traps for him to put one foot wrong.
A lot of the content is taken from Miss.Valez’ book ‘Loving Pablo hating Escobar’ as well.
After 'Ash vs. Evil Dead’, "Narcos" will be my favorite series from 2015.
Pablo Escobar is perhaps the most notorious criminal in the history of the world; in his heyday he was worth 90 billion US dollar! That too in early 90's! He literally held Columbia to ransom when he burnt down Supreme Court buildings, assassinated presidential candidates and created havoc among the peace living citizens.
The drama moves at breakneck speed starting from his early days when he cultivated the 'Paisa (Taxi Driver/Hansom rider) Robin Hood' persona to win among the poor citizens to ultimately being a terrorist blowing up planes and kidnapping journalists. He made a fortress 'Napoles Hacienda' at the heart of the country side which would put Saddam's or Gaddafi's palaces to shame. At one point he even arm-twisted the hapless government to allow him a special prison where no police or military will come near two mile radius of the facility. The only thing that striked fear among these lot was the fear of extradition to USA. They may be kings in Columbia but in US prisons, they would rot like scurvy mongrels. So, they formed a group called 'Los Extraditables', hinting that 'A grave in Columbia is better than a cell in US' ,with a logo designed by a top PR firm :)
The narrative is extremely realistic and the added real video footages in every episode made watching feel like 'Documentary' viewing but with lot more action and adrenaline :) Every single character depicted, from his cartel partners 'Ochoa Brothers', part-rival-part-family 'Gacha' to his mistress Miss.Universe Valeria Valez is inspired from real life. The series also chronicles the cold war between different Intel agencies of US (CIA, DEA) and hazards of living in Columbia during that tumultuous time. Wagner Moura has done an extremely good job portraying the charismatic villain.
Even though you know that Escobar would eventually be killed you cannot help the adrenaline rush seeing the military and DEA lays traps for him to put one foot wrong.
A lot of the content is taken from Miss.Valez’ book ‘Loving Pablo hating Escobar’ as well.
After 'Ash vs. Evil Dead’, "Narcos" will be my favorite series from 2015.
