Holden Caulfield. Huckleberry Finn. Scarlet O'Hara. Scout Finch. Tom Joad. These are an all too short list of some of the great characters in American Literature.
And now we have Bojack Horseman.
Bojack Horseman is a great show, but that doesn't do it any justice. It goes beyond that. Bojack Horseman The Series is one of the great literary stories of our time. Don't let the talking animals and slapstick fool you, those are merely trappings. We start with silly jokes, characters snipping at one another, ridiculous sitcom situations, but the overall story wins out in the end as we are presented with 'moments' that make a paradigm shift in the lives of the characters. This happens several times in all three seasons.
Bojack Horseman The Character is a flawed protagonist. Like so many of us, he has strengths, but his failings overpower those. He constantly sabotages himself with poor decisions and gives in to temptation all too easily. He hurts the people that care about him, but he genuinely wants to do and be better.
This is the struggle that defines the series. This is the struggle that transcends the sitcom trappings. This is the struggle that makes this series literature.
This is what we see in ourselves, the art that makes us look at ourselves in a new light. The fact that they managed to wrap it into an obscene cartoon with talking animals only makes it better.
And now we have Bojack Horseman.
Bojack Horseman is a great show, but that doesn't do it any justice. It goes beyond that. Bojack Horseman The Series is one of the great literary stories of our time. Don't let the talking animals and slapstick fool you, those are merely trappings. We start with silly jokes, characters snipping at one another, ridiculous sitcom situations, but the overall story wins out in the end as we are presented with 'moments' that make a paradigm shift in the lives of the characters. This happens several times in all three seasons.
Bojack Horseman The Character is a flawed protagonist. Like so many of us, he has strengths, but his failings overpower those. He constantly sabotages himself with poor decisions and gives in to temptation all too easily. He hurts the people that care about him, but he genuinely wants to do and be better.
This is the struggle that defines the series. This is the struggle that transcends the sitcom trappings. This is the struggle that makes this series literature.
This is what we see in ourselves, the art that makes us look at ourselves in a new light. The fact that they managed to wrap it into an obscene cartoon with talking animals only makes it better.
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