Carlos-Manuel Vesga

Pluribus Trailer: Ambiguous, Dark & Unhappily-happy

The first thing that struck me was the colour yellow, as I watched the trailer. I was reading an article on “ArtInsolite” that confirmed my own understanding of the colour—confirmation bias is twisty. Still, at times, it also gives us a better sense of our critical minds. Yellow symbolises light, but it also possesses ambiguity. That is what the Pluribus trailer tried to showcase. You see a woman, Carol, always unhappy and bitter, trying to make it through. The nine-episode drama has been shrouded in secrecy, heightening intrigue. The story zeroes in on “the most miserable p | Click Here...