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The First (TV series)
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The First
Genre
Drama
Created by
Beau Willimon
Starring
Sean Penn
Natascha McElhone
LisaGay Hamilton
Hannah Ware
Keiko Agena
Rey Lucas
James Ransone
Anna Jacoby-Heron
Brian Lee Franklin
Oded Fehr
Norbert Leo Butz
Annie Parisse
Melissa George
Jeannie Berlin
Bill Camp
Composer(s)
Colin Stetson
Country of origin
United States
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Beau Willimon
Jordan Tappis
Producer(s)
Joseph Incaprera
Peter Chomsky
Cinematography
Adam Stone
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
45–48 minutes
Production company(s)
Westward Productions
Endeavor Content
Release
Original network
Hulu (U.S.)
Channel 4 (U.K.)
Original release
September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14) – present (present)
External links
Official website
The First is an American-British drama web television series created by Beau Willimon and starring Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone. The show portrays members of a team of astronauts as they become the first humans to visit Mars. The series, a co-production between American streaming service Hulu and British television network Channel 4, debuted on September 14, 2018 in the United States.
Contents
1 Premise
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
4 Production
4.1 Development
4.2 Casting
4.3 Filming
5 Release
5.1 Marketing
5.2 Premiere
6 Reception
7 References
8 External links
Premise[edit]
The First follows "the first human mission to Mars, while exploring the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. The story focuses not only on the astronauts, but also on their families and loved ones, as well as the ground team on Earth."[1]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Sean Penn as Tom Hagerty, one of five astronauts chosen to be the first people to visit Mars.
Natascha McElhone as Laz Ingram, the CEO of commercial launch provider Vista. Julia Badinger portrays a young Laz in a recurring role.
LisaGay Hamilton as Kayla Price, one of five astronauts chosen to be the first people to visit Mars. Mikaela Kimani Armstrong portrays a young Kayla in a guest appearance in the episode "Cycles".
Hannah Ware as Sadie Hewitt, one of five astronauts chosen to be the first people to visit Mars.
Keiko Agena as Aiko Hakari, one of five astronauts chosen to be the first people to visit Mars.
Rey Lucas as Matteo Vega
James Ransone as Nick Fletcher, one of five astronauts chosen to be the first people to visit Mars.
Anna Jacoby-Heron as Denise Hagerty, Tom's daughter. Eden Grace Redfield portrays a young Denise in a recurring role.
Brian Lee Franklin as Lawrence
Oded Fehr as Eitan Hafri
Norbert Leo Butz as Matthew Dawes, an astronaut killed while leading a previous mission.
Annie Parisse as Ellen Dawes, Matthew's wife.
Melissa George as Diane Hagerty, Tom's wife.
Jeannie Berlin as The President
Bill Camp as Aaron Shultz, a journalist.
Recurring[edit]
T. C. Matherne as Jason
D. W. Moffett as Robert Cordine
Tracie Thoms as Nancy
Fernanda Andrade as Camila Rodriguez
Patrick Kennedy as Ollie Bennett, Sadie's husband
Anthony Marble as Engineer #1
Kelly Murtagh as Engineer #2
Amber Patino as Amanda Ingram
Alex Rubin as Devon Ingram
John "Spud" McConnell as Senator Thibodeaux
Scott Takeda as Todd
Sharon Omi as Edith
Miguel Najera as Mr. Castillo
Sol Miranda as Mrs. Castillo
Billy Slaughter as Vista Lawyer
Cara Ronzetti as Myk
Devyn Tyler as Samantha
Fallon Katz as Charlotte Dawes
Marcus Lyle Brown as Launch Director
Galen Lee as Aiko's Son #1
Asher Lee as Aiko's Son #2
Episodes[edit]
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
1
"Separation" Agnieszka Holland Beau Willimon September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
The crew of Providence 1, the first manned mission to Mars, boards their capsule for the journey to Mars. Tom Hagerty, the recently replaced commander of the mission, watches from his nearby home. The rocket is destroyed on ascent, killing all of the crew. Hagerty races to the offices of Vista, the commercial company that is running the mission, to provide support for the family members, and confront the CEO Laz Ingram. Hagerty returns home to find Denise, his estranged daughter, came to see him after watching the launch. Vista opens an investigation into the cause of the fatal launch incident.
2
"What’s Needed" Agnieszka Holland Beau Willimon September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Laz Ingram testifies in front of Congress in favor of continuing the manned space mission to Mars, while simultaneously settling a legal battle with the families of the Providence 1 crew. Denise has begun working as a waitress, and wishes to use her late mother's tattoo studio, which Tom has locked up and is resistant to allow her in. He begins preparing the studio when he receives a call from Ingram to travel to Washington, DC to testify in support of another attempt at manned exploration to Mars. Tom refuses to speak in favor of another mission in front of Congress, but meets privately with the parents of the late Providence 1 commander, and explains the need to continue exploring space. Over the next few days, Tom and Ingram gradually gain support for another mission. On the flight home, Ingram offers Tom the chance to command the next mission, and he asks Denise if he should go.
3
"Cycles" Daniel Sackheim Carla Ching September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Tom, the new commander of the mission to Mars, is arguing with Kayla, the previous commander, as to whether he should replace Nick or Sadie for the mission. Tom is in favor of Nick, while Kayla argues on behalf of Sadie, as she feels personally responsible for Sadie becoming an astronaut. After Sadie fails a training exercise, Tom makes his decision that he should replace her. The Mars Ascent Vehicle, already on Mars, is no longer transmitting, causing concern that it may be inoperative when the crew arrives. Denise goes out with some of her coworkers, including her love interest Finn. After bringing them back to Tom's house, he confronts her with his concerns that she will relapse into her drug use, and attends a twelve-step meeting with her.
4
"Where Life Is" Daniel Sackheim AJ Marechal September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
As the crew continues training, Laz speaks privately Kayla, and asks if she thinks they made the right decision to take Nick instead of Sadie on the mission. Kayla becomes angry at Laz, and feels that she is not a respected member of the crew. Speaking about the matter with her wife and Tom, she admits that much of her frustration is from being replaced as mission commander. As the crew trains, Nick struggles with the science portion, and is assisted by Sadie. Sadie, while pretending that she wants to get pregnant, has been secretly taking birth control pills. She admits this to her husband, who suspected it all along, and she realizes she has been avoiding pregnancy because she is holding out hope that she will still be on the mission. Tom and Ellen, the wife of the late Providence 1 commander, sleep together; Denise is upset with her father for bringing her into her art studio. Laz visits the bar at which Denise works, and offers her support while her father is away; Denise angrily rebuffs her attempt. While working at home, Laz identifies a possible solution to fix the Mars Ascent Vehicle.
5
"Two Portraits" Deniz Gamze Ergüven Francesca Sloane September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
As Denise paints a portrait of her late mother, Diane, a series of flashbacks reveal the family's history. Tom is shown to have been away during his Navy career, and struggled with parenting Denise when he returned home. He moved the family to their house in New Orleans, but Diane continued to struggle, and eventually committed suicide in the river by their house as Denise watched. Tom insisted that Denise go to New York for school, where she began abusing drugs and eventually overdosed. Tom enrolled her in rehab, but she relapsed after returning home, angering Tom and forcing her to leave. Due to Tom's struggles with his home life, he was replaced as Providence 1 mission commander. In the present, Denise destroys her portrait of her mother and goes to a party, where she relapses into drugs.
6
"Collisions" Deniz Gamze Ergüven Julian Breece September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Denise wakes up in a jail cell, after she was injecting drugs at a party that was broken up by the police. She calls Laz, who takes her to Tom's house, and recalls Tom from a training simulation. Tom and Denise argue about what she should do, culminating in Denise staying in Laz's guesthouse. A reporter interviews Laz about the Providence 2 mission, where she acknowledges the risks of the mission, and states that it is the price of exploration. Despite unsuccessful tests, Laz has the reporter view the research in repairing the Mars Ascent Vehicle.
7
"The Choice" Ariel Kleiman Christal Henry September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
Tom drafts a letter for the crew to sign acknowledging the increased risk to their lives should the repairs to the Mars Ascent Vehicle fail. Matteo notices hearing issues, and finds that his eardrum has ruptured. The repairs fail, and the US president informs Laz that she will not be supporting the mission, and the crew considers the increased risk. Matteo chooses to withdraw from mission, and Sadie replaces him, despite her husband's anger at her decision. Tom meets Denise at Laz's house, and she informs him that she will be cutting off contact should he elect to go on the mission. Tom asserts that she no longer needs him, but the crew does, and signs the letter.
8
"Near and Far" Ariel Kleiman Francesca Sloane & Beau Willimon September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14)
The crew of Providence 2 prepare for launch. Denise is resistant to attend, but eventually decides to view the launch. Providence 2 takes off, and successfully docks with the Mars Transfer Vehicle in orbit. Denise returns to Tom's house to close up her studio and move out, but she decides to send Tom a video before she departs. The season ends as the crew prepares for the trans-Mars injection burn.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On May 3, 2017, it was announced that Hulu and Channel 4 had given the production a straight-to-series order. The show was created by Beau Willimon who was also set to write for the series and executive produce alongside Jordan Tappis. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Westward Productions.[2] The series reportedly has been given a budget of around $54.6 million.[3] On July 16, 2018, it was reported that the series would premiere on September 14, 2018 on Hulu in the United States.[4]
Casting[edit]
In September 2017, it was announced that Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone had been cast as the series' leads.[5][6] In October 2017, it was reported that LisaGay Hamilton, Oded Fehr, James Ransone, and Hannah Ware had also joined the main cast.[7][8][9] On November 3, 2017, it was announced that Anna Jacoby-Heron had been cast in a series regular role.[10]
Filming[edit]
The series was set to finish pre-production and enter principal photography on September 18, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The shoot was scheduled to last about 85 days[3] though it was later reported that the series would film in the city through March 9, 2018.[11]
Release[edit]
Marketing[edit]
On July 16, 2018, a series of "first look" images from the series were released.[4] On July 24, 2018, a teaser trailer for the series was released.[12] On August 28, 2018, the official trailer for the series was released.[13]
Premiere[edit]
On June 9, 2018, creator/executive producer Beau Willimon appeared at the annual ATX Television Festival where he discussed the series and debuted a "first look" at the series through a short trailer featuring narration from cast member Sean Penn.[14] On September 7, 2018, the series will take part in the 12th annual PaleyFest Fall Television Previews which will feature a preview screening of the series.[15]
Reception[edit]
The series has been met with a positive response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 65% with an average rating of 6.33 out of 10, based on 46 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sean Penn gives an intensely poignant performance as the driven but conflicted Tom Hagerty in The First's rather slow-moving first season."[16] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 61 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[17]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael (September 20, 2017). "Sean Penn to Star in Hulu's Mars Drama Series The First, From House of Cards Creator Beau Willimon". TVLine. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 3, 2017). "Hulu Orders 'Marvel's Runaways' & Beau Willimon's 'The First' To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Scott, Mike (June 15, 2017). "Hulu to shoot Mars-mission drama series 'The First' in New Orleans". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Petski, Denise (July 16, 2018). "'The First': Beau Willimon's Hulu Series Gets Premiere Date, First Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 20, 2017). "Sean Penn To Star In Beau Willimon's 'The First' TV Series For Hulu & Channel 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 27, 2017). "Natascha McElhone To Star In Beau Willimon's 'The First' Hulu Series, Will Depart 'Designated Survivor'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Hipes, Patrick (October 19, 2017). "LisaGay Hamilton Joins Beau Willimon's 'The First'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (October 19, 2017). "'The First': Oded Fehr & James Ransone Join Beau Willimon's Hulu Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (October 25, 2017). "Hannah Ware Cast In Beau Willimon's 'The First' TV Series For Hulu & Channel 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 3, 2017). "'The First': Anna Jacoby-Heron To Co-Star In Hulu Series From Beau Willimon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Scott, Mike (February 16, 2018). "TNT gives 'Deadlier Than the Male' a season order; filming set for New Orleans". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (July 24, 2018). "'The First' Teaser: First Look At Sean Penn In Hulu Space Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (August 28, 2018). "'The First' Trailer: Sean Penn Torn Between Family & Mars In Hulu Space Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ Travers, Ben (June 9, 2018). "'The First': Sean Penn's Mission to Mars on Hulu Debuts Gorgeous First Footage and Plot Details". IndieWire. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
Jump up ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 24, 2018). "PaleyFest Fall TV Previews Sets Initial Lineup: Tim Allen, Sarah Silverman, Aaron Paul & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
Jump up ^ "The First: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
Jump up ^ "The First: Season 1". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
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Official website
The First on IMDb
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The Island with Bear Grylls
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The Island with Bear Grylls
Starring
Bear Grylls
Narrated by
Bear Grylls
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
5
No. of episodes
38 (as of 30 April 2018)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Bear Grylls
Ben Mitchell
Delbert Shoopman
Tim Whitwell
Location(s)
Isla Gibraleón, Isla San Telmo and Isla Bayoneta, Coco's Island, Costa Rica
Running time
60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)
Shine Television
Bear Grylls Ventures
Release
Original network
Channel 4
Original release
5 May 2014 (2014-05-05) – present
Chronology
Related shows
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
Surving The Island with Bear Grylls
External links
Official website
The Island with Bear Grylls is a British reality television programme which premiered on Channel 4 on 5 May 2014. Five series have aired since 2014. Narrated by Bear Grylls, it features participants placed on remote uninhabited Pacific islands as a test of their survival skills. They are left completely alone, filming themselves, and with only the clothes they were wearing and some basic tools and training.[1] Pitched as an assessment of the capabilities of British men in the 21st Century, the first series featured thirteen male participants. Following accusations of sexism, the second series used two islands, with 14 men on one, and 14 women on the other. The third series continued the gender divide theme and featured eight men and eight women abandoned on opposite sides of a single island.
The fourth series, which aired from April 2017, focused primarily on age rather than gender, featuring initially separate tribes of older people (30 to 66 years) vs younger people (18 to 30 years). On 14 May 2017, it was announced that The Island with Bear Grylls had been renewed for a fifth series to air in 2018.[2]
On 1 May 2018, it was confirmed by Grylls at the end of the fifth series that the series would return for a sixth series, set to air in Spring 2019.
A celebrity spin off version, Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls, was first broadcast as part of a charity campaign for Stand Up to Cancer UK in September 2016.[3][4]
Contents
[hide]
1 Premise
2 Production
2.1 History
2.2 Location
2.3 Resources and training
3 Controversy
3.1 Allegations of fakery
3.2 Use of wildlife
3.3 Sexism claim
4 Reception
4.1 Reviews
4.2 Awards and nominations
4.3 Ratings
5 Series overview
6 Episodes
6.1 Series 1 (2014)
6.2 Series 2 (2015)
6.3 Series 3 (2016)
6.4 Series 4 (2017)
6.5 Series 5 (2018)
6.6 Series 6 (2019)
7 Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
8 International adaptations
9 References
10 External links
Premise[edit]
In promoting the first series, the show was pitched as a challenge for modern men to see if they can survive when marooned on a Pacific island armed only with minimal tools and their own initiative.[5] According to Bear Grylls, masculinity is in crisis, and he is interested to see if men can survive stripped of the luxuries of 21st century living, and the show is therefore also a social experiment to see if man can recapture his primeval instincts.[6]
In the second series, following complaints about the absence of women in the first series, two groups, 14 men and 14 women, were left on two separate islands.[7][8] In the third series, two groups of eight men and eight women were left at opposite ends of the same island, with neither group knowing of the other's presence.[9] In the fourth series, there were two sets of participants of different age groups, while in the fifth series, the two groups were of different income levels.[10]
For the first series, the participants had to survive for one month. For the second series, this was extended to six weeks.
Production[edit]
History[edit]
On 23 May 2014, it was announced that The Island had been recommissioned for a second series to air in 2015.[11] In the second series, the men and women were featured on separate episodes on consecutive nights each week.
Location[edit]
The first series was filmed on an uninhabited Pacific island, Isla Gibraleón, which is one of the Pearl Islands off the coast of Panama.[12] The island has an 8-kilometre (5.0-mile) coastline, five beaches, a mangrove swamp, and is covered with jungle. The mangrove swamp is located on the east coast of the island where the men were dropped off, and the main sandy beach is on the west coast where the men set camp.
The second series used two islands in the same archipelago, the women reusing the island from the first series, Isla Gibraleón, while the men were allocated Isla San Telmo. This series was filmed in the rainy season which presented additional challenges. Isla San Telmo was used in the third series.[13] In the fourth series, a larger island, Isla Bayoneta, and a smaller neighbouring island close enough to reach at low tide were used for two sets of participants of different age groups.
Resources and training[edit]
According to Channel 4, an island that has the natural resources necessary for the men to survive a month was chosen. Additional yuca plants were planted in order to supplement the existing supply, extra animals indigenous to the islands such as caiman were also added, and a fresh water source was topped up before filming. The participants were given training about animals native to the island that are on the protected species list, and each received one day's survival training, including advice on how to catch and humanely kill caiman. The men were given machetes and knives, head torches, an initial one-day water supply, and an emergency medical kit. In addition, the participants had GPS spot trackers, and access to radio and satellite phone in case of an emergency.[14] The second series participants were given two days survival training.
Controversy[edit]
Allegations of fakery[edit]
The press made claims about fakery in the show, that the water was supplied in the island by adding a rubber-lined pool and two caiman crocodiles were released on the island, and that some of the trained crew had experience of surviving in extreme environments in the wild.[15][16] Grylls however rejected the claims, and said that it was necessary to make sure that there would be just enough resources to sustain the participants, and that caiman crocodiles were added to the island so that if the men were to kill them, the natural eco system would not be damaged.[17]
Use of wildlife[edit]
The killing of the caiman sparked a number of complaints to Ofcom.[18] A spokesman for PETA said that it showed "a deep ignorance of who animals are and a callous disregard for life", and that the ones who caught and tied up the animal "should be prosecuted". Ofcom however judged that the show did not break the rules.[19]
In the second series, there were further criticisms after it was revealed that a crocodile killed by the men was not a caiman but a protected species American crocodile.[20] Channel 4 apologised for the error and said: "The relevant national environment agency are aware of the incident and have granted a licence to replace the animal which has now been done."[21] The second series elicited more than 600 complaints from viewers (450 to Channel 4, 185 to Ofcom), most of the complainants accused the show of "killing animals to boost ratings".[22]
Sexism claim[edit]
The first series was criticised as "sexist" by female survival experts for excluding women from the challenge. Lisa Fenton suggested that it was "sexism and it's deeply rooted", and Ruth England expressed disappointment with Channel 4's decision as it "perpetuates the myth that women need to be taken care of", while Sarah Outen criticised the "male-oriented bias with adventure TV programmes".[23] In response, Bear Grylls denied that the show was sexist, and said that the series was intended as a study of masculinity of modern man and their struggles.[24] He then indicated an interest in doing an all-women version and that he "can't wait to do modern women's struggles."[25]
Reception[edit]
Reviews[edit]
Grace Dent of The Independent thought the show is interesting television as it is "an attempt to form a show around utterly normal, non-fame hungry, not particularly pretty, non-celeb males", but found the first episode to be "an hour of rather plotless bumbling and twig friction."[26] Euan Ferguson of The Observer expressed concern about the "producer selection" of mollycoddled males who might fail to cope with the wilds of the island, but thought that the participants might "make a fist of surviving, and confound a few lazy stereotypes", and that he was "semi-hooked".[27] Christopher Stevens of the Daily Mail thought that the series showed that "survival is a tough business when you've only got your wits and a sharpened stick to depend on."[28]
In the second series, Charlotte Runcie of The Daily Telegraph thought that watching people learning to "cooperate in extreme situations is always strangely compelling",[29] although Rupert Hawksley of the same paper felt that the second series, despite the presence of women, was "every bit as sexist" as the first series.[30] The participants' struggle with survival prompted joking references to Lord of the Flies.[31][32]
Awards and nominations[edit]
The first series was nominated in the Reality & Constructed Factual category in the 2015 British Academy Television Awards and won.[33]
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Results
Ref.
2015 RTS Programme Awards Popular, Factual and Features The Island with Bear Grylls Won [34]
BAFTA TV Awards Reality & Constructed Factual Won [33]
Ratings[edit]
The first series had an average figure of 3.1 million viewers per episode.[35] The average viewing figure for the second series was 2.9 million.[36]
Series overview[edit]
Series
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
Series 1 6 5 May 2014 2 June 2014
Series 2 13 8 April 2015 21 May 2015
Series 3 7 28 May 2016 3 May 2016
Series 4 6 23 April 2017 14 May 2017
Series 5[2] 5 2 April 2018 1 May 2018
Series 6[37] TBA Spring 2019 Spring 2019
Episodes[edit]
Episode viewing figures below from BARB but do not include Channel 4 +1.[38]
Series 1 (2014)[edit]
The first series was first broadcast on Monday nights.
Total
No.
Title
Original air date
UK viewers
(Millions)
1
1 Episode 1 5 May 2014 (2014-05-05) 2.74
2
2 Episode 2 12 May 2014 (2014-05-12) 2.69
3
3 Episode 3 19 May 2014 (2014-05-19) 2.90
4
4 Episode 4 26 May 2014 (2014-05-26) 2.36
5
5 Episode 5 2 June 2014 (2014-06-02) 2.48
6
6 Surviving the Island 2 June 2014 (2014-06-02) 1.66
Series 2 (2015)[edit]
For the second series, two episodes were broadcast each week – a Wednesday episode focused on the men's island, while the Thursday episode was for the women. Due to the United Kingdom general election on 7 May 2015, only the women's episode was shown that week, and the men's episode was pushed back a week. A final special episode, Surviving the Island, followed on 21 May. The competitors remained on the island for five weeks.
Total
No.
Title
Original air date
UK viewers
(Millions)
7
1 Episode 1 8 April 2015 (2015-04-08) 2.28
8
2 Episode 2 9 April 2015 (2015-04-09) 2.28
9
3 Episode 3 15 April 2015 (2015-04-15) 3.02
10
4 Episode 4 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16) 3.18
11
5 Episode 5 22 April 2015 (2015-04-22) 2.86
12
6 Episode 6 23 April 2015 (2015-04-23) 3.11
13
7 Episode 7 29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) 2.90
14
8 Episode 8 30 April 2015 (2015-04-30) 2.68
15
9 Episode 9 6 May 2015 (2015-05-06) 2.95
16
10 Episode 10 13 May 2015 (2015-05-13) 3.08
17
11 Episode 11 14 May 2015 (2015-05-14) 3.01
18
12 Episode 12 20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) 2.80
19
13 Surviving the Island 21 May 2015 (2015-05-21) 1.99
Series 3 (2016)[edit]
The third series was broadcast on Monday nights, a return to the scheduling of the first series.
Total
No.
Title
Original air date
UK viewers
(Millions)
20
1 Episode 1 28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 3.33
21
2 Episode 2 4 April 2016 (2016-04-04) 2.93
22
3 Episode 3 11 April 2016 (2016-04-11) 2.90
23
4 Episode 4 18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) 2.72
24
5 Episode 5 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) 2.78
25
6 Episode 6 2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 2.35
26
7 Surviving the Island 3 May 2016 (2016-05-03) 1.32
Series 4 (2017)[edit]
The fourth series was broadcast from 23 April 2017.
Total
No.
Title
Original air date
UK viewers
(Millions)
27
1 Episode 1 23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 2.46
28
2 Episode 2 24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 1.91
29
3 Episode 3 1 May 2017 (2017-05-01) 2.35
30
4 Episode 4 8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 2.06
31
5 Episode 5 14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) 1.92
32
6 Surviving the Island 14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) 1.29
Series 5 (2018)[edit]
It was announced at the end of the fourth series that The Island with Bear Grylls would be renewed for a fifth series, to air in 2018. The fifth series began airing on 2 April 2018. It took largely the same format as the fourth series with two different groups of people. However, in the fifth series, the groups were made up of high-earning people (with an average salary of more than £100,000) and low-earning people (each with a salary lower than the UK national average). The competitors will remain on the island for five weeks.
Total
No.
Title
Original air date
UK viewers
(Millions)
33
1 Episode 1 2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) 2.93
34
2 Episode 2 9 April 2018 (2018-04-09) 2.64
35
3 Episode 3 16 April 2018 (2018-04-16) 2.50
36
4 Episode 4 23 April 2018 (2018-04-23) 2.63
37
5 Episode 5 30 April 2018 (2018-04-30) 2.58
38
6 Surviving the Island 2018 (2018) 1.17
Series 6 (2019)[edit]
On 1 May 2018, it was confirmed at the end of the fifth series that the series would return for a sixth series, set to air in Spring 2019.[39]
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls[edit]
Main article: Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
A celebrity version of The Island was first broadcast as part of a charity campaign for Stand Up to Cancer UK in September 2016.[40][41] It was confirmed on 3 May 2017 that a second series of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls, which would air later in August 2017 and will be raising money for Stand Up to Cancer as the first series did.
As of July 2018 two series have been made with a third in production to air in Autumn 2018.
International adaptations[edit]
The American version of the show was announced on 28 January 2015,[42] and it premiered on 25 May 2015 on NBC.[43]
The Spanish adaptation of the show, titled La Isla, premiered on 17 May 2017 on laSexta.[44]
The Dutch adaption of the show, simply titled The Island premiered on 21 January 2016 on Net5. [45]
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External links[edit]
The Island with Bear Grylls at channel4.com
The Island with Bear Grylls on IMDb
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Guy Ritchie
Produced by
Akiva Goldsman
Joby Harold
Tory Tunnell
Steve Clark-Hall
Guy Ritchie
Lionel Wigram
Screenplay by
Joby Harold
Guy Ritchie
Lionel Wigram
Story by
David Dobkin
Joby Harold
Starring
Charlie Hunnam
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey
Djimon Hounsou
Aidan Gillen
Jude Law
Eric Bana
Music by
Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography
John Mathieson
Edited by
James Herbert
Production
companies
Warner Bros. Pictures[1]
Safehouse Pictures[1]
Ritchie/Wigram Productions[1]
Village Roadshow Pictures[1]
Weed Road Pictures[1]
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (United States)
May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19) (United Kingdom)
Running time
126 minutes[2]
Country
United States[3]
Australia[3]
United Kingdom[3]
Language
English
Budget
$175 million[4]
Box office
$148.7 million[5]
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 epic fantasy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie, Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram, inspired by Arthurian legends. The film stars Charlie Hunnam as the eponymous character, with Jude Law, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen and Eric Bana in supporting roles.[6]
King Arthur premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater on May 8, 2017 and was theatrically released in 2D and RealD 3D on May 12, 2017 in the United States and May 19, 2017 in the United Kingdom. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $148 million worldwide against its $175 million production budget, with critics "warning audiences to stay away".[7]
Contents
[hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Casting
3.2 Filming
4 Release
4.1 Promotion
4.2 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical response
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Mordred, an iron-fisted warlock, and his armies lay siege to Camelot, seeking to establish the dominance of magic-wielding mages over humankind. Uther Pendragon, king of the Britons, infiltrates Mordred's lair and beheads him, saving Camelot. Uther's treacherous brother Vortigern, who covets the throne, orchestrates a coup and sacrifices his wife Elsa to moat hags to become a demon knight, who kills Uther's wife and slays him in combat. The only survivor is Uther's son, who drifts away in a boat and ends up in Londinium, where he is found and raised by prostitutes.
Arthur grows into a skilled fighter and man of the streets. Arthur and his friends confront a group of Vikings who had mistreated one of the prostitutes, forcing him to pay her restitution. Afterwards, the brothel is raided by the Blacklegs, Vortigern's minions, and Arthur learns that the Vikings were under the king's protection. Arthur tries to escape the city but is caught and put on a ship with hundreds of other men; the Blacklegs have been forcing all men of Arthur's age to try to pull a sword that has appeared near the castle from the surrounding stone. Arthur is able to remove the sword but is quickly overwhelmed by its power and passes out. Vortigern meets with him in the dungeon, revealing his true lineage.
Meanwhile, a mage identifying herself as an acolyte of Merlin presents herself to Uther's former general, Sir Bedivere. At Arthur's planned execution, the mage uses her magic to stage a diversion while Bedivere's men rescue Arthur. Taken to Bedivere's hideout, Arthur initially refuses to help them. The mage persuades Bedivere to take Arthur to a realm called the "Darklands," where he's given a vision of how Uther sacrificed himself to save Arthur and entomb the sword in stone. Arthur learns Vortigern was responsible for persuading Mordred to rebel against humanity, and he returns determined to destroy Vortigern.
With his friends and Bedivere's men, Arthur stages a series of ambushes against Vortigern, culminating in an assassination attempt in Londinium. The rebels sense a trap but attack anyway, fleeing to a fighters' school run by Arthur's mentor George, where they are overrun by the Blacklegs. Seeing the mage held at knifepoint, Arthur unleashes Excalibur's potential, single-handedly killing all of the soldiers. The rebels are able to escape the city except for Arthur's injured friend Back Lack, who is killed at Vortigern's hand.
Ashamed of his failures, Arthur tries to throw away the sword, but the Lady of the Lake returns it and shows him a vision of England's future under Vortigern's rule. Coming to terms with his responsibility, Arthur reunites with Bedivere. When they return to the rebel hideout, however, they discover all of their allies dead, Vortigern having found them and delivered an ultimatum: if Arthur does not surrender himself, the captured mage and Back Lack's son Blue will die.
Arthur surrenders himself, but as Vortigern is about to execute his nephew, a giant snake summoned by the mage attacks and devours Vortigern's men. While Bedivere and the others lead an attack on the castle, a desperate Vortigern sacrifices his only daughter and is transformed into the demon knight, confronting Arthur in a separate dimension. Despite his fighting skill, Arthur is beaten, and he is about to submit when he witnesses a vision of his father, convincing him to accept the sword and his character as his own. Arthur violently slays Vortigern but blesses him as he dies.
In the aftermath, Arthur dissolves Vortigern's pact with the Vikings and begins building a Round Table where his knighted friends will meet. Blue and the prostitutes arrive with the crown of Uther, which Arthur accepts, holding the sword aloft.
Cast[edit]
Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur, Uther's son, Vortigern's nephew and the would-be king of Britain who was raised by prostitutes.
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey as the Mage, a woman working for Merlin who supports Arthur and the resistance.
Djimon Hounsou as Sir Bedivere, the leader of the resistance and a former knight of Uther.
Aidan Gillen as Goosefat Bill, a skilled archer, Bedivere's friend, former knight of Uther and member of the resistance.
Jude Law as Vortigern, Uther's brother, Elsa's husband, Catia's father, Arthur's uncle and the tyrannical ruthless king of Britain.
Eric Bana as Uther Pendragon, Vortigern's brother, Arthur's father and the king of Britain.
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Sir Tristan "Wet Stick", Arthur and Back Lack's childhood friend who is later knighted by Bedivere.
Craig McGinlay as Sir Percival, a member of the resistance who is later turned knighted by Bedivere.
Tom Wu as Sir George, Arthur's mentor and a skilled fighter who helps the resistance and is later knighted by Bedivere.
Neil Maskell as Back Lack, Arthur and Tristan's childhood friend and Blue's father, who helps the resistance.
Freddie Fox as Rubio, a member of the resistance who later betrays them under torture and helps Vortigern.
Annabelle Wallis as Maggie, Vortigern's maid who helps the resistance.
Bleu Landau as Blue, Back Lack's son.
Mikael Persbrandt as Greybeard, a viking who has deals with Vortigern.
Poppy Delevingne as Igraine, Arthur's mother and Uther's wife: she is killed by Vortigern in the beginning of the film.
Kamil Lemieszewski, Jacqui Ainsley and Rob Knighton portrays Merlin, the Lady of the Lake and Mordred, three important characters from the Arthurian Mythology, respectively. Katie McGrath and Millie Brady portrays Vortigern's wife, Elsa, and daughter, Catia, respectively. David Beckham appears in a cameo. Lorraine Bruce, Eline Powell and Hermione Corfield appears as the three Syrens. Michael McElhatton portrays Jack's Eye, Arthur's scout on the kingdom. Nicola Wren portrays Lucy, the prostitute who raises Arthur.
Production[edit]
After 2004's King Arthur, Warner Brothers made multiple attempts to make a new film based on Arthurian legend: One was to be a remake of Excalibur, helmed by Bryan Singer, while the other was a movie to have been titled Arthur & Lancelot, which would have starred Kit Harington and Joel Kinnaman, as King Arthur and Lancelot respectively.[8] Warner Brothers suits worried that names were not big enough, and attempted to replace both actors with more profitable ones, before eventually dropping the project all together.[8]
Warner's next attempt to create a new King Arthur film was an attempt to create an Arthurian cinematic universe which would span six films, following different charters before their eventual team up.[8] For this endeavour they hired director Guy Ritchie, who has himself attempted to make a King Arthur movie prior to that. According to The Guardian, the script soon became "a strange Frankenstein's Monster-style screenplay" incorporating elements from several of the unproduced Arthurian scripts.[8]
Casting[edit]
Film's cast at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International, to promote King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
In August 2014, Charlie Hunnam, Ritchie's choice for the role, was cast to play King Arthur.[9] Elizabeth Olsen was in talks for the female lead,[10] but on 18 September, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey landed the role instead.[11] On 14 November, Jude Law was in talks to play the lead villain role in the film.[12] On 11 February 2015, Eric Bana was added to the cast to play Uther, the father of King Arthur.[13] Mikael Persbrandt joined the film on 6 March 2015, to play a villainous role.[14] Although there were reports Idris Elba had been cast, he would confirm, in a Reddit AMA, this was a rumour.[15][16]
Filming[edit]
Filming in Windsor Great Park was underway in February 2015,[17] then later in North Wales from 2 March 2015.[18] Later on 10 March 2015, Ritchie tweeted a photo and confirmed the first day of shooting.[citation needed] In April 2015, filming took place in Snowdonia, where locations used were Tryfan, Nant Gwynant near Beddgelert and Capel Curig.[19] Early in July filming continued in the Shieldaig, Loch Torridon and Applecross areas of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands. One day of filming also took place at The Quiraing on the Isle of Skye. Filming also took place at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden.
Release[edit]
In April 2014, Warner Bros. set the film for a July 22, 2016 release, alongside Lights Out, but it was then moved by Warner Bros. from its original release date of July 22, 2016 to February 17, 2017, alongside Maze Runner: The Death Cure.[20] Warner Bros. moved the release date from February 17, 2017 to March 24, 2017.[21] The title was changed to King Arthur: Legend of the Sword in July 2016.[22] In December 2016 the release date was again moved, this time to May 12, 2017, possibly so as not to compete with CHiPs.[23][24]
Promotion[edit]
The trailer was released on 23 July 2016, during the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con and was attached to screenings of Mechanic: Resurrection, Don't Breathe, Shut In, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
It was originally planned for an IMAX release on 22 July 2016, as evident in the Comic-Con trailer,[25] but was cancelled due to it being postponed and only received non-IMAX presentations. The first extended TV spot was released on 22 January 2017, and was shown on the 2017 NFC Championship Game on Fox Broadcasting Company between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers and the 2017 AFC Championship Game on CBS between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots.
A second trailer was released on 20 February 2017 and was attached to Logan, Kong: Skull Island, Power Rangers and Ghost in the Shell. The third and final trailer was released on 1 April 2017 and was attached to The Fate of the Furious, The Lost City of Z (which also starred Hunnam) and Free Fire. All-in-all, Warner Bros. spent $135 million on marketing the film.[7]
The film was shown at select AMC Theatres in a special preview on 27 April 2017, in a promotional event titled "King for a Day." Demand for tickets led AMC to expand the event to 200 theatres.[26]
Home media[edit]
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was released on DVD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and Ultra HD on 8 August 2017.[27]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword grossed $39.2 million in the United States and Canada and $107 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $146.2 million, against a production budget of $175 million.[5]
In North America, the film was released alongside Snatched and was initially projected to gross around $25 million from 3,702 theatres during its opening weekend.[4] It made $1.15 million from Thursday night previews at about 3,200 theatres, but after making just $5.3 million on Friday, weekend projections were lowered to $15 million.[28] It ended up debuting to $15.4 million, finishing third at the box office. Deadline.com noted that due to the film's $175 million production budget, as well as at least an additional $100 million spent on marketing, the film was destined to be a box office bomb.[29] Regarding the cost of the film, the site quoted one finance expert as saying: "Make original IP [intellectual property] for a cost effective price. If it works then spend more if necessary on the sequel. King Arthur should have been done for $60M-$80M. Warner Bros. had no reason to spend $175M-plus on this picture."[7] Comparing its opening to cost, IndieWire called the film's failings "historic".[30] The Hollywood Reporter noted that the film would likely lose about $150 million.[31] In its second weekend the film grossed $7.2 million (a drop of 53.5%), finishing 5th at the box office.[32]
The film debuted at No. 1 in an estimated 29 countries, including Russia and Scandinavia, with openings to follow in the United Kingdom, France, South Korea, and Australia.[33] Over its opening weekend, it made only $29.1 million worldwide, in 51 non-American countries.[34]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28% based on 217 reviews and an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an age-old tale – and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in the first place."[35] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating, the film has a score 41 out of 100 based 45 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[36] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale; 56% of the opening weekend filmgoers were under the age of 35, and 59% were men.[7]
Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw gave the film a generally positive review: "Guy Ritchie’s cheerfully ridiculous Arthur is a gonzo monarch, a death-metal warrior-king. Ritchie’s film is at all times over the top, crashing around its digital landscapes in all manner of beserkness, sometimes whooshing along, sometimes stuck in the odd narrative doldrum. But it is often surprisingly entertaining, and whatever clunkers he has delivered in the past, Ritchie again shows that a film-maker of his craft and energy commands attention, and part of his confidence in reviving King Arthur resides here in being so unselfconscious and unconcerned about the student canon that has gone before."[37]
In a pan of the film for the Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips questioned the long-term longevity of the projected series of six Arthur films from Ritchie: "I'm no businessman, but plans for a six-film franchise may be optimistic. Optimism is nowhere to be found in Ritchie's movie itself. It is a grim and stupid thing, from one of the world's most successful mediocre filmmakers, and if Shakespeare's King Lear were blogging today, he'd supply the blurb quote: 'Nothing will come of nothing.'."[38] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film one-and-a-half out of four stars, stating that despite the potential for a revisionist King Arthur story with "[t]he Ritchie sense of style", the overall problem is the film's lack of modulation: "Ritchie keeps rushing us along for two hours, as if to make absolutely certain that we never have time to absorb any character or moment, much less revel in the glorious, cheeky ridiculousness of the whole thing."[39]
Alissa Wilkinson of Vox writes that the film is "surprisingly good, and surprisingly political" in relation to the British withdrawal from the European Union, and "occasionally, it's even pretty great".[40]
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Jump up ^ Ford, Rebecca (6 March 2015). "Guy Ritchie's 'King Arthur' Adds Swedish Actor Mikael Persbrandt". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
Jump up ^ "Idris Elba Eyes Guy Ritchie's 'King Arthur' at Warner Bros.". Variety. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
Jump up ^ Freeman, Molly. "Idris Elba Talks Luke Cage & Debunks 'King Arthur' Casting Rumor". Screenrant. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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Jump up ^ Crump, Eryl (10 April 2015). "Filming of Hollywood movie King Arthur set to start in Snowdonia". dailypost.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
Jump up ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (21 December 2015). "Guy Ritchie's King Arthur Film Gallops To 2017, 'Lights Out' On July 22, 2016: WB Release Date Changes". Deadline.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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Jump up ^ "Box-Office Meltdown: 'King Arthur' Could Lose $150M After Falling on Its Sword". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 May 2017.
Jump up ^ "Moviegoers Make $40M Pact With 'Alien: Covenant’, 2nd Best Debut For Sci-Fi Series". Deadline.com. 22 May 2017.
Jump up ^ "Box Office: ‘King Arthur’ Stumbles Overseas With $29.1 Million", Seth Kelly. Variety. 14 May 2017. Retrieved May, 14 2017
Jump up ^ Schwartzel, Erich (14 May 2017). "'King Arthur' Movie Falls on Its Sword in Opening Weekend". The Wall Street Journal.
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Jump up ^ "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is surprisingly good, and surprisingly political", Alissa Wilkinson. Vox.com. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword at Box Office Mojo
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword at Metacritic
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword at Rotten Tomatoes
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To Build a Fire
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For the 2016 film, see To Build a Fire (2016 film).
"To Build a Fire"
Author
Jack London
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre(s)
Adventure, short story
Publication date
1902, 1908
"To Build a Fire" is a short story by American author Jack London. There are two versions of this story, one published in 1902 and the other in 1908. The story written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic, while the 1902 story becomes less known. The 1908 version is about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the subzero boreal forest of the Yukon Territory, accompanied by his dog, to visit his friends—ignoring warnings from an older man about the dangers of hiking alone. The protagonist underestimates the harsh conditions and slowly begins to freeze to death. After trying and failing to build a fire, he slips into unconsciousness and dies of hypothermia.
The 1902 version describes a similar situation, but with a different plot. Though the structure and storyline are similar in both, in 1902 the weather is not as cold and horrendous, no dog follows the protagonist, the fire is not doused, and the man (named Tom Vincent) suffers only from permanent frostbite and survives to become a more melancholic but wiser person.
The 1908 "To Build a Fire" is an oft-cited example of the naturalist movement that portrays the conflict of man vs. nature. It also reflects what London learned in the Yukon Territory.[1]
Contents
1 Character relationships
2 Themes
3 1902 version
4 Films
5 Foreshadowing
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Character relationships[edit]
The man and the dog's relationship is followed throughout the story. The man is in strict control of the dog, as explicitly mentioned by London. The dog is almost like a slave to him.[2] The dog is shown cowering before the man and following orders. There was no physical intimacy between the two. The man did not pet the dog or treat it fondly. In fact, the man forces the dog to go ahead of him when he suspects the ice will break. This helps to build the idea that the man believes nature is intended to serve him.[3] The man's interactions in this relationship is how the reader discovers the man's personality and character. By including the dog, the author makes the man less likable. London even describes the dog as his "toil-slave".[4]
Themes[edit]
"Man vs. Nature" is one of the themes present in this short story. The protagonist decides to face the brutal cold temperatures of the Yukon Territory, despite being warned by an older man. The short story depicts the protagonist's battle of life and death while highlighting the importance of the fire.
One theme illustrated in the story is the man's human sense of judgment contrasted with the dog's animal instincts. Throughout the story, London hints that the dog has more knowledge of survival than the man. The judgment-versus-instinct theme is evident when the man builds the first fire. While the dog wants to stay by the fire to keep warm, the man is determined to keep moving. As the dog reluctantly follows the man across a frozen river, the dog is more cautious than the man.
The protagonist's desperation is evident throughout the majority of the story. It is noticeable soon after the man falls into a frozen-over river. In order to save himself, he scrambles to build a fire but is too busy worrying about his health to notice the mistake of building a fire underneath a tree which has collected an enormous amount of snow. After the first fire is put out, his desperation becomes more defined as he seemingly will do anything to survive, including attempting to kill his dog for warmth and using all his matches at once in a final attempt to light his last fire. His desperation for survival and his fear of death cause his final demise as he freezes to death at the end of the story.[4]
Another evident theme in the story is perseverance. Although the man makes several mistakes and is getting frostbite in his fingers and toes, he continues to fight for survival.
Stupidity and arrogance are personified in the story's protagonist. For example, he goes through the extremely cold territory alone, despite going for the first time. He laughs off the crucial advice of traveling with an acquaintance because he thinks he knows what he's doing. This arrogance results in the protagonist putting himself in a dangerous situation that was preventable. At first, he thinks it's nothing and that everything will be fine. By the end of the story, he dies as a result of his arrogance. Another example of arrogance occurs when the protagonist disregards the possibility that there may be situations he cannot overcome. The old man warns the protagonist of this and also seems to have a better understanding of the natural world, respecting the fact that there are some situations the man will be unable to control. Not only does the old man see the protagonist's stupidity, but the dog notices the man's lack of knowledge about the terrain and its obstacles after he fails to keep a fire going.
Succumbing to death is another theme in the story: more specifically the peace that may be found in death. London foreshadows the death of the man early in the story, so it is not a surprise that the man dies. However, London depicts the death quite differently than many other authors do. The man drifts off into a calm, peaceful slumber devoid of suffering and pain. London's use of relaxing words dissuades the reader from feeling a great deal of sympathy for the man, as the death is merciful and graciously anticipated, rather than sad. In contrast to more dramatic depictions of death, London's depiction reveals death as a peaceful escape from tumult and pain.
Individualism is another common theme London portrays in the story. The man only relies on himself to get him through the Yukon; he doesn't believe that he needs any help. This theme can also be connected to the theme mentioned above of the man's judgement, and the man's arrogance.[5]
1902 version[edit]
The earlier version was first published in The Youth's Companion on May 29, 1902. It differs in some details, though the general structure and storyline are similar; the primary differences are as follows: in the first version it is not as cold, there is no dog, the fire is not doused, and the man (named Tom Vincent) suffers some permanent frostbite damage but survives, sad but wiser.[6] In the ending of the story as well, the man or Tom Vincent, eventually reached his companions at the other camp while also regaining feeling in both his hands and his feet after obtaining frostbite.[7]
Films[edit]
Construire un feu (1927-1928) is an early short film by Claude Autant-Lara.[8][9]
To Build a Fire (1969) was made by David Cobham, with Ian Hogg as the man and Orson Welles as the narrator.[10]
To Build a Fire (2003) is a French version starring Olivier Pagès.[11]
To Build a Fire (2008) is an American version with a modified story.[12]
To Build a Fire (2016) is an animated short film directed by Fx Goby.[13]
Foreshadowing[edit]
Short story naturalism maintains the particular trait of foreshadowing by placing the protagonist in a life-threatening environment. As such, the man being placed in extremely cold temperatures and inclement weather provides readers with the hint of the man's death by the end of the story.[14]
London uses foreshadowing throughout the story leading up to the man's eventual death. Starting from the moment the old timer from Sulfur Creek advises the man not to go on his journey, bad things begin to happen to the man. His saliva freezes over his mouth because of the dangerously low temperature, the man falls through ice, the man builds his fire underneath a tree and snow falls off the tree, extinguishing his fire, and, finally, he can't clutch the dog to hold it down to kill it.[15]
All of these situations in the story lead the reader to think the man will die in the end and all the readers' speculations come true as the man does in fact die at the end of the story.
See also[edit]
"The Little Match Girl", a short story by Hans Christian Andersen about a child dying of hypothermia
"The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree" (1876), a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "To Build a Fire" Study Guide at What So Proudly We Hail Curriculum. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
Jump up ^ Ulicne, Chris. "The Unmentioned". Stone Hill College. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
Jump up ^ Fleissner, Jennifer. ""To Build a Fire": An Environmentalist Interpretation". America In Class. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b London, Jack (August 1908). "To Build a Fire". The Century Magazine. 76. Full text of the famous second version, published for an adult audience.
Jump up ^ Press, Berkeley Electronic. "James Madison University - Log in". commons.lib.jmu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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London, Jack (May 29, 1902). "To Build a Fire". The Youth's Companion. London.Sonoma.edu.
London, Jack (May 29, 1902). "To Build a Fire". Youth's Companion. JackLondons.net. Full text of the first, more juvenile version.
Jump up ^ http://london.sonoma.edu/writings/Uncollected/tobuildafire.html
Jump up ^ http://www.unifrance.org/film/34430/construire-un-feu
Jump up ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019787/combined
Jump up ^ movies.yahoo.com
Jump up ^ Internet Movie Database
Jump up ^ Internet Movie Database
Jump up ^ Official animation short film website
Jump up ^ Harrington, Ellen Burton (2008). Scribbling Women and the Short Story Form: Approaches by American and British Women Writers. New York: Peter Lang Inc. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-4331-0077-2.
Jump up ^ Ashmun, Margaret (1914). Modern Short-stories. Macmillan.
External links[edit]
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Works by Jack London
Novels
The Cruise of the Dazzler (1902)
A Daughter of the Snows (1902)
The Call of the Wild (1903)
The Kempton-Wace Letters (1903, anonymously co-authored with Anna Strunsky)
The Sea-Wolf (1904)
The Game (1905)
Before Adam (1906)
White Fang (1906)
The Iron Heel (1908)
Martin Eden (1909)
Burning Daylight (1910)
Adventure (1911)
The Scarlet Plague (1912)
A Son of the Sun (1912)
The Abysmal Brute (1913)
The Valley of the Moon (1913)
The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1914)
The Star Rover (1915)
The Little Lady of the Big House (1916)
Jerry of the Islands (1917)
Michael, Brother of Jerry (1917)
Hearts of Three (1920)
The Assassination Bureau, Ltd (1963) (Unfinished, completed by Robert L. Fish)
Short stories
"A Thousand Deaths" (1899)
"The Law of Life" (1901)
"Bâtard" (1902)
"Moon-Face" (1902)
"The Leopard Man's Story" (1903)
"To Build a Fire" (1908)
"The Dream of Debs" (1909)
"A Piece of Steak" (1909)
"The South of the Slot" (1909)
"The Heathen" (1910)
"The Mexican" (1911)
"The Unparalleled Invasion" (1914)
"The Red One" (1918)
Short story collections
Lost Face (1910)
South Sea Tales (1911)
Non-fiction
The People of the Abyss (1903)
The Road (1907)
The Cruise of the Snark (1911)
John Barleycorn (1913)
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