The Three Body Problem: Cixin Liu in conversation with Jim Al-Khalili

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  • @israfaeldari5532
    @israfaeldari5532 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    I'm obsessed with the body problem trilogy
    I love it, i don't know if there will be another like it in my life time.

    • @kai-ninja8935
      @kai-ninja8935 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      there will be .
      1. destiny exam
      2. roche limit
      3.futur's past
      4.organized chaos
      2026

    • @israfaeldari5532
      @israfaeldari5532 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kai-ninja8935 what is that?

    • @daviddines479
      @daviddines479 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I recommend the Hyperion Quartet. Watching three body problem (not read it) put me in mind of the hyperion quartet multiple times. I would say there are similarities in themes.

    • @israfaeldari5532
      @israfaeldari5532 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@daviddines479 OMG, Hyperion is epic!

    • @daviddines479
      @daviddines479 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@israfaeldari5532 Ah cool you know it. Not many people i speak to have read it/know it. I loved the ending of the fourth book and it felt like a very worthwhile pay off after 4 books and that the bulk of the story fed the pay off. It took till about book 4 before i started to feel what was coming.
      I first heard of 3 body problem on Quinns ideas youtube channel but it was seeing the netflix adaptation existed that really made me pay attention, I watched all 8 episodes in one hit and loved it. In the real world I say lets go. Time to get off this rock whether were alone or everyones hiding.

  • @halhal-my4pt
    @halhal-my4pt ปีที่แล้ว +447

    This man should have received a Nobel prize in literature.

    • @peggygilmour8905
      @peggygilmour8905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      What a great writer with great flights of fancy. Ask him to ignore Star Wars.

    • @drewsaga6533
      @drewsaga6533 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Indeed, the best sci-fi novel human ever wrote, is the technology development of the human beings history itself! I’m TREMBLING~

    • @Neojhun
      @Neojhun 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Woh the previous past few decades winners of that prize are not that impressive. Is that even worthy of Cixin Liu's achievements.

    • @Sid8964-t6n
      @Sid8964-t6n 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      Nobel prize in literature is just a political prize, a joke

    • @halhal-my4pt
      @halhal-my4pt 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not really. To some extent you are right. However Nobel peace prize is definitely a joke. They gave it to Obama and that was like WTF moment. Didn't knew Nobel board would bow to the likes of BLM.@@Sid8964-t6n

  • @siah2001
    @siah2001 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Need more of these type of in-depth interviews that focuses on the author, and their works.

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +175

    The new thirty-part Chinese TV adaptation of 'The Three-Body Problem' is really fantastic. I am one of many who are sceptical about the upcoming Netflix series. By the way, every time I listen to or read an interview with Cixin Liu, I am always impressed by how accurately, fastidiously and thought-provokingly he tries to answer the questions asked. Thank you for this discussion, it was a pleasure to see and hear. Not only are his books excellent, he himself is an open-minded and likeable person.

    • @autumnaxiom
      @autumnaxiom ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thank you for this comment, I had no idea there is a TV adaptation, but now I am extremely curious to check it out after I finish reading the book! I picked up The Three-Body Problem yesterday and read half of it basically in one sitting, that's how much it pulled me in

    • @Fluffspeare
      @Fluffspeare ปีที่แล้ว +6

      'Really fantastic' might be pushing it. I certainly liked it, but 30 episodes was a bit too much. Like there are 3 episodes that are mainly about Wang Miao freaking out about the countdown. I could've benefited from some sharper editing. Less is more, and all that. Still, I certainly enjoyed it. But I guess they will only do the first book? I don't see any way in which they could adapt book 2 and 3 with their budget. Luckily we have the Netflix adaption to look forward to (I'm one of the few who's sure it will be an enormous success).

    • @scm534
      @scm534 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@autumnaxiomand which book is your favorite?

    • @scm534
      @scm534 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@FluffspeareTencent have already announced adaption of the second book

    • @Cyberpunk9000
      @Cyberpunk9000 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I watched the Chinese subtitled version and was blown away.

  • @ForlornHope2626
    @ForlornHope2626 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Incredible books, completely challenged my concept of the universe in new ways, these storys are in my opinion about to blow up and become science fiction classics. They will expand human culture and open our eyes not only to the potential beauty but the challenges of our future.

    • @indja69
      @indja69 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Imagine Earth like dark forest and remember how trisolarians loved human culture ;)

    • @lavirgenpervertida2711
      @lavirgenpervertida2711 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What do you think about the NETFLIX series so far ? How do you think they’ll be able to present the rest of the book series?

    • @jacobharris954
      @jacobharris954 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lavirgenpervertida2711I liked the Netflix version. I hope there is a sequel

    • @anypercentdeathless
      @anypercentdeathless 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me, too. It was very clever. The problem was the juvenile prose.

  • @konstantinkrastev4478
    @konstantinkrastev4478 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Love you Liu Cixin, hopefully you are doign well!

  • @christopherinman6833
    @christopherinman6833 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    My first acquaintance with science fiction was via Analog magazine's serialization of Dune by Frank Herbert. From Herbert I was led to Norbert Weiner etc. as well as all the science fiction of the time. Several years ago I became aware of Jim Al Khalili and his work via TH-cam which has led me to Cixin Liu and to the British Library. So thank you all three and I will now buy The Three Body Problem which I had never heard of until an hour ago. Perhaps a dual language version, if I can find one.

  • @eddyfong6486
    @eddyfong6486 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thank you British Library for presenting this interview. Liu Cixin is one of the foremost scifi authors of our era. In the not too distant future, I look forward to a successful adaption of the Dark Forest for tv....it should be terrifying, I hope 😉🙏💙

  • @rajahua6268
    @rajahua6268 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent interview. Thanks for bringing this on.

  • @maramé.r
    @maramé.r 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    It would good (and inclusive) if the cc subtitles/captions in English etc were enabled for this video as English language deaf people cannot access both sides of this discussion. Lip reading is very difficult on videos. Presumably the same problem exists for deaf Chinese speakers also. British Library should endeavour to adopt inclusive measures especially when available

  • @AlexanderWill1970
    @AlexanderWill1970 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I admire him so much!

  • @i.m.gurney
    @i.m.gurney 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I enjoyed both the original CCTV & Netflix editions.

  • @tomlabooks3263
    @tomlabooks3263 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    23:05 SO interesting that he went and reached out to young people… and, obviously, they told him that they don’t care about history. He was aiming for market success from the very beginning. Very strategic writer.

    • @peggygilmour8905
      @peggygilmour8905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      When I read the books, I thought he was really young.

  • @adamweisshaup
    @adamweisshaup ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This was really interesting. I love the books and it's fascinating to hear the author discuss Chinese scifi in depth.

  • @diguification
    @diguification 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    ❤ and MASSIVE RESPECT from 🇮🇳, venerable Liu sir!
    🙏

  • @Syrian.Coffee
    @Syrian.Coffee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    What an amazing author

  • @Antares070
    @Antares070 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Awesome interview, thx!.

  • @ikuiuiuful
    @ikuiuiuful 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    It would be fantastic if they added subtitles, to see the interview in other languages with TH-cam's automatic translation.

    • @alandeutsch9987
      @alandeutsch9987 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      learn english or chinese :)

  • @philippeforest8502
    @philippeforest8502 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Très intéressant ! J'ai dévoré les 30 épisodes en mandarin sous-titrés en anglais en une semaine. Superbe ! Merci et bravo ! (Québec, Canada, septembre 2024)

  • @jameswalker5796
    @jameswalker5796 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The books were amazing, each better than the last. I hope the series lives up to them.

    • @EdgarTheOnion
      @EdgarTheOnion ปีที่แล้ว

      Do check out the live action 30 episode series from Tencent, i've watched it and the series was loyal to the book. Truly a well made series!

    • @peggygilmour8905
      @peggygilmour8905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They blew my mind.

  • @Shaggy-8392
    @Shaggy-8392 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    New ideas from new cultures. Exactly what the world needs. Asia was the original spiritual and philosophical leader.

    • @kaneidareyue7715
      @kaneidareyue7715 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nothing new about his culture, he wants to have China destroyed.

    • @Jimmy2toes4u
      @Jimmy2toes4u 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Shhh

    • @liuj88
      @liuj88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I'm not sure if Asia was the original, or why it matters whether it is, but your hyperbole diminishes your point.

    • @jacobharris954
      @jacobharris954 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I am pretty sure Africa is the first in many things

    • @Pollymichaelis
      @Pollymichaelis 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We’re the furthest things from new 😂 we’re one of the first ancient civilisations but thanks

  • @陈晰然
    @陈晰然 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I thought I loved the three body problem.
    but now I knew The best thing about reading the three body problem was it introduced me to the works of the translator Ken Liu, which makes the writing of the three body problem look like that of an amateurs'.

  • @rocinante6530
    @rocinante6530 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great interview.

  • @timbercladdingcn
    @timbercladdingcn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great Chinese writer. absolut he has lots of Chinese fans. I have been reading his works since I was 18 years old.

    • @ΥγρόΠυρ
      @ΥγρόΠυρ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      我从2001年开始读刘慈欣的小说

    • @timbercladdingcn
      @timbercladdingcn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      我2013@@ΥγρόΠυρ

    • @HaiyingWang-eo2pm
      @HaiyingWang-eo2pm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      我在高中开始阅读他的作品​@@ΥγρόΠυρ

  • @DragonLong-vs3zf
    @DragonLong-vs3zf 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    NETFLIX is already landing the three body problem series, i've been finish the first episode. I'd say truly amazing!

    • @Tirlex
      @Tirlex 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      How is the series is it good? Is it also faithfull to the source material?

    • @DragonLong-vs3zf
      @DragonLong-vs3zf 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Tirlex I can’t sure about that cause I didn’t read three body novel before I watch Netflix .However, I’m really enjoyed it.

    • @tommyzty1089
      @tommyzty1089 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      ⁠@@TirlexThey changed some story settings (like the modern story is set in London now instead of Beijing) and characters, but I think it’s still a worthy adaptation, just don’t get too fixated on things happening exactly as in the book. If you prefer an exact adaptation then the Tencent series is better

    • @deadsetanime7102
      @deadsetanime7102 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Watch the Amazon series by comparison. It's in Chinese language so you need read subtitles if you don't speak the language.
      I found it to be a slower and more detailed burn. It is great for someone who enjoys that style.

    • @JoLomyrCho7
      @JoLomyrCho7 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I sincerely and strongly recommend TENCENT three body!!! That’s absolutely a masterpiece with a low budget though 😭😭

  • @MeissnerEffect
    @MeissnerEffect 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you what a treasure 🦋

  • @PermacultureCowboy
    @PermacultureCowboy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Cixin is a genius and Jim’s the one who got me into physics ❤

  • @gaylewilson1734
    @gaylewilson1734 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    An absolutely brilliant writer! I was introduced to his writing in his book The Wandering Earth and have now also read Remembrance of Earth's Past, and I look forward to reading more of his works!

  • @Dean1000...
    @Dean1000... 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great author! Books are amazing.

  • @chartingwithliv
    @chartingwithliv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Needs more recognition

  • @shroomamiii
    @shroomamiii ปีที่แล้ว +4

    so inspiring

  • @user-si3gu8pm6j
    @user-si3gu8pm6j 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good show - I want to read all the books; reminds me of the ideas presented in 'The Killing Star'. It's hard for me to reconcile how a policy of isolationism helps societies in the long view though. I agree with the immediate disastrous effects of contact between assymetrical societies but over longer timescales circumstances improve

  • @MegaYoyo911
    @MegaYoyo911 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This trilogy is masterclass in storytelling!!!

  • @CatherineLambert-fz7pd
    @CatherineLambert-fz7pd ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I really hope his fame leads to his early books being translated into English or French because I can't read Chinese 😢

    • @acidtwin
      @acidtwin ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They were already translated to English long ago.

    • @AlainPaulikevitch
      @AlainPaulikevitch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      check out his latest "Of Ants and Dinosaurs" (i found it as an english epub online)

    • @AaroxW
      @AaroxW 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      well, they are

  • @COLATO_com_br
    @COLATO_com_br 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    well done !

  • @Su-ou8vi
    @Su-ou8vi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love this man, love his speaking style...
    I love the drama produced by Tencent. The main character Wang Miao walks out from the first book of the trilogy, just like Liu said in the conversation. The character is also more lively compared to the book. The details and the performance are so convincing. Since then, I always imagine his face when I think about the book and the character.

  • @wentao5742
    @wentao5742 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    such an awesome conversation

  • @J-Loe
    @J-Loe ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is great!
    Jim I’ve been a fan for at least 15 years.
    You’re the best science presenter of our era.
    Hey go find James Burke while he’s still with us.

    • @J-Loe
      @J-Loe ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plus the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy is top notch work.
      I’m hugely impressed by it.

  • @hohdude
    @hohdude ปีที่แล้ว +21

    please add caption for English for deaf and hard of hearing.

  • @YaretziaGarcia
    @YaretziaGarcia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3BP trilogy changed my whole life, SERIOUSLY! I still highly think about Death’s End to this day, the trilogy is full of ideas and amazing crazy science talk! I think differently about humanity and outer space in general now forever.

  • @buyukdevrimci9711
    @buyukdevrimci9711 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Çok zeki bir insansın çok. Muhteşem bir evren yaratmışsın 🇹🇷🇹🇷✌️✌️

  • @akeelyaqub2538
    @akeelyaqub2538 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He speaks just like the characters in the trilogy I love it lol

  • @AlainPaulikevitch
    @AlainPaulikevitch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    By far the best contemporary science-fiction writer, not only is he on par with the greats from the past, but him being contemporary makes his writing much more pertinent and interesting. I hope his well never dries.

  • @StotyBegins
    @StotyBegins 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Such incredible honesty and humility.

  • @foetaltreborus2017
    @foetaltreborus2017 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I,d love revue of the " differences or otherwise between the translation from the original Chinese to English..

  • @EliaSchool1990
    @EliaSchool1990 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Cet homme est un génie !

  • @Userhandle7384
    @Userhandle7384 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why no subtitles? It’s automated by Google, the library just has to turn it on..?

  • @roverdover4449
    @roverdover4449 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He's a year older than me, and looks really good.
    (Cixin Liu, not Jim Al-Khalili)

  • @rozzgrey801
    @rozzgrey801 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    People credit Cixin with the idea of the 'dark forest', that alien races stay quiet for fear of attack, in his 2008 novel of humanity facing extinction by an overwhelming alien invasion, but I saw the idea in Greg Bear's 1987 novel the Forge of God, which used the same 'dangerous forest' analogy for an unstoppable alien attack that destroys human civilisation.

    • @AUniqueName
      @AUniqueName 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Interesting! I honestly thought Cixin named his book after the theory, but a Google search proved me wrong.
      So it was an already established theory, and Wikipedia shows "A similar hypothesis, under the name "deadly probes", was described by astronomer and author David Brin in his 1983 summary of the arguments for and against the Fermi paradox". A few years before Greg Bear. But I'm sure the hypothesis in general probably stretches back even further.
      But it seems like Cixin's Dark Forest became the official modern credited term for this hypothesis! That's actually really cool- good for him!

  • @nightoftheworld
    @nightoftheworld 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    24:55 *Stranger than fiction* “My principle is based on the following fact. I believe the at among all the stories of our human civilization, from mythology to modern novels, the most shocking, the most fascinating, with the most twists and turns, the most intriguing ones would be the development of science itself. Its development, history, and its achievement of uncovering many natural secrets are fascinating enough to be narrated as sci-fi.”

  • @changtimwu
    @changtimwu 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for such an intricating interview. How did Cixin Liu and Jim Al-Khalili talk in different languages? Was there an online transcribe / translation function by offered the meeting software?

    • @lunazhang6010
      @lunazhang6010 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Human interpreters 😅 probably simultaneous interpreting.

  • @marcp4389
    @marcp4389 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just read The Dark Forest. Probably one of the top 5 science fiction stories I’ve read.

  • @jstrngs567
    @jstrngs567 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was reading Death’s end on my kindle when it said I had like 2 hours left to read as I was getting ready for bed. It is now 2:20am, I have finished the trilogy, I cannot sleep🤣 sensational work, currently in a state of existential crisis

  • @inhthihoanglinh6858
    @inhthihoanglinh6858 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really want to see his half-written novels.

  • @ev9878
    @ev9878 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    After finishing this trilogy, I haven’t been able to find another sci-fi/fantasy book that measures up, it set the bar so high! Has anyone got any recommendations for a great read?
    The Netflix series is a huge disappointment. It's far too short for the scope of the story. This should have been at least five seasons, with each season dedicated to one book. Instead, they rush through the plot, mix up key elements, and leave out some of the most epic scenes from the books. On top of that, the acting is subpar, which only adds to the frustration. It's a missed opportunity to do justice to such a rich source material.

  • @raymondchang4428
    @raymondchang4428 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They should definitely make this into a movie and show it on the big screen. I am sure it will be one of the best science fiction movies of all time! Plus, it could be split into different parts just like Avatar.

  • @mosaicmind88
    @mosaicmind88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Completely changed my stance on SETI.

  • @JaneShaw-s6c
    @JaneShaw-s6c 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why are the books on Jim Al-Khalilis bookshelves all blurred out?

  • @oo88oo
    @oo88oo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved the first volume. The second volume seemed like a whole different writer had written it, and it wasn’t in the same league as the first one.

  • @defel1
    @defel1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Although I have watched and enjoyed the first season of the Netflix adaptation, I would like to see the original Chiese TV series (obviously with subtitles). I think the alien civilization's development as portrayed in fits and starts in the three-body star system is paralleled somewhat by scifi's development in recent Chinese history. Interesting interview.

  • @DeepTitanic
    @DeepTitanic ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's a shame I would have loved the cold war setting for the first book

  • @voiceover2191
    @voiceover2191 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To me this trilogy is the best trilogy in SF since the Foundation trilogy.

    • @AlainPaulikevitch
      @AlainPaulikevitch 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it is conceptually richer than foundation

  • @ChrisMcKenna-k8h
    @ChrisMcKenna-k8h 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's something wrong with this man. Genius like this is freaky.

  • @littletrsnj
    @littletrsnj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    一天写多少字这个地方的翻译不对啊,words 和 characters 怎么能 1:1 翻译呢。大概 2 characters= 1 words 才对

  • @aldrinspeck2724
    @aldrinspeck2724 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    simultaneous automatic translation?

  • @megashermes5247
    @megashermes5247 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    For me, he is the best science fiction writer of all time. He is a true genius.

    • @timbuktu777
      @timbuktu777 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The video game subplot is terrible though. He's clearly never played a video game, and his editor should have suggested he changed that.

  • @alandeutsch9987
    @alandeutsch9987 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    我很好奇他们怎们进行了这个对话。一个人在说的时候,另一人在听翻译吗?我觉得这样的话比较尴尬。

  • @jesusalbertovargasmeneses2149
    @jesusalbertovargasmeneses2149 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where can I get the book originally in Chinese?

  • @reganjo1955
    @reganjo1955 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interview starts 7:23

  • @lorencproductions
    @lorencproductions 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The way he describes how Chinese sci-fi went through cycles of ascent and decline, with the succeeding works inheriting very little from the previous, reminds me of the rise and fall of Trisolaran civilizations. I thought he was intentionally drawing a direct metaphor, but I guess not?

  • @kubricksghost6058
    @kubricksghost6058 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow

  • @lillegrisensbattlemovies6201
    @lillegrisensbattlemovies6201 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The spiritual successor to Arthur C Clarke. Real thought- provoking hard SF. The AI- era "Dune" novels with a twist of modern China and its trials and tribulations interwowen. The future of SF is bright and promising indeed!

  • @tsecat2569
    @tsecat2569 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Li Cixin seems like an open minded person, he said he dun wanna interrupt the creative process of movies/dramas by following story adaptation😊 I think he will still be happy for the adaptation by Netflix

    • @methamphetamineaddict5217
      @methamphetamineaddict5217 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He signed off on its production, I think he already knows what Netflix made

  • @BreezyE-d3n
    @BreezyE-d3n ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Audio translation please

  • @VagosGazis
    @VagosGazis 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Am I the only one who thinks he dodged all the important questions ?? 😂😂😂

  • @atohms
    @atohms ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And here I am two of the best minds together. & nobody is watching. 😢 btw loved it!

  • @moon-if6ol
    @moon-if6ol 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No offense, but in my humble opinion, as a sci-fi serie, the Netflix version is an interesting one, while it's a piece of trash as an adaption of the Three-Body Trilogy. I don't really think the Chinese TV version is a very great one. But at least we can obviously see how they try their best to be loyal to the original book and transform the words into images and actors' performance. Besides, even as an adaption, I didn't see much more remarkable or logical new creation in Netflix version, while I can only see many important and impressive personalities of the characters and ideas of the whole story be taken away regretfully.

  • @harvestcanada
    @harvestcanada 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had the pleasure of meeting Cixin Liu, a great write nice to know him, but he seems very uncomfortable with speaking English. I had my novel signed by him. 😀

    • @AaroxW
      @AaroxW 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      true his english isn't very good

  • @88feji
    @88feji 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    8:50

  • @Little-bird-told-me
    @Little-bird-told-me 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So talking about evils of cultural revolution is no longer a taboo in China ?

    • @MessiGod-d3f
      @MessiGod-d3f 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      早就不是了

  • @peterbroderson6080
    @peterbroderson6080 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The moment a particle is a wave; it has to be a conscious wave!
    Nicola Tesla states, “If you want to find the secrets of the universe,
    think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration”
    Gravity is the conscious attraction among waves to create the illusion of particles,
    and creates our experience-able Universe.
    Max Planck states: "Consciousness is fundamental and matter is derived from Consciousness".
    Life is the Infinite Consciousness, experiencing the Infinite Possibilities, Infinitely.
    We are "It", experiencing our infinite possibilities in our finite moment.
    Our job is to make it interesting!

  • @misterbd9641
    @misterbd9641 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Netflix 8 episodes or so. Too short, more questions than answers.

  • @nightoftheworld
    @nightoftheworld 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    31:43 *Hyperstition* “[R]ather than saying that sci-fi is an escape from reality, I would say sci-fi helps us to expand the reality. So I would say, that through imagination, sci-fi helps us to expand the reality both in time and also space that we cannot arrive today.“

  • @RosendoUrsprung-b6q
    @RosendoUrsprung-b6q 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Donnelly Common

  • @RH-of5cr
    @RH-of5cr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Yes, the Chinese version is, by far, the very best. For some reason, Netflix put a bunch of white folk in it... I don't know why. As a white folk, i heartily endorse the Chinese version on Amazon Prime - just flip on subtitles - the actors are brilliant, the music fantastic and, of course, this story is incredible. Cixin Liu is among the greats of sci fi.

    • @peggygilmour8905
      @peggygilmour8905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In one word, censorship. Some things show up in translation that don't go along with the rest.

    • @peggygilmour8905
      @peggygilmour8905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I picture Cixin Liu sitting at his desk writing Chinese characters in the same way that Po Chu-I wrote his poems. When I come to a paragraph that doesn't fit, I blame the translation.

    • @drewsaga6533
      @drewsaga6533 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The show is already on TH-cam now for free and 4K. English subtitles.

    • @RH-of5cr
      @RH-of5cr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@drewsaga6533 awesome - people should watch it. great stuff!

    • @voidvector
      @voidvector 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      He's books are good because they are fantastical, awe-inspiring, and thought-provoking. Characters are more like messengers that delivered the story than focus of the story, so it's not a big loss.

  • @airbender7025
    @airbender7025 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Actually it is imposible for the planet's inhabitant to survive 2 stars. The planet would be scorched.
    Interestingly, budhism version of doomsday or the end of human on earth is when the sun become two, then 3, until total of 7 suns. Mind blowing.

  • @micahdembo5140
    @micahdembo5140 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    His work has not been properly publicized. He may well win, but we need to if this has much influence on other authors, and if it is widely read outside China. It has a lot of rather political elements concerning the western imperialist activity in China. Especially the opium wars.

    • @methamphetamineaddict5217
      @methamphetamineaddict5217 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't think you have read his books or any of his interviews if you actually believe that. cixin has been very clear several times that his work should not be seen through a political lens

    • @micahdembo5140
      @micahdembo5140 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@methamphetamineaddict5217
      Since Cixin speaks only Mandarin, obviously there is a language barrier and he speaks in very long uninterrupted passages of complex philosophical influences, very difficult to follow if you are not a scholar of Chinese literature. Besides he is under contract to support the Netflix production, so he has to be polite. To get the Chinese nationalism and opium war connection, Read Cindy Yu’s review in the UK Spectator.

  • @futurecenterofficial
    @futurecenterofficial 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing author

  • @BenjaminJoy-o1m
    @BenjaminJoy-o1m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wilber Points

  • @SarahGomx
    @SarahGomx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Janae Glens

  • @EvaJulie-f7x
    @EvaJulie-f7x 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dario Plaza

  • @MichaelPlath-f6j
    @MichaelPlath-f6j 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Russel Locks

  • @JenkinsStanley-z2q
    @JenkinsStanley-z2q 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Barney Extensions

  • @Jasmine_breeze
    @Jasmine_breeze 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can't believe that a conversation with a literary genius and philosopher has fewer views than "what I ate today", "everything I bought today" and similar nonsense. This speaks volumes about the human condition.

    • @梦霸道
      @梦霸道 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      我和您有一样的看法,感觉对话内容乏味至极…..两位天才没有深刻的聊天内容!!

  • @GibsonGlenn-c8j
    @GibsonGlenn-c8j 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chelsey Glens

  • @DavidSchneider-c6r
    @DavidSchneider-c6r 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crawford Mountains

  • @MarcTravis-z9r
    @MarcTravis-z9r 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maribel Wall

  • @inception727
    @inception727 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Three body problems is point on how himanity would act during a crisis or genocide. # COVID #gaza

  • @PClanner
    @PClanner 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I caught the Netflix series and what intrigues me about this is the arrogance of the human race.
    An alien race is contacted and is invited. Now what I think is the height of arrogance, is that the alien would WANT to come to visit. What could it benefit? Why would it expend the energy? and after looking at the options there is only 1 reason.
    Food.

    • @oerthling
      @oerthling 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Food isn't the reason and wouldn't make sense.
      You are correct in asking for what they would invest all this effort - and the second book (and probably second season) will answer that. Hints were dropped at the end of season 1.
      They're not coming for a "visit".

    • @PClanner
      @PClanner 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@oerthlingOK - not read the book but the choices are limited which boils down to help them in the future (Arrival) to we have no resources on our planet or we need slaves/food.
      So, the visit ends up in us being the food - amirite?

    • @oerthling
      @oerthling 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PClanner Nope. If you have high tech civilization capable of starflight you don't need aliens to get enough to eat.
      Realistic aliens will never come to eat us, steal our water or gold or whatever the usual things are that some scifi authors imagine.
      There's plenty of stuff lying around everywhere in asteroids.

  • @DeliciaFormhals-u2i
    @DeliciaFormhals-u2i 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tremaine Union