Netflix: A new (The Talented Mr.) Ripley

MTGseattle said:

I enjoyed the series quite a bit and agree that it contained a lot of inspiring visuals. I'll have to check out the books at some point.
My only quibble with the show was during the boat scene and the sound effects. they made it sound like it took place on something way bigger than a small-ish runabout.

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I think that was an intentional exaggeration--one of two in the show--to demonstrate that impulsive actions (murders) create unmanageable responses. Both in the books and especially as portrayed by Andrew Scott, Ripley is amoral and opaque. But the world around him isn't, and it's the inanimate world that he can't control. It seems to have a force of its own.

I had to concentrate on what I was hearing, and then let go of the "Hey, a small boat wouldn't make those sounds." I'll likely watch it again. I'll wager it will not bother me on a second viewing.