Elisabeth Moss about the emotional finale of The Handmaid's Tale

Elisabeth Moss about the emotional finale of The Handmaid's Tale

The sixth and last season of the successful series "The Handmaid’s Tale - The Report of the Magd" is currently running and ensures emotional waves among the spectators and participants. Elisabeth Moss, who embodies the central role of June Osborne, describes the end of the series as surreal and emotional. In an interview, she announced that she often broke out into tears while filming, but does not feel quite at the end, as she continues to be involved in production. The feeling of the end becomes really tangible for you, the more you think about the final scenes. Moss sees it as a privilege to play the role and to be active as a producer and director.

When asked whether she initially had concerns about taking on the role, Moss admitted that she was unsure about "Mad Men" to immediately commit herself to a new project. But after reading the first two episodes, she was convinced that no one else could play June, which ultimately motivated her to accept the role. The profound topics of the series have ensured that it can identify very much with her figure.

The relevance of history

"The Handmaid’s Tale" is based on Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel of the same name, which was published in 1984. The novel describes a totalitarian regime in America that deprives women of their rights and forces fertile women to serve as a "maid" for wealthy couples. Atwood has had the events based on historical events in her book, which makes history seem very relevant even today. Topics such as environmental crises, abortion restrictions and women's rights movements reflect current social challenges.

The adaptation that can be seen on Hulu was even shot in the USA before the 2016 presidential election. After the election of Donald Trump, numerous references to the book were visible in the protests of Women’s March, which again underlined the importance of the work. In an interview, Atwood and Moss discussed the relevance of the series for modern society and the importance of feminism.

The power of words and their effect

Margaret Atwood found that control over women and babies was and is a common practice in repressive regimens. In her discussions with Moss, she emphasized how important it was to use the right to vote to prevent tyrannical governments. Moss added that the representation of power relationships between sexes in history is a central point that is still important today.

The cultural importance of the characters and concise quotations from the book, such as "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum", come up not only in the series, but also in everyday life. Both ATWood and Moss agree that the topics of the book are not only plausible, but increasingly likely scenarios these days. They encourage to think about the role of women in society and to pay attention to which stories are told and by whom

The final season of "The Handmaid’s Tale" promises to encourage the audience to think again and to round off the important topics that the viewers have been with for years. In the mixture of emotional depth and social relevance, the series remains an important contemporary work.

More details about Elisabeth Moss and her role in the series can be found in the report by Yahoo Nachrichten . In addition, time offers interesting insights into the discussion between Atwood and Moss on the cultural relevance of history.