One of Netflix’s most popular shows that I’ll never review again – because what could possibly be the problem? – To be The movies that made us. Conforms to its status as a by-product from Toys that made us, The movies that made us fueled by populist nostalgia rather than cinematic rigor, aiming to please you with the things you (and everyone else) have come to love instead of forcing any internal examination or review. care about that vehicle.
Occupy the vast intermediate field between The movies that made us and an extremely meticulous or extremely intellectual film essay like Thom Andersen’s Los Angeles plays by itself or Marlon Riggs’ Color Adjustment is a new series from Netflix Voir, a six-volume collection of visual essays tied to a love of cinema.
Voir
Key point
Good writings brimming with a love of cinema, at worst at least brief.
Voir comes from executive producers David Fincher and David Prior and will likely be sold under the Fincher name because he’s David Fincher, even if Prior’s involvement is clearly more hands-on. To celebrate the joy of watching movies at a time when many people still don’t feel like going to the movies, Voir was an attempt to show that Film Twitter would want to watch but could not morally consider it because of various personal relationships with spotlight creators such as itinerant critics Drew McWeeny and Walter Chaw or award blogger Sasha Stone – at least without mandatory disclosures such as: Drew is a longtime old friend and colleague, while at least one Voir The narrator blocked me on Twitter for mysterious reasons.
Neither positive nor negative personal connection has much of an impact on the fact that Voir, on purpose, not trying to do a single thing; the episodes are superior in focus, form, and quality, even though it’s not the cinematic version of ESPN 30 for 30 franchise more than half a dozen slightly lengthy versions of the Chuck Workman Oscar movie.
The six entries in common were essays narrated by this group of enthusiasts and enthusiasts – McWeeny, Chaw, Stone, Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos. Actually, the easiest way to say what Voir doing is to urge people to look for Zhou and Ramos’ One picture per frame webseries, still available on YouTube. Only Fincher and Prior know why they want to make a new series and not just a reboot One picture per frame in a new house, since three Voir the episodes come from those creators and look like an extension of that series.
My guess is that the executive producers – who had previously directed several episodes, Fincher did not – like One picture per frame, but wanted to show a little more flexibility. So what is Voir episode? Do you have Stone recalling the summer of 1975, especially the experience of seeing Jaw and watch it usher in the era of Hollywood blockbusters. Chaw also looks dated, but he’s receptive 48 hours, the film he first saw at the age of 9, is a wonderful blend of current reflection and analysis, seeing the film as a text and interweaving with star theory and theory. auteur to show how it fits into the work of Eddie Murphy and Walter Hill. . McWeeny uses Lawrence of Arabia is the mainstay of discussion about how we can love a movie even when its main characters can’t be designed to match. Zhou and Ramos work on a more conceptual level, and their episodes examine the creation of cartoon characters, respectively, representations of revenge and the age-old debate between film and television.
Within that diversity, there are several individual approaches. Stone’s recollection is through staged flashbacks featuring the actors, accompanied by numerous clips from Jaw. The animated and revenge episodes feature live interviews with academics and a host of big names in the Disney space, including Glen Keane and Brenda Chapman. Some episodes are fueled by clips from the series, artfully edited around echoes of dialogue or themes. Features of animated episodes, well, animated. Some episodes offer their narrator a role on camera, often sitting in a dark theater, while in others they just voice over. The TV episode features what I believe is just an actress representing all TV viewers, which may well represent the ubiquity of the medium, but I can’t say for sure.
Practice length is between 17 and 23 minutes, which is beneficial for essays with clear, concise thesis and conclusion. Turns out 22 minutes is the perfect amount of time to listen to Chaw .’s muse 48 hours, which made me want to watch the movie again, an interesting movie, available on Amazon but not Netflix. There’s no doubt that McWeeny’s thoughts on anti-heroes can stretch to the length of the series, but his episode makes for a lot of convincing and covers a fair amount of history. film. Plus, it’s always nice to enjoy the footage from Lawrence of Arabia, interestingly, is available on Amazon but not Netflix. Zhou’s revenge essay covers everything from the original Lumiere shorts to John Wick, even though it’s built around Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, interestingly, is available on Tubi but not Netflix. In fact, say what you will do Voir includes clips from Fincher projects and other things, but this series could act as an advertisement for Netflix’s library and it’s very unlikely instead.
Unsurprisingly, this TV critic was most frustrated by the episode’s superficiality in the only way to admit television, which barely rises to the level of media analysis I’ve come to expect from an introductory class of a seminar for freshmen. However, it has a very funny twist regarding Game of Thrones final’s night. The animated episode is informative and packed with interesting voices, but I don’t think it really ties together. Stone’s flimsy recollections of the visceral effects of Jaw beautifully shot – had directed that episode before – but the mix of memory and test was exhausted by the end of 17 minutes.
Netflix has stirred interest for Voir on Twitter with a tease of a special Fincher announcement, as if Mank 2: The Mankening is in the process of development. The actual series itself largely dictates the director’s love of movies, but there’s no logic to what I can say, “If you like Zodiac, you will dig Voir. Think of these six episodes as a proof-of-concept for a cinematic smarter Netflix show than just a trip down memory lane full of popcorn and having enough to enjoy.
