How impressive is each episode with narrators’ experiences, expert insights, and analysis of each aspect seen
Voiro, the latest six episode-long Netflix docu-series produced by David Pryor and David Fincher, is a collection of visual essays narrated by movie buffs, featuring a slew of notable people in and around the Hollywood film industry.
These include film blogger Sasha Stone, editor-writer Tony Zhou, animator Taylor Ramos and film critics Walter Chave and Drew McEweny. In each episode, the narrator describes how cinema as a whole – and certain films in particular – influenced, challenged, thrilled and shocked them in various ways.
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Fincher, known for films such as Visionary Minds Fight Club, Seven And gone Girl, again brings its signature stamp to the project with some simple yet effective production quality.
The series hardly feels like a documentary due to the quality enactment and art direction in many sections. Fincher’s skill comes through especially when the tone shifts markedly between an interesting enactment of events in one episode and a difficult documentary show in the next one, without being distracting or feeling like two completely different shows. does. editing in Voiro It also plays a major role in making the audience understand the intricacies of some of the films discussed in it through visuals that make the whole viewing experience engaging.
Voiro
- Executive Producers: David Fincher and David Pryor
- Cast: Tony Zhou, Sasha Stone, Walter Chow, Taylor Ramos, Drew McEweny
- Story: Film lovers examine the cinematic moments that thrill, shock, challenge and change them forever in this collection of visual essays.
Meanwhile, the sequence of each of the six episodes is probably the strongest aspect of the series. The average duration of each episode is 19 minutes, but what’s impressive is the amount of information in each episode, as well as the experiences of the narrators, insights from experts, and analysis of each aspect seen in the episode. A shorter format of documentary filmmaking seems like the new trend on big commercial streaming platforms like Netflix.
in totality, Voiro An interesting addition to Fincher’s filmography, although at times it seems as if the opinion of the narrators is openly imposed on the audience. However, the series is mostly informative and introduces us to some absolute cinematic gems… which make it a worthwhile watch.
Voir is currently streaming on Netflix
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