The Voice Over

********************
The Voice Over
http://urllio.com/r107m
(Copy & Paste link)
********************













































Three extreme situations that are actually the same.
"Voice Over" is a 9.5-minute short film from 4 years ago. The director is Martín Rosete and the writer is Luiso Berdejo, who you may know from the "REC" movie series. The star of the film, however, is Féodor Atkine and he is also the reason why the language is French, even if this is a Spanish production. We see the same man in deadly situations, in which he is about to suffocate, to drown and to bleed to death. It looks like a real life horror movie, almost torture for the audience with these hopeless scenarios. then again, there is the most unexpected plot twist near the end and this does actually become a romance movie. Who would have thought. I sure wouldn't. Probably the parallel drawn here between these situations is slightly absurd and over-the-top, but it was still refreshing how this actually turned into a happy ending. Good watch and I recommend it.
Let me just say that this is a beautiful short, a beautiful looking short that is. Three stories connected by a Narrator's voice over, which in itself becomes jarring and exposes an inherent weakness in visual story-telling. The director draws you in from the beginning and the high quality production values are apparent from the start. Coloured and imagined for a very demanding visual audience that wants to be impressed. BUT in essence there is no story and it tries to be too clever then it really is as none of the three stories has visual connections hence all hangs on the captivating narrative voice. In all honesty, the filmmakers are guilty of trying to be too clever forgetting that story is key.

  a5c7b9f00b