Hollywood manages to bring out films targeted towards young kids every now and then. The latest Netflix release 바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™ is another such story of a young boy who has an active imagination and finds himself being scared of the dark. What happens next is what the film is all about.
바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™: Story
Orion seems a lot like your average elementary school kid. He is very shy, unassuming of things and, at the same time, harbours a secret crush on a fellow classmate. Despite the normal exterior, Orion is also a boy filled with adolescent anxiety and gets completely consumed by some of the most irrational fears which every kid of that age struggles with. He is scared of bees, dogs, the ocean, cell phone waves, murderous gutter clowns, and even falling off of a cliff. Most of these are but natural, however, the most he is afraid of is the dark. He confronts dark on a daily basis. But things take a turn when the literal embodiment of fear visits him and tries to convince Orion that he isn바카라™t that bad. To prove himself, Dark takes Orion on a 24-hour roller coaster journey all across the globe to show him that there isn바카라™t anything to be afraid of in the night. What happens in this journey is what the story is all about.
바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™: Performances
Paul Walter Hauser manages to get a good depth into the voice. He not only makes it sound firm and fearful, but at the same time gets it to the pitch where you start feeling endearing and emotional towards the character. It바카라™s a good balance to achieve.
Jacob Tremblay바카라™s voice modulations are really apt for the character. Not for an instance do you feel not connected to the character. Being of such a young age, he manages to make you feel attached to the character by just his voice, and that바카라™s a tremendous feat to achieve.
The rest of the supporting cast have done their parts decently, however, there바카라™s no other character that stands out.
바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
Sean Charmatz바카라™s direction uses a brilliant technique by telling the story through the eyes of three generations. That바카라™s a technique that not many filmmakers would have used. The way he keeps the story relatable yet jumping from one timeline to the other, and ensuring at the end that it still is understandable by kids is applause-worthy.
Charlie Kaufman바카라™s writing is pretty much the best part about 바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™. The way he has brought to fore some of the most poignant fears that kids go through in their childhood is brilliant. He has tried to give a spin to the narrative by making sure that these traumatic elements eventually come out on the right side making sure that a correct message is sent over to the kids.
Kevin Sukho Lee바카라™s editing is crisp. He makes sure that the film does get too long otherwise the adults sitting with the kids to watch the film would get bored. That바카라™s a very tricky situation, and managing to get that to perfection shows his prowess on the chopping board.
The music by Robert Lydecker and Kevin Lax is also decent. While there are no standout songs or anything, but the way the they바카라™ve got the background score to help you as a viewer feel like you바카라™re narrating the story yourself is praiseworthy.
바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™: Cast & Crew
Director: Sean Charmatz
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Angela Bassett, Colin Hanks, Natasia Demetriou, Nat Faxon, Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gugino
Available On: Netflix
Duration: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook바카라™s Verdict
바카라˜Orion And The Dark바카라™ is definitely one of the best fairytale stories to have been narrated in a long time. It바카라™s simple, relatable and makes you feel like you바카라™re telling it to a kid. The characters make you relive all your childhood scares and at the same time help you to see the bright side to those scares. It바카라™s definitely a breezy One-Time Watch. I am going with 3.5 stars.
