Today I recommend an apple TV+ sci-fi thriller with a unique format. The whole drama does not have any character picture, and the plot is purely driven by "voice"——
"Scary Call"
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Adapted from the French drama of the same name, "Scary Call" consists of nine episodes, each of which is a science fiction suspense story, lasting between 12 and 20 minutes.
The whole play does not have any characters, and instead a series of phone calls are taken. Three or five people have concise and cleverly conceived short dialogues, forming a brain-opening "time and space suspense" story.
More importantly, the brilliance of "Scary Call" is not that the setting of a certain episode is brilliant, but that the story of each episode is connected. The protagonists of each episode are related, and the "brain hole story" that occurs between them is a relatively complete closed loop.
In addition, "Scary Call" is not a simple radio drama.
Sound waves that appear straight, curved, spiral, or circled in the episode, as well as changes in color and subtitles, will change with the mood of the audio, that is, the situation of the person concerned.
For example, the dialogue between two people will be distinguished by different colors and the transformation of the focus point;
When the protagonist is about to be harmed, the subtitles turn into a strongly fluctuating red font to emphasize the changes in the character's mood and the impending danger;
Space-time confusion will be represented by a chaotic line that quickly gathers into one face.
The use of audio and geometry to tell the story in "Scary Call" gives people endless imagination and makes it easier for the audience to feel the emotions of the characters.
Secondly, the cast of the show's voices is also strong.
They are all familiar faces in Hollywood, such as Pedro Pascal of the "Red Viper", O'Brie Praza in "The Crowd", Aaron Taylor-Johnson of "Quicksilver", Lily Collins of "Snow White" and so on.
At present, the rating of "Scary Call" on Douban is 8.8 points, and the reputation is very high. Fans who like this type of drama can go to download and see.
It's a good habit to like it!