After a century of moving image where the cutting frequency has only become more and more stressed (and stressful), we can suddenly take part in a whole new easy-going storytelling experience. No, this does not refer to The Great Elk Walk or such slow TV, but the fact that Netflix, HBO and the other American producers / suppliers let their stories take time in a way that has not happened since ... never (except possibly then in the late 60's New Hollywood's).
In Europe we have long had creators who are not afraid of the thoughtful, from our own Roy Andersson to the Hungarian Béla Tarr (and do not forget the old Valium filmmaker number one: Greek Theo Angelopoulos) but now things are starting to happen in the US too, or well .., rather not happen things, then ...
We see late works with cameras looking forwards, cast figures who are allowed to think between their replicas, events that may take time, and a soundscape reminiscent of the whales' song.
This indicates good self-confidence among the authors, who seem to have great confidence in the audience's ability to concentrate. At the same time, it is a sign of the giants' strong position; they dare to take the turns, can offer what is missing in the broad part of the film industry. Before (before metoo) it was six and naked, now ... thought.
Three worthy sleepovers:
The Outsider (HBO)
Stephen King series received global acclaim for its narrative narrative, where the focus was as much on the hunt for a demon as on the protagonist's lyrical psyche and depressed face. This is just the first step, then the pace went down further in the below.
Dev's (HBO)
Alex Garland's (Ex machina) sci-fi series from a near future about a young woman looking for evidence that the big tech company is responsible for her boyfriend's death. Phlegmatic but quirky quantum flume, with replicas like "Ah ... that's the macroscopic superposition!".
Tales from the loop (Amazon Prime Video) The
slowest in the class, however, is this almost Zen Buddhist collection of black-and-white stories (signed Swedish Simon Stålenhag) about a small city where scary things are going on beneath the surface. As an intersection of the television series Black mirror and Beppe's good night time.