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Heavily Narrated Movies


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9 hours ago, Gugny said:

It recently dawned on me that some of my favorite movies are heavily narrated.

 

The ones that came to mind were:

 

Shawshank Redemption

Stand By Me

Goodfellas

 

What other heavily narrated movies do you think were good?

Apocalypse Now! Martin Sheen's haunted voice!

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9 hours ago, DC Tom said:

The Usual Suspects.

Carlito's Way.

 

But Goodfellas is far and away the best use of voiceover narration.  Scorcese is an absolute master of that technique (e.g., Casino and Taxi Driver.)

How could I forget The Usual Suspects? :wallbash:

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1 minute ago, Mark Vader said:

How could I forget The Usual Suspects? :wallbash:

 

Because the narration is so seamlessly weaved in to the plot, switching between the interrogation and action, that it barely feels like narration.

 

It was brilliantly done.  But it's still no Goodfellas, which was pure voiceover narration that seamlessly and effortlessly blends with the visuals.  It's still a crime Goodfellas didn't get Best Picture over "Dances With White Guilt."  

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11 hours ago, DC Tom said:

The Usual Suspects.

Carlito's Way.

 

But Goodfellas is far and away the best use of voiceover narration.  Scorcese is an absolute master of that technique (e.g., Casino and Taxi Driver.)

That reminds me Casino had heavy narration too I think.

7 hours ago, Gray Beard said:

Milo and Otis

 

 

 

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8 hours ago, DC Tom said:

 

Because the narration is so seamlessly weaved in to the plot, switching between the interrogation and action, that it barely feels like narration.

 

It was brilliantly done.  But it's still no Goodfellas, which was pure voiceover narration that seamlessly and effortlessly blends with the visuals.  It's still a crime Goodfellas didn't get Best Picture over "Dances With White Guilt."  

 

That certainly was criminal.  I'll also add that Gump beating out Shawshank was utterly ridiculous.

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