There’s so much going on in Aneesh Chaganty’s Sundance hit “Searching,” it stands to reason that even eagle-eyed viewers might miss some story elements of a movie occurring entirely on a computer screen. Like other “screen-based movies” (think “Unfriended” or “Profile”), “Searching” is packed with information that zooms past at a breakneck speed, and it’s up to the filmmakers to subtly push viewers to focus on the most essential items.
For the John Cho-starring film, those essential items follow the film’s central story, which sees Cho’s character David furiously attempting to locate his missing teenage daughter, aided by emails, social media channels, and live news reports. There’s plenty to unpack, but Chaganty’s film works extremely well, telling a compelling story in an inventive framework. But it seems that said framework is even more clever than initially believed, because inside all of the key information,...
For the John Cho-starring film, those essential items follow the film’s central story, which sees Cho’s character David furiously attempting to locate his missing teenage daughter, aided by emails, social media channels, and live news reports. There’s plenty to unpack, but Chaganty’s film works extremely well, telling a compelling story in an inventive framework. But it seems that said framework is even more clever than initially believed, because inside all of the key information,...
- 11/13/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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