Documentary film captivates the viewer with the reliability of what is happening on the screen. Realities without embellishment. Post-processing and a small script are still present. But it's not as dominant as a movie. Pure improvisation. Feelings and experiences are on display. There it is!! Life as it is.
Therefore, feature films in the format of documentary films have become very popular due to the above.
Remember the Spanish thriller “Report”, the American “horror” “Paranormal phenomenon” and J.J. Abrams’ project “Monster”. The camera out of focus, the “trembling” picture and the feeling of amateur shooting fascinate with the realism of what is happening, albeit skillfully created by the director of pseudo-documentary.
Charlie's Journey is one of them. In fact, this series is a spin-off of the author's film "Last stop for Paul" (Last stop for Paul), when two friends Cliff and Charlie, tired of everyday life, swept the world, along the way scattering the ashes of the aforementioned friend Paul. An unforgettable adventure, fun and touching, crazy and absurd.
In the new series, Charlie will race around the world in search of his cousin Eric, who left school for the fun and parties of the whole world. Charlie's mission is to return the prodigal son to his father's home.
Charlie's Journey is a feature film with documentary elements. The storyline, which once again, as in the first feature film, is based on the people, traditions, atmosphere and entourage of the country, where Charlie wanders in pursuit of Eric.
It's also interesting. Two cameras and a rough, hastily written script. Almost complete improvisation and three days to shoot. As the author of the series himself admitted.
Strange inhabitants, wild manners, cereal places and local holidays, parties, drunkenness and parties. Places Charlie will take us to. To know the spirit of the visited country, its mentality through the love adventures of the hero, curious characters, naked female bodies and the indescribable atmosphere of the festivities of a new country is a kind of principle of Charlie.
In my opinion, Charlie’s Journey is an interesting interpretation of the genre of documentary film.
As a result, an entertaining series about Charlie’s adventures in different parts of the world, ironic and absurd, sometimes vulgar and politically incorrect, still has the right to exist.
A travel guide to a completely foreign culture and atmosphere of another country, the moviegoer should like thanks to the original script, organic and direct acting and an interesting plot.
6 out of 10