Voiceover in movies often gets dismissed as lazy storytelling, and it definitely can be. You can probably think of several that don't quite work, or it feels hamfisted or uncomfortable. (For me, that would be the botched Blade Runner voiceover that Harrison Ford essentially phoned in.) Voiceover sometimes feels forced because it doesn't add anything to our understanding of the characters or stories. For that reason, beginning writers should probably avoid it until they get comfortable with the basics. But when done right, it becomes an invitation into a character's inner world. It helps the audience connect to their life and the events of the story. If you're looking to include voiceover in your next script, you should study the films in which it's done well. These films are among the strongest examples of narrative voiceover. The Batman Script exerpt from The Batman This iteration of the Caped Crusader gave us a hard-boiled noir-style Batman. Robert Pattinson's reading of journal entries anchors Matt Reeves' Batman in moodiness. You've probably heard some of this audio used ironically in a TikTok or two, but in the film, the narration gives us exposition and an emotional roadmap, tracking Batman's evolution from a cynical vigilante to a more heroic figure. Fight Club - YouTube www.youtube.com Edward Norton's unnamed narrator takes us on a descent into chaos, presenting a voiceover that initially seems trustworthy but eventually proves unreliable. The film's brilliance lies in its use of voiceover to deliberately mislead the audience, culminating in one...
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