Encounters is a major disappointment; and this is coming from a UFO buff.
Documentaries have different styles. Options available to convey information are the following: use a narrator; use expert interviews; use testimonial interviews; use supporting graphics; and show footage of evidence. "Encounters" is almost exclusively use of testimonial interviews. And a lot of what they talk about are the emotions of the event, and the emotions of processing the event. There is very, very little UFO footage shown.
This style of documentary to me is hard to stay engaged. It feels like they interviewed a lot of people and then edited together the footage without a clear view of how to tell the story. It feels random.
Documentaries have different styles. Options available to convey information are the following: use a narrator; use expert interviews; use testimonial interviews; use supporting graphics; and show footage of evidence. "Encounters" is almost exclusively use of testimonial interviews. And a lot of what they talk about are the emotions of the event, and the emotions of processing the event. There is very, very little UFO footage shown.
This style of documentary to me is hard to stay engaged. It feels like they interviewed a lot of people and then edited together the footage without a clear view of how to tell the story. It feels random.