Seeking Mavis Beacon is unique in its exploration of technology. Written and directed by Jazmin Jones, the era of advancement (with technological moving parts) creates a pattern of appreciation—a fictional character for software aspiration. Seeking Mavis Beacon travels to the days when people found fascination in the software itself. The film tends to lack an invigorating component in its writing. It does an excellent job searching for the pieces of the development of Mavis Beacon. It just tends to be a sleeper.

The film presents Jones (herself) as the leader in finding the story of her project. She interviews people about the characterizations of Mavis Beacon. She searches for the ones who developed the fictional character and the software. As she navigates this journey, she realizes there is a background to how Mavis Beacon felt like a human being. Mavis Beacon has the technicality around the fictional character inspired by a legit person. That person is Renee L’Esperance. She was a model who was with part of Saks Fifth Avenue.

There is soul-searching that has value. The theories are in limbo. It brings in a lot of first-person focus before establishing its presence. The writing tried to capture more of the patterns of the director’s process. That is not a lacking element. The reality behind what the film was going into did not offer much. There is confusing artistry (that does not tune into the plot of the documentary well). It does a surreal job with interviews of individuals. The transitions of focus are not so fulfilling in Seeking Mavis Beacon. It is a documentary of a rushed quality.

There is a fascination for discreetness in Seeking Mavis Beacon. With the pros and cons of finding the beneficial sides (from a fictional character), the layers of fascination struggle to evolve. Seeking Mavis Beacon has invigorating aspects, but its fulfillment is dry. Seeking Mavis Beacon is a documentary where value feels incomplete.

To clarify, “value feels incomplete,” the details and interviews are diverse to many voices. The aspect of influence does not meet the eye. It is the software of a franchise where the appreciation vibes keep falling below the surface to keep its focus. It is not terrible. Seeking Mavis Beacon is complex to hold the attention of its audience. Two out of four stars.