Murky-Vision


Started off well but the second half of the film was in near dark. Not being able to see what was going on was a big negative.

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Here is the issue: Great cinematographers like James Wong Howe ignored "light logic," where, if you are in a shack with one small light overhead, the scene has to be dark. He believed in lighting to create atmosphere, but to make sure that you could see the characters and the environment. If you believed it emotionally, then it worked.

Today's cinematographers (using that word loosely!) either don't get that, or have teachers who have no appreciation for the great cinematographers like Wong Howe, Storaro, etc. They think, if a room is dark, just shoot it dark. You still want to give the room enough light so you can see the room. You still light the characters so they have a three dimensionality.

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really dark at the end. i thought the sound was also terrible.

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Streaming?

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