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In reply to the discussion: 25 Movies, Many Stars, 0 Hits: Hollywood Falls to New Lows [View all]haele
(14,860 posts)the Cinematography is being shortchanged in post production CGI.
Movies are no longer "haptic"; backgrounds are out of focus and rather two dimensional. With few exceptions (like Cameron's Avatar movies), the viewer is not actually immersed in the movie, they do not get the feeling they can stand up and walk into the scene.
The human brain does recognize the difference between a narrow, fuzzy, dreamlike atmosphere and the scaled out perceptions of distance.
If it's a dream, the viewer can get nit-picking or bored. If it seems real, if you see pedestrians, vehicles and signage several blocks down on a city street, or can think you might make out the occasional squirrel or deer in the forest a hundred or so hundred yards in the distance, or in a distant plain background, see a hawk swooping and searching for rabbits, you're more likely to pay attention to the scene for a longer time.
You experience distance. You experience adventure.
You're not stuck sitting in front of a box, waiting for the scene in the box to end so you can go pee.
That's the benefit of going to a theater to see a movie where the Cinematography is on point.
Otherwise, just stream it.
On edit -James Cameron has proved CGI and green screen is not the problem with theatrical movies or digital filming. Poor post-production and filming short-cuts is the problem.