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I WOULD have watched this if it was filmed in color

posted 3 years ago by Guitar King (4911)
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...instead of grey. And if Anya Joy was replaced by a better looking actress who's eyes aren't way too far apart.

[–] Karl Aksel (1487) 3 years ago

Judging from the trailer, the grey tone isn't ever-present. Some scenes seem to have more vibrant colours than others, but the "gritty" scenes do seem to be afflicted by that irritating grey-tone. I blame Steven Spielberg. He did it with Saving Private Ryan, and for some reason a lot of film makers after that thought it was a good idea. It was never a good idea.

[–] Guitar King (4911) 3 years ago

Yeah, even the movie poster is mostly grey. WTF???

[–] DeckardB26354 (1200) 3 years ago

Hmmm... In your subject header the word color is the american spelling, yet you spell grey the proper British English way in your comment!

[–] Leodicaprio (6426) 3 years ago

seems to be A24s style. even if you google A24. 5 out of the 8 posters that show up at the top of google are grey

[–] Guitar King (4911) 3 years ago

Yeah, it's a strange trend I keep seeing over and over. WTF???

[–] Leodicaprio (6426) 3 years ago

not sure ill have to look more into them and who the directors are. idk is the green knight, lighthouse, the witch and now this film all the same director?

they are beautiful well made films. its nice to see a studio trying and not just releasing pg mass produced cgi filled crap. that has its palace for sure I love the MCU. but its nice to see actual auteurs do their thing with beautiful cinematography, sets ect.

[–] Guitar King (4911) 3 years ago

Grey cinematography isn't beautiful though, it's dreary and ugly.

[–] scannerdarkly (1383) 3 years ago

It did work well for the movie The Lighthouse

[–] Leodicaprio (6426) 3 years ago

depends what you are going for. it kinda suited the witch and the lighthouse. I didnt finish green knight maybe I will today. like anything it can be overused but can also serve a purpose.

[–] FootOfDavros (8246) 3 years ago

Disappointing.

I was really looking forward to this film but I feel this 300 style color scheme may somewhat spoil the realistic, immersive feel I was hoping for...

[–] asom (6865) 3 years ago

Well ... it's quite realistic given the seasons and the weather ...

Portland looks like that 8 months a year ...

[–] Leodicaprio (6426) 3 years ago

makes sense plus this is northern Europe with less sunlight