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Astronomical cinematic issues

posted 3 years ago by esshor (119)
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I found 2 central things odd, misplaced and lacking in this movie. And they're both astronomically related.
The film kept showing shots of boring solitary space overlooking a planetary body, during their fade outs between scenes... Uh... Why? I would've thought showing the rapidly advancing comet, in different approaching locations as it heads swiftly to earth would've been much more interesting and highly relevant.
It's so weird they wouldn't have done this.

Also, who else found the ending to just fizzle out? I was totally ready for and expecting the impact to be visually shown. In all its marvel and totality. The major heavy strike as it collided with earth at a most destructive angle, ejection of large amounts of dust into the atmosphere, rippling global shockwaves, a radiating air blast that travels out from the site flatenning anywhere it travels, triggering tsunamis, etc.
But no? None of it? Just an unsatisfying end to its build up, soundtracked by audio of eerie calm and peace..... Poor choice

[–] beauq81 (1094) 3 years ago

1. Movement is visible only when compared with surrounding objects. Considering the surrounding, visible objects are stars at a distance measured by hundreds of light years, movement is hardly noticeable.

2. The ending wasn't meant to be the one from Deep Impact and the likes, but more like the one in Seeking a friend for the end of the world. More emotion, less BANG.

[–] esshor (119) 3 years ago

I still would've wanted to see at least something.

[–] beauq81 (1094) 3 years ago

Imagination is a more powerful tool than sight

[–] fani (431) 2 years ago

I agree with the original poster.
The human mind cannot imagine some things especially at super high scales.

So for those things you need to be shown those things to get a visual clue.

Plus it's more fun since the build up lead to something spectacular in its devastation but didn't deliver.

The Nicholas cage movie Knowing delivered at the end

[–] beauq81 (1094) 2 years ago

If you want that kind of visualization, you watch Michael Bay. Plus, imagination doesn't need to be on a large scale. You imagine a bang, then you imagine those, directly under it, watching, getting ready to die, running to postpone it for just a few seconds. Then you imagine all those people, miles away, just watching, crying, vomiting from fear. Imagine Leo's character, torn limb from limb, Lawrence's character eviscerated... Small scale events and images building the big picture.

[–] Satan2016 (25539) 2 years ago

Release the Michael Bay cut!

[–] beauq81 (1094) 2 years ago

There was one, it's called Armageddon