#the cgi is HORRENDOUS. But

[deanpinterester]

i hate to admit it but the flash is pretty fun

[redshoes-blues]

It feels illegal to have Doctor Who be this high budget. I’m not complaining, it’s just so strange it’ll take some getting used to lol

[hereditary20l8]

i had so much fun watching poor things but the more i think about it the less i like it.

[crimsonkenjii-writes]

I had a dream last night where I was watching a live action movie for chainsaw man???? And Aki was barely in it. There was a whole plot going on without him, when he should have been apart of it (since the actual story goes a little bit without him in the beginning) BUT IN MY DREAM DENJI WAS HIRED AS A DEVIL HUNTER BUT AKI WAS STILL NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!! So I’m like “oh okay maybe I just don’t recognize him yet. This is live action. Maybe he’ll look a lil different” que in this GUY who looks NOTHING like Aki. They literally used cgi on this man to make him LOOK MORE like Aki???? And it was horrendous. The cgi was so bad. They tried making Aki look like an absolute Chad with a huge jaw and Elijah Wood kind of blue eyes. And his top knot (which was also cgi????) was just a little tiny itty bitty wisp of hair sticking out at the back of his head. And they added red streaks in his hair????? (The red matched Angel devil’s hair though so that was a lil cute) And he just didn’t talk. He didn’t talk at all. He just stared you with them big ol eyes. Gojo glow in the dark eyes. And I was SO ANGRY LMAO bc I was like “THIS ISNT ACCURATE AT ALL!!! THIS IS WHY LIVE ACTION SUCKS!!!” And then I woke up. Thank you for coming to my dream talk again.

[kittydragondraws]

amanda the adventurer x the amazing digital circus

[kifu]

Unpopular opinion, but I hate hate the new animation style studios are leaning into. It's busy, it's jerky, it's hard to follow, it feels like stop motion done poorly.

[space-payacho]

sorry besties i just cant get into earthspark, the animation kills me

[p-receh]

Just revisiting the HTTYD series (movies and books) but then got me thinking...

A bit... frightened to be exact.

What if...I dunno I have 2 scenarios:

1. the live-action HTTYD will...somehow want to be more closer the books(eragon, Lord of the rings, Percy Jackson, etc)

Or

2. The pre events during Hiccup's adulthood in THW.

...

Tbf I am both intrigued AND scared at the same time.

Since THW... sorry Mr. Deblois. I'm a bit sceptical with you on this project.

[star-drip]

why don't i ever drop lore anymore wtf lmao

[rottakone]

Alright so cold take, the Minecraft Movie looks fucking horrendous. It looks like a parody or an advert, not an actual movie people would want to make or watch.

Many others have said the same thing, but why the fuck isn't it an animated movie?? There are so many beautiful fucking art pieces made by fans or just look at the official Minecraft concept art!!

The world of Minecraft is so pretty and you could have so much artistic freedom to make a really fucking cool stylistic animated movie!!

But no.. We get white zionist Steve and in general just an irl cast for some reason, and ugly ass CGI.

Why can't it follow the minimal story Minecraft already has? The main character, whether it be Steve or someone else, wakes up with no explanation as to how they got there, and they juat have to survive. Minecraft has all these mysteries baked into the different worlds and structures, it would be so cool to have the movie explore them in some way!

I'm assuming this movie will just be "Hey, I'm white zionist Steve and I'll help you guys get back to your world" and the main content of the movie is gonna be the group of people experiencing Minecraft things, that we've already seen and know everything about, for the first time.

Idk man. I think people should boycott the movie because of the zionist in the main role and I don't think that'll be too difficult. Thanks if you read the whole thing <3

[zhoufeis]

so... no one will point out how bad the sword and fairy dramas are?

[sol-draws-sometimes]

This reminds video I watched on Crunch Culture, it’s about video games but I think it applies, especially the section talking about fans saying that you NEED crunch to make good art. But yah I’m not biggest fan of people acting like crunch culture should be normal. People shouldn’t have to suffer to create art. Anyways, I think the quote that applies the best here is:

“… burning the candle at both ends completely drains you of any passion you might have had. A tired, stressed, underpaid, unhappy employee working the same hours as a fucking sweat shop worker, is not likely to put out their best work.”

i do find it a bit frustrating when people respond to the uncomfortable truth that some really well made pieces of art are made with crunch or other unhealthy work practices, and therefore believe that the only sustainable morally ethical alternative, are ugly/uninspiring pieces of art, like as if the bad cgi in mcu movie's aren't also the result of crunch.

[fan-of-chaos]

When CGI is so horrendously bad it stops bothering you and starts being funny XD

[emkini]

WELL my best bro and I watched the first episode of the live action A:TLA series and suffice to say we will not be watching any more of them (except maybe if I want to torture myself writing a full comparison analysis).

The writing is atrocious and I felt no emotional punch from any of the scenes. This show wants to be Game of Thrones and is failing— aside from action scenes there is little to no attempt at crafting interesting shots. Aside from the very first opening scene there are zero creative changes to the story that actually improve it or even add interest, and somehow the pacing is so off that even with a whole hour of runtime it still feels rushed. I get the distinct impression that this show is more worried about being a new, crowd-pleasing take on the original than about being faithful to the original's themes and characterization.

Speaking of characterization, it leaves a lot to be desired. Now I'm not going to be too hard on the younger actors, because they are children and they're not doing a bad job for their age. Most of the actors so far do also seem to have made a decent attempt at understanding their roles, but in some cases they....absolutely failed. Iroh immediately comes to mind– he feels exceptionally callous thus far and ironically his bright and dismissive encouragement of Zuko's firebending is the most egregious example. Iroh in the original show is established early on to have depth and steel to his kindness and his reprimands of Zuko have a consistent undertone of care. This Iroh is a military general who doesn't want to be here and occasionally puts on a forced kind uncle veneer that feels more jarring than authentic. Honestly Sokka is the only character so far who has captured ANY of the original charm for me and even he's been so watered down it's laughable.

The CGI isn't....horrendous, I guess, but it's terribly overused. Bending has no subtlety and is only used for shows of skill or power. There are some impressive landscapes and locations, but a lack of atmosphere and even just good cinematography does them no favors. Wolf Cove especially feels so oddly sterile for what's supposed to be quite a small, close-knit society that I couldn't like it nearly as much as I wanted to. GranGran's exposition scene made me want to pull my hair out for how badly it was done.

In summary, the first episode was downright offensive to my personal sensibilities and I have a feeling it's not going to get better. On the upside, however, when we watched the first episode of the original show it really highlighted jut how spectacularly done it was. In just 20 minutes you get a perfect feel for the characters, something the live action couldn't seem to do even with triple the runtime.

Also Zuko's scar is just face paint and I, as an eye horror enthusiast, am extremely mad about that.

[kyuoki]

The year is 2024 and I still can't fucking believe they deleted the absolute gem of a scene that was the first round of the Liar's Dice scene. Deleting that part was a crime against humanity.

The is year is 2022 and I'm still irrate that y deleted the first round of the Liar Dice scene in Dead man's Chest.

[nancydrewwouldnever]

Remember the comment Tarantino made that was a bit insensitive the way he came off? He may not have been wrong.

Chris has never been a movie star without Marvel, but he was very well-liked on the internet for several years there. A lot of buzz, but not really anymore but he wasn’t ever movie star. He wasn’t exactly ‘actor’ either (in the vein of movie star vs. actor) Even Rian Johnson didn’t exactly want him right off the bat for KO, Chris had to push for it. He’s never been a good script picker, or maybe he doesn’t get the offers. But he pushed and he was good in that role. He doesn’t seem to push or fight for things often.

Marvel really made his career. It’s not a bad thing or something to be disappointed about. I’m sure many starving actors would love to switch places!

Without Marvel, he’s back to being a bad script picker. Everyone has duds, and I like cheesy action movies sometimes, but he hasn’t had a full blown win in some time, just so-so to it’s ok, not bad, not great response to projects. R1 just isn’t it. The CGI even looks horrendous.

I think a lot of us fans had rose-colored glasses on, or higher hopes for him post marvel, you know since he went on and on how much he wanted to direct post-marvel and all the things he wanted to do post-marvel contract. A lot of hype or excitement from himself and his words that seems to have fizzled.

Still fans out there that will defend him, but not as many as there used to be. I kinda went all over the place with my comment 😂 sorry about that but I definitely see what you mean with your last couple of posts.

I think there's many more forces at play than just Chris' own possible "bad script picker." For one, the very real fact that typecasting exists at multiple levels within the film business. Actors get typecast in the minds of producers, directors, casting agents, writers, agents, and probably their own friends/coworkers. How hard must those prevailing assumptions about you as an actor be to "kick" against? I think there's some freedom in the starting phase of a career when you audition for anything and everything, and that can bring in a little bit of variety to your career. But then, you get typecast as much by your successes as your failures. The big budget action flick you're in hits big? Then those are what your follow up offers are. Maybe a small, edgy indie movie you're in gets moderate buzz and good reviews. Then your agents probably see more of those come in to their desks with your name mentioned. It's hard to be seen as more than one thing, because the human mind likes things to be easily categorized as discreet signifiers.

So, I think it's possibly telling that while he was having huge success with Marvel, he wasn't going for other big budget action films (like Hemmy has). Instead, he was filming smaller things like Before We Go, Gifted, RSDR while still in his Marvel contract. He tried going back to stage while still in the Marvel contract. I think that shows that at least then he was still trying to push himself and possibly still grow in his craft. Now, were those the greatest projects? Probably not, but then the "better" level of small movies - the prestigious indies or awards bait films - are routed by directors/producers/casting agents/agents to the actors who are "typecast" as the kinds of actors who star in those films. And, unfortunately, he wasn't included in that category. Even now, when he seems to be somewhat trying again, you can see he's not being thought of for those kinds of movies first. That Marvel success was such a double-edged sword.