Re:We Can’t See ‘Star Wars’ Anymore
by BubRoss on Saturday December 21, 2019 @05:43PM
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That's interesting, but even 2k scans of first gen film straight from the camera is far from razor sharp. What they have is probably a 3rd gen release print from the 70s, so 4k is likely not going to look fantastic by today's standards and definitely won't make use of 4k resolution.
Re:We Can’t See ‘Star Wars’ Anymore
by SahAssar on Saturday December 21, 2019 @06:00PM
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The idea is to recreate the experience of watching it when it first came out, not to make it the absolute sharpest version. That it's in 4k is just to better be able to capture even quirks of film grain and so on, not to try to make it seem like a modern digitally captured movie.
Re:We Can’t See ‘Star Wars’ Anymore
by hurricanetc on Sunday December 22, 2019 @08:36AM
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I agree that everyone should watch and judge for themselves.
But I had a completely different reaction. To me it feels like a survey driven TV show devoid of compelling story or character development. As if they wrote every scene of every episode in a writing room with statisticians combing through data suggesting what fans might like and what toys they could sell.
The thing I dislike the most is that they added explanations and backstory to things that just didn’t need it. Fans could wonder and theorize endlessly about things such as Yoda and his race... until now. It takes the wonder out of the universe which is directly against the ideas presented in this article.
Re:We Can’t See ‘Star Wars’ Anymore
by mcphage on Sunday December 22, 2019 @10:21AM
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> The thing I dislike the most is that they added explanations and backstory to things that just didn’t need it. Fans could wonder and theorize endlessly about things such as Yoda and his race... until now.
What explanation or backstory did they add to Yoda and his race?
https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/project-4k77/
It's reminded me how much charm the universe has, it's a loving homage to the original while not feeling like a deliberate homage.
The universe feels realer somehow and the score is appropriately epic.
If you haven't seen it, totally worth a watch.
But I had a completely different reaction. To me it feels like a survey driven TV show devoid of compelling story or character development. As if they wrote every scene of every episode in a writing room with statisticians combing through data suggesting what fans might like and what toys they could sell.
The thing I dislike the most is that they added explanations and backstory to things that just didn’t need it. Fans could wonder and theorize endlessly about things such as Yoda and his race... until now. It takes the wonder out of the universe which is directly against the ideas presented in this article.
What explanation or backstory did they add to Yoda and his race?