Why does Peter Jackson feel compelled to "out-do" Tolkien? Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but when every scene is SO crazy out-of-control, video-gamed out that Mission Impossible looks like a Matlock episode, then something is wrong. Tolkien creates a fantasy world & things operate within that world in a "believable" way. But Jackson pushes everything WAAAY beyond the limit of even "fantasy belief" to the point where you're just constantly rolling your eyes. Like riding the knees of the Rock Giants. Or plummeting 3,000 feet on a rickety plank bridge that somehow remains perfectly level so nobody falls off. Or leaping tree-to-tree as they topple over like dominoes. None of this happens in the Tolkien, and adds nothing to the story. It just makes you feel like screaming "ENOUGH already! Yes, we GET that you have CGI so anyone can do ANYthing. But just show some self-control!" Also: 48fps is SO clear that it backfires & makes everything look even faker than in normal film! ...(read more)
Why does Peter Jackson feel compelled to "out-do" Tolkien? Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but when every scene is SO crazy out-of-control, video-gamed out that Mission Impossible looks like a Matlock episode, then something is wrong. Tolkien creates a fantasy world & things operate within that world in a "believable" way. But Jackson pushes everything WAAAY beyond the limit of even "fantasy belief" to the point where you're just constantly rolling your eyes. Like riding the knees of the Rock Giants. Or plummeting 3,000 feet on a rickety plank bridge that somehow remains perfectly level so nobody falls off. Or leaping tree-to-tree as they topple over like dominoes. None of this happens in the Tolkien, and adds nothing to the story. It just makes you feel like screaming "ENOUGH already! Yes, we GET that you have CGI so anyone can do ANYthing. But just show some self-control!" Also: 48fps is SO clear that it backfires & everything looks even faker than in normal 24fps. ...(read more)
Stunning and captivating. I was moved to tears.
The Metropolitan Opera: The...