The lens flares were incredibly distracting
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Robot-Werewolf — 13 years ago(December 03, 2012 05:24 PM)
You don't actually need an onscreen source to get a lens flare.
And the cinematography, anamorphic lens flares and all, was heavily inspired by Close Encounters of the Third Kind:
http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/movies/screenshots/sets/close-encou nters-of-the-third-kind/74d9d262-7bcc-4882-9c4a-c07fdfa30469/af479145- e268-4704-bac1-5a8512bcea2d
http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/movies/screenshots/sets/close-encou nters-of-the-third-kind/74d9d262-7bcc-4882-9c4a-c07fdfa30469/dfb5c7ee- d9ba-43e4-874c-177e89967ce8 -
Carols_Murderous_Moppets — 12 years ago(April 10, 2013 11:57 AM)
It isn't about what the film maker wants or likes.. If that was the case 90% of the films today would be Parkinson shaky mess.
My men fight just as well when they are stinking of PUSSY- Julius Caesar
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Lisa_Kay — 13 years ago(December 26, 2012 12:23 PM)
I just watched this movie and this is the only thing that really bugged me! I actually came here to see if anyone else mentioned it, and sure enough lol The movie would have been better without them. I don't know why they felt the need to add those flares. They weren't even subtle.
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pmfg_pan — 13 years ago(January 24, 2013 08:19 PM)
Here the director talks about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-1DqrgGZiM&t=6m58s -
Stone_Roller — 12 years ago(April 24, 2013 06:43 PM)
Totally agree!
They seemed a little off by the way it looked for the reasons you mentioned.
I didn't mind lens flare in some of the Die Hard movies because it felt natural (there was lightbulb visible) and it popped up rarely. This movie and Star Trek just use them too much and post converted flares is just pointless IMO. -
pmfg_pan — 12 years ago(August 13, 2013 02:00 PM)
That was exactly the problem. There were even lens flares on both emotional crying scenes from Alice. Those were scenes where the attention should be on the actor's performance and where lens flares are only distracting.
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PatrickS77 — 12 years ago(August 25, 2013 08:25 AM)
"Same, and honestly I didn't even notice them in Super 8. When it's just a part of the shot, it's just whatever. "
Yep. Me neither. Don't know what you people's problems are I guess some just like to complain about something.