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The 'Why Do Marvel's Movies Look Kind of Ugly?' Video is Flat Wrong—Here's Why
6 years ago
Everyone in the comment section and 75% of this article talks about the inaccuracies of his statements to do with the colourist, the camera types etc. which are quite irrelevant to the argument. The point is the film, particularly that airport scene is very bland, flat and boring. The video explains that this type of bland, flat image is used to create realism and create a sense of seriousness. This is unnecessary for a Marvel film where we have a man flying around with a suit of armour that has rockets, and a man with a 'magical bow' (and please don't nitpick if these are wrong because that would be completely irrelevant). Someone in the comments said "there's not need to make every human more appealing" but that's the point; they're not humans. This isn't an episode of Grey's Anatomy. This is a superhero movie. We don't want bland and flat. We don't want our superheroes to look like little figurines while a toddler plays with them on his car mat and makes 'pew pew' sounds. Because that's what they look like while they blend into the background and become the mush of concrete that it is both literally and visually. That scene, in particular, looks like some people cosplay dressed up as the characters and took a picture on their iPhone. Ignoring picture quality; I'm talking about lighting, colour, depth etc. of which the scene is lacking. My first thought when I watched the trailer was how unprofessional and its lack of 'Hollywood style' that such high budget films should show off. I admit I don't religiously follow every corner of the Marvel universe and I don't know every little detail of the cameras and digital effects. But as a film enthusiast, I can appreciate well-graded film and this does not cut it for a budget of $250 million.