When did being a techno-geek mean you can't have an appreciation and love of film.
Don't you think it's a big leap assuming people who post with a different view to yours of the film must be techno-geeks. I'm assuming many here are not.
And yet it tanked. Maybe making a movie like a play isn't a smart move.
Well let me see... you've made aesthetic judgements and it seems your view of a magnificent film is a wee bit out of kilter with reality. The irony is by your definition you are a techno-geek on a friggen tech site making judgements. Your problem is that everyone else's judgement that doesn't match yours gripes you to listen to... (perhaps you mean read).
A joke. No. A difference of opinion. Yes.
I like that you sought an extreme example for comparison purposes. People don't have clear recollections of what Caesar looked like. The more a character lives in recent memory the more a film has the actor look like the character.
I'm a huge Fassbender fan. I personally think the studio could have done more with the hair and general look to get Fassbender looking more Steve like. And should have. It shows a level of disrespect for the audience. Steve with short hair just didn't cut it for me.
It might surprise you to realise that like yourself many people have an interest in film. Certainly they have an opinion which is equally as valid as yours. I believe a lot of your opinion shows a high favouritism to the film and this has got in the way of any form of sound judgement and comment.
I'm passionate about films. I love watching them. I love the structure, the story, the lighting, the cinematography. Hollywood has produced some great films although recent years has been a bit thin. Hollywood remakes traditionally suck the life out of a film often for the purpose of presenting it without subtitles for US consumption. Some of the best films come from other countries the likes of France Europe, the UK, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. I am a huge fan of art house movies. I have friends in the movie business. I've made a film and seen it on the big screen. Okay a shortfilm at the 48 hour film contest. An immensely crazy yet satisfying place to make a film.
http://www.48hours.co.nz/2015/
I hear you. You loved Danny Boyle's film and you think it is magnificent. You don't like people who are critical of the film and I assume Mr Boyle. I suggest if you don't want people to have a different opinion that perhaps you avoid forums. This is kind of how they work. People with differing views post them up.
Personally I think DB produced a lemon. I don't think it is appropriate to significantly misrepresent what happened. If you want to create a work of fiction then tell people this is fiction. I'm sure DB is happy for your support. Maybe the pool of people who want to see plays filmed and sold as a movie is a bit thin on the ground.
I remember watching the remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" more as a film buff who felt a sense of duty to watch the remake. Rooney Mara as Lisbeth was a huge miscast compared to Noomi Rapace. The original was just head and shoulders better. Again Hollywood did a remake and just sucked the life out of the movie throwing in character actors that a blind person could tell you were a bad choice. At the end I found myself wishing I could unwatch it or burn it from my memory. I may just have to rewatch the original. It occurs to me if Hollywood thinks a remake is important so people can see it in English that maybe they should just do sound dubs instead. It would be cheaper and you'd have the original masterpiece.
I mentioned this because some movies are not worth watching. Boyles Magnificent Masterpiece that I can no longer remember the name of with Fassbender in it is perhaps one of them. Now "Shame", OMG what a movie. I saw that in a packed theater and the energy in the theatre was a surreal experience.
Warning - this post may contain views that are different from those held by Boyle and fans of "that Jobs film" he made.
