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This is the primary issue I have with it. The mouths never quite open far enough for the words being spoken. And the eyes are just...dead.
So I have a friend who is always quick to point out flaws and loves looking for plot holes, etc. Now he likes Star Wars, but he's more of a casual friend.
Some people see a blue/black dress and others see a gold/white one.
For a movie like this, character development may not have been the most important aspect. Yes, you want to sympathize with the plight of these characters and their own personal struggles but for most of them that was fighting for the rebellion and helping to take down the Empire. Jyn took some coaxing but eventually she also saw the importance of the rebellion and what her father was trying to do was the same goal. I think that was the most character development that was needed.
Leia was definitely noticeably CGI. Not sure if it was because of the dark lighting on the Death Star bridge but Tarkin's was just way better I thought.Some people see a blue/black dress and others see a gold/white one.
What did he think of the Leia effect?
Agreed. Plus, we were first exposed to the A New Hope characters in our youth. We grew up loving or hating them to the point of cherishing them. They've been a part of us for the majority of our lives. These new characters aren't even a week old. They can't be on the same level yet.
Maybe you're thinking about this too much. It wasn't all that noticeable unless you were looking for it.
Or maybe I noticed it more than you did and it bothered me more. Why you got to be like this all the time now?
Be like what. I just notice your constant nitpicking of these movies and it bothers me more.
Interesting article. I've experienced the uncanny valley with other things but not with Tarkin. As I mentioned in another post I thought it was a Tarkin look alike! I saw RO in 2D so I'd be interested to see in 3D to see if I felt differently.
Brother, when I've nitpicked you'll KNOW it.Be like what. I just notice your constant nitpicking of these movies and it bothers me more.
Honestly I thought the cgi looked fine but it's weird they didn't just recast. Who would be upset by that? People die, it happens.
Noticed Leia immediately as poor CGI (at least in comparison to Tarkin IMO). In fact, after I learned later that Tarkin was CGI my thought was "How could they make Tarkin look so awesome walking, talking and interacting but Leia so poorly for only 2-3 seconds just turning around?"Some people see a blue/black dress and others see a gold/white one.
What did he think of the Leia effect?
I don't know if it will ever be crossed....but I do think animators, most of the time, go out of their way to show (for lack of a better word) the processing power involved rather than the art. Subtlety works....and I think a lot of times animators either don't realize that or want to show their creations in realistic shadow....or in the case of R1, show the CGI Tarkin via a hologram.
I wonder if it's not because of what we're seeing in THIS discussion. It's possible that the people working on it really don't see it (like Capella) and there's nobody in the room that can (like me) and thus they come to a consensus of "looks good". It DOES look good to most people, but not to others.
As I was watching I wondered if I would notice it as much if I didn't know they were CGI.
fwiw- I wasn't looking for at all... but it was pretty obvious and "off". didn't bother me too much, as I found it cool to think how they did it. but it was definitely right there.
That would have been cool as well. I'm actually surprised that they used him that much in the story. They didn't "have" to. The main bad guy was good enough.
Hunting for Obi-wan. He's the good guy, trying to save other Jedi from being whooped by Vader.
To me, this is a bit like saying "Jaws" would have been more successful if they showed more shark attacks.
"Governor Tarkin, I should've expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board." -- Princess Leia, A New Hope
His name is spoken 3 times in the original "Star Wars" movie, and he's mentioned by name in the credits (not to mention the original script), and he appeared on several trading cards in the '70s.
Nah, we know there is a back story with Vader between 3 and 4. At the end of 3, there were still a ton of jedi alive. By the start of 4 there weren't. There is a story there.Joe Summer said:
The problem is that the more you show of Vader as cold-blooded murderer, the harder it is to reconcile his redemption at the end of Jedi.
so powerful.............lol
if I understood his deal with Disney, he sold the entire kit and kaboodle for $4 billion. All that he retained was Skywalker Ranch. Are you saying he still holds some rights?
No I'm merely speaking tongue in cheek that it would be in poor taste to #### on him so openly.
What they lack in acting and plot, they almost make up for with universe building. The settings, size and scale of the galaxy is felt throughout the prequels. It's amplified in the clone wars show. I would not want to lose all that when they've already destroyed the EU.
