What is with all the movies lately filmed so darkly I keep trying to turn the brightness up on computer (seeing in online) but can't enough to make out what's happening.
Do filmmakers think this makes their film more "artsy" (it isn't) or are they trying to save money on cheaps stage settings we can't see to critique?
steal movies you get poor quality. my bluray looked great
shareI agree. Pirated movies are often of low quality.
However, watching movies on a computer is not explicitly stealing. At present, streaming shows online accounts for a larger share of the market than renting discs. Netflix generates the bulk of it's revenue by streaming to computers, mobile devices, game consoles and smart TVs, while it's disc rental business has been largely scaled down.
This movie looked fine streaming in HD from Amazon Prime.
I watched it legally and I totally understand what he's saying and he's right.
"We stayed up all night dry humping, it was awful, I think she gave me poison ivy."
Well it is a figuratively a "dark film" so maybe they intentionally made it physically dark or maybe you just got a poor quality copy. I do find it ironic that you are calling the production team cheap when you are too cheap to pay $1.50 to rent the movie and chose to STEAL it instead
shareYou're right. The dystopian theme is certainly dark. In contrast, the bright colors and fine details make it far from visually dark.
I hate pirated movies and prefer to wait until they are released to the rental market. As noted above, watching on a computer is a common part of the rental business.
Unless Netflix steals movies I have to agree with the OP. In the second half of the movie I felt like I was watching a black screen most of the time. Lost interest in it while that was going on.
shareJferg01--Don't know whom you are addressing but I find this tendency even watching in the theater (not cheap, by the way). I don't watch stolen movies and, when not in theater, is only amazon or netflix -- or the purchased (not cheap) DVD. I see this problem in many of the movies lately. As if it's the recent "artsy" thing.
I agree that many movies are too dark for the reasons that you stated. Some directors rely too heavily upon filters to create an atmosphere or environment.
However, The Zero Theorem was not too dark and looked fine when streaming in 1080p from Amazon Prime to my TV. Perhaps, there was a problem with the streaming source for you or your monitor.
I watched this movie on Amazon Prime with my MAC. It was horribly dark, to the point, i had to increase brightness in my laptop to be able to make out some scenes. Fiasco.
shareGee, let me get back to you as to why "DARK PLACES" looks a bit on the gloomy side...
shareI watched it on Amazon Prime and I had the exact same problem.
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