Somewhat uncomfortably adjusting the two pairs of glasses above the bridge of his nose, Todd. McCarthy looked at the huge countdown sign at the IMAX opening credits, and once again felt the familiar shudder: no matter how many times he saw this promotional credit, he would indeed secretly applaud Imax - it may not be obvious in a 2D movie, but in some supposedly 3D movies, it is likely that the special effects of the whole movie are not as good as this one trailer. And this promotional film does make an endorsement for the future of Imax3D, at least for Todd, the shock brought by this promotional film has changed his opinion, and now he thinks that there is no discrimination against special effects movies, as long as it is done well, watching it on a giant screen like Imax is indeed a pleasure, and now the problem facing the entire industry is nothing more than how to do special effects at a limited cost.

The whole film is 3D, and it is also a combination of live-action CGI, the original race, for an old Jianghu like Todd, there are simply too many minefields here, and he also seriously doubts how this CGI character looks on the big screen, although the trailer seems to work well, but the trailer is like all commercials, usually with moisture. Also, what is the effect of 3D - when he watched "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" before, he found this problem, the 3D clip of this movie is about 10 minutes, after taking off the glasses, you will find that the movie screen is much brighter, and the viewing effect is more pleasant, this is an inevitable problem with 3D glasses, with it, the screen must be darker, if there is no corresponding special effects clip to reinforce, the audience must feel that the mood is affected......

“Wow！”

After a short opening credit, Todd couldn't help but let out a low shout, his body shook, and he almost felt a little dizzy for a moment - "Avatar" was brutally and unreasonably opened with a fast-moving shot, although this could not be the first movie to use a flying lens, but under the addition of 3D effects and Imax's giant screen, it seems to have been processed by CG, but it is very real when you look closely, and it is a little elegant and fantastical, and it is intense. The flying shot of the different world's sense, which occupies the entire screen, gradually accelerates downward, and the whole scene seems to be oncoming, in that moment, it really makes people feel that the elevator is weightless, driving fast, and even the body instinctively has a stress reaction of nausea and vertigo. Todd wasn't the only one calling out—while there were no real spectators, almost everyone was an insider, but there were still low exclamations, exclamations, and the slight creak of chairs in the crowd.

Swoop all the way down the rainforest and fly deep into the woods, accompanied by the protagonist Jack. Sully's narration, the camera flashes black, and then there is a futuristic city that appears colorful and detailed on the big screen, making people feel dizzying. The protagonist Jack also began to slowly introduce his life experience, as well as several characteristics of this era: this is a somewhat dystopian futuristic city, although the technology is advanced, digital products have become very cheap, but the society is still as chaotic and chaotic as before, and Jack, a retired veteran, although disabled in the line of duty, has no money to go for spinal repair surgery, and cannot wait for unreliable national welfare, so he can only give up on himself like a walking corpse.

"Plot-wise, the old-fashioned start, well, but Anthony. Ryan chose well, and his acting skills can hold up the scene...... "Unlike in the past, when you could jump in your heart to analyze and jump barrage while watching movies, this time Todd didn't come back to his senses until Jack was brave in the bar and there was a fight scene, and he began to analyze habitually - he was still a little dizzy: not only for the special effects shot at the beginning, but also for the future world shown by Cameron, the rich and interesting details on the big screen made him dizzy and deeply obsessed. "But the focus of this play is not on the actors and acting, but on Cameron's understanding of Imax and his control of special effects, right? God, this man is completely the king of the world, and this movie, like "Titanic", responds to all doubts...... The first fly-by shots completely surpassed the entire era...... More than all the 3D and so-called special effects we've seen before -- the kind of real and real thing that you don't have with real aerial shots or previous special effects shots, they must have used a new technology, or Cameron has used his genius to make old technology look really cool. ”

"In terms of visual effects, the film has already won." His colleague Derek leaned over and whispered, "As long as you keep this level, you can get at least one Oscar this year." ”

"Yes," Todd whispered absentmindedly, pushing his glasses, "it's something we've never seen on screen......"

Now there are about 100 Imax screens in the United States, and many blockbusters have been screened on the Imax screen, but of course, most of them are post-production, as far as Todd's own viewing experience is concerned, "Star Trek", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Transformers 2", these are all blockbusters he has seen on Imax this year, although the big screen must be more comfortable to watch, but to say that there is any fundamental difference with the viewing experience on the small screen, it is impossible, And because of the problem of the focus of the eye, sometimes he will feel that watching movies on the giant screen is not so natural and comfortable, and he needs to correct his usual visual habits all the time - especially when the characters are close-up, the feeling of a big face on the giant screen is very unpleasant. There are only a few films that use Imax cameras during shooting, and there is no such problem with the films that are really shot with new technology, such as "The Polar Express" and "Beowulf", but both of them are purely CGI productions, and as an adult, Todd will not have the feeling of 'this is beautiful' when watching animation, in fact, he has not been very able to appreciate cartoons that face adult audiences and try to explore esoteric issues, such as CG movies such as "Final Fantasy", which is unacceptable to him.

However, "Avatar" does not have such a problem, Todd remembers that this movie was not shot with a special 3D camera for Imax, this machine does not seem to be commercially available at present, it can be said that it is also a post-production, but when shooting, Cameron took into account the feelings of the Imax audience very well, he can't say which shots are different, but Todd can feel that so far, he is very comfortable and enjoyable, and he feels that Imax really has meaning, and it is no longer a simple magnification, He made the whole film seem to have changed a little bit, the details are clearer, the way the camera moves is more natural, you don't need to zoom in to remind the audience to pay attention to the information, such a big screen, they can't miss it. If the film is a dialogue between the director and the audience, then this time, the dialogue is very comfortable and innovative, and the audience is very excited from the beginning, and I feel that I have seen a lot of new things. The tolerance for the plot and characters will also be improved accordingly, at least for Todd, he is not ready to be too demanding of the plot, like "Titanic", the main plot is actually not esoteric, and it can even be said to be very cliché, but as long as you can handle it well and make people substitute and emotional, it will not prevent it from winning the best movie, because it is also a disaster movie completely redefined in terms of special effects, shooting techniques and scenes.

In this kind of true. Imax's movie-watching experience, and the full 3D, from time to time there will be some exquisite special effects shots that make people admire, although the plot of "Avatar" is not very exciting, but Todd is not bored at all, whether it is the long shot of the spaceship flying towards Pandora among the stars - taking away the breath of many people, and there are another admiration in the movie theater - or Jack waking up in the space capsule, seeing the raindrops in a weightless state merge with each other, he is fascinated, It feels like rediscovering the charm of cinema: if film critics focus on the plot of the film rather than the visual effects, then this impression is a little too dull, and the reason why all film critics become film critics rather than book critics is because they are attracted by the sound and light effects of the film, by the visual effects of the film, and are deeply fascinated by this way of telling the story. And it is precisely because Todd has seen too many movies that the new thrill of "Avatar" can make him so excited, even more exciting than an ignorant audience, because he knows how great and great it is.

When the Avatar in the title first appears in front of the camera, there is another low commotion in the cinema - this blue guy sleeping in the nutrition pod - looks so real that you can't even tell that it's the result of CG, and under the 3D effect, it looks as if it really exists there, as if it were ...... It's as if there really is such an alien!

“Wow，That’s…… justsocool。 Hearing the muttering exclamation of admiration from Eric beside him, Todd couldn't help but swallow, he was reluctant to look away, fumbled and took a sip of soda, and took it in his hand, intending to wait for a while to find the drink spout on the armrest and put it back.

"Cameron really did it," he muttered to himself for the second time, "this bastard really did it again......"

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When Jack entered the incarnation and Avatar got up to interact with the people around him, Said had long forgotten his embarrassing knot, and he now regretted very much why he was sitting in such a remote corner - although theoretically, as long as you are in the theater, the viewing effect is almost the same, but in fact, of course, the middle and back position is the best viewing effect. If he had sat there, the experience would have been more perfect and more powerful - so that he could at least endure it for a few weeks, and it wouldn't have been so difficult before he could rewatch it in a big release.

"How the hell did this happen......" Maybe it was because he was starting to sweat, his glasses were a little foggy, Saeed quickly grabbed them, wiped them a few times with the wet wipes given by the staff just now, put them back on, and immediately plunged into the movie world again, "God, is this really happening, I'm not dreaming......"

Although he likes movies very much, considering the scarcity of Imax screens around the world, as well as the hassle of buying tickets and driving, Saeed has not been to Imax theaters before, to be honest, he didn't pay much attention to this concept before "Avatar", he has his own private cinema, why go out to watch it? But now he has begun to complain to himself, if on the Imax screen, every movie is like "Avatar"-

No, shaking his head, Said denied himself again, although he couldn't say why, but he was sure that those movies couldn't be the same as "Avatar", "Avatar" was just ...... It's true......

Seeing the Avatar giants that were clearly made in CG, but were so real that they blended in with the surrounding scenery and didn't look fake in the 3D footage, Said shook his head - all he could say was that 3D made all the difference...... Also, if you build an Imax cinema privately, can you get a digital copy, and you won't be able to put it after the key expires......

"It's so luxurious...... "Although at first there will be that kind of real and fantasy, I don't know if I saw such advanced visual technology in my dreams, but Saeed is an adult after all, he quickly adjusted, and confirmed that all this is just another cool technological revolution, but this does not mean that his admiration will be diminished, because after affirming that it is all CG production, he immediately realized the second problem: there are so many and such realistic special effects shots, it costs money......

A common misconception is that although in many cases, the price of CG animation is almost the same, whether it is made into a real alien like "Avatar", or a kind of animation character with quite young teeth, as long as an engine is used, in the case of the number of shots and accuracy, whether it is realistic or not, the cost is about the same, but the audience will still instinctively think that the special effects that are more like real people are more expensive and advanced. Of course, the special effects of "Avatar" are indeed subversive, and the degree of exquisiteness even makes it difficult to distinguish the boundary between reality and special effects in terms of scenery, so this sense of costularity is even more obvious, Saeed now does not feel that Fox's promotion of the "most expensive movie in history" is bragging, he even doubts that $350 million can stop these expenses, such as "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings" There are enough special effects shots, but there are always some shots that only need real people and some sets, and " Avatar ...... Is there anything that doesn't have special effects? The trees, the flowers, the glow-in-the-dark plants - if there really were such a place in the world, Said would definitely pay to see it, it's just - it's really beautiful, not only visually beautiful, but also psychologically very refreshing, especially when Jack goes on his first mission, the helicopter flies down the waterfall, although you know it's watching a movie, but if you look at it from Jack's point of view, it's a wonderful journey -

Because he is too involved in special effects, he doesn't really care much about the plot, and he is also grateful for the simplicity of the plot - so far he knows that this base is divided into two factions, and the hardliners seem to have a tendency to become villains, and the Na'vi who have not yet shown up should be a good helper for the protagonist - this is all a guessed routine, otherwise Jack's avatar incarnation will become very meaningless, and it is precisely because of the simplicity of the plot that he can concentrate on enjoying the special effects, otherwise, for Said, although the viewing process is refreshing, But if you have too much to do, it can become too hard.

From the beginning to the present, "Avatar" has continued to attract the audience with visual spectacles, and there are many kinds of fancy, starting with high-tech, large-screen viewing effects, followed by the magic of the Na'vi, and then the natural wonders of the planet Pandora - to be honest, the footage of the helicopter hovering in the mountains of giant trees is really beautiful - and this kind of rainforest-style, full of new creatures of the natural environment, also made Said watch it with relish, and even hoped that the plot would not advance so quickly, and there would be more natural wonders. But of course this is impossible to achieve, and soon, when the audience found a concept for Pandora's natural environment from their hearts, and understood that this is similar to a tropical rainforest, with a lot of moisture and water, and a lot of ferns, the director came to a thrilling action scene, and after the interesting local plants, he immediately followed a twists and turns of the thrilling chase, and in this paragraph, there were finally a few shots that also made Said feel stiff - in this kind of action-frequent scene, there are a few moments, Jack's CG characters, including the beast, are a little unnatural.

"It's completely understandable," said Said, rather relieved, "it's already very good, and this flaw is inevitable." ”

For CG films, especially in human-related realistic movies, the audience's sensitivity is very high, and if the set of actions of the cartoon is copied to people, the audience can immediately notice that something is wrong and feel uncomfortable, which may also be a manifestation of the uncanny valley effect. For example, when Said watched "The Lord of the Rings", there were several scenes where he clearly felt the stiffness of the human body, such as the scene where Legolas killed the giant elephant, but as long as this stiffness does not appear very frequently, the general audience is more tolerant, and it is even more reassuring on "Avatar" - this technology still has a limit, not to the extent that I can't understand it, it seems that I haven't been abandoned by the times.

"Maybe with a little more money, there won't even be this stiffness...... Cameron's film is so cool, and it feels great to burn the budget without being soft. "Looking at Jack in the pursuit of the Middle East and hiding in Tibet, Said did not feel too much nervousness, but was full of interest, he knew that of course Jack would not die, and this action scene must be an opportunity for him to leave the team, otherwise the plot would not be able to develop." Maybe I should invite Charles to come with me, he's going crazy for this kind of budget-rich special effects movie......"

He didn't bring a female companion, and the people around him didn't know each other, although he had too many feelings to express, but he could only hold them in his heart, at this time Said really didn't care about Jennifer at all, and only regretted that he didn't bring a friend, with his connections, of course, it was effortless to get two invitations.

Jumping off a cliff and falling into a waterfall, losing his way in the primeval jungle, and spending the night alone, these clichés don't seem boring at all under the beauty of Pandora, and when Jack's igniting fire attracts a group of beasts, and he is also in danger, a tall and thin figure suddenly jumps to his side, and several magic shots, the arrow is not missing, and Jack's danger is quickly relieved - judging from the figure, this obviously female Na'vi finally turns around, exposing her face to the camera, and accompanied by a long "oh-" from the audience, Said also suddenly realized this-

It's been almost 40 minutes since the opening, and I didn't even think of Jennifer - the charm of a good movie, it turns out that there is really such a big ...... The author has something to say: today's update is really early...... It's just because there will be a second update in a while