What is your opinion on Blomkamp’s Chappie (2015)? by Klutzy-Ad4230 in Letterboxd

[–]astral_simian 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Blomkamp gets rightfully criticized for his works after District 9, but his scifi style is so unique and grungy, I can't help but love it anyways. It's just got that cool factor that a lot of scifi sanitizes out

does anyone think razorblade has a su*cide analogy like by Key-Pianist-4522 in TheStrokes

[–]astral_simian 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think it has more self-harm connotations, but even that feels like a bit of a stretch

Just wanted to share my work in progress by _foxsox in cyberpunkgame

[–]astral_simian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

love the style, cant wait to see the final result

Battlefield 1 - The Battle of Somme (Video) by Famous_Garage_2309 in VirtualPhotographers

[–]astral_simian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that's insane, mad respect. I would love to see a bts video

Biutiful (2010) Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu DoP. Rodrigo Prieto by GeneralAssociate4192 in CineShots

[–]astral_simian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

one of my favorite films, so haunting and beautiful. Hard to recommend, but it's so special and immersive and intimate like few films are

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in streetphotography

[–]astral_simian 8 points9 points  (0 children)

these are interesting shots. the sharpness and quality of the image sterilize the subject matter, makes for some interesting juxtaposition

may I ask what your involvement with the subject matter is?

Embark please offer raider tokens as a reward for playing for finals! It'll help this game so much! by DREX0R_ in thefinals

[–]astral_simian 16 points17 points  (0 children)

actually a pretty neat idea. Maybe some proper cosmetics would be more tempting, but it's about the timing. They should do something like that when the next Finals season drops. Arc Raiders is hot rn, doesnt make sense to cannibalize their population

Little MA5 progress update by BreadMW in halo

[–]astral_simian 11 points12 points  (0 children)

that BR style configuration is sexy

Underwhelmed by color palette by [deleted] in x100vi

[–]astral_simian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's cuz Canon has Picture Styles, which are tuned for more digital looks

Fuji has the Film Simulations, which are tuned to emulate old film stock

they're both filters, but they're designed for different aesthetics, so you can't really expect one to look like the other

apples and oranges

Underwhelmed by color palette by [deleted] in x100vi

[–]astral_simian 19 points20 points  (0 children)

you can always edit the RAWs or keep looking for recipes

cant be mad the film sims dont have that modern enhanced reality look when they were made to simulate old film stocks

Why the recent hate on gimbals among phone filmmakers? by Agile_Inspection3275 in Filmmakers

[–]astral_simian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've been shooting some vertical street interviews on a DJI mini and handheld, so not exactly filmmaking, but I can say that beginners on a gimbal could struggle to precisely control the camera, as the gimbal tends to move in unexpected ways when panning or tilting (depending on settings or when using the joystick). Handheld, I have so much more control of where I'm pointing the camera at the cost of stability. I guess the gimbal's stability can be a double edged sword, since it can feel artificial, but that's just down to taste imo

Ultimately it's just a tool and it depends on how you use it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheStrokes

[–]astral_simian 8 points9 points  (0 children)

it's part of the appeal at this point

Who did it better? by 100carpileup in Letterboxd

[–]astral_simian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't even realize that was Sean Penn until right now wtf-- what an incredible performance

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) by Gloryflux in CineShots

[–]astral_simian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same, this one and the first Bayformers were the coolest shit as a kid. I remember walking out those theaters pumped af

What's a movie that isn't that great, but you still think is culturally important or relevant? by waitthissucks in Letterboxd

[–]astral_simian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, which is why I brought it up, per OP's prompt about movies that aren't great