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    6 months ago

    having seen the film – the story is amazing, but I can’t imagine how an IMAX version would improve it

    it was a film driven by its story and characters. rarely did its visuals even matter at all. I could have watched the film with my eyes closed and missed very little.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      6 months ago

      C’mon, the puppetry and the practical effects looked fantastic. Even the special effects, grounded in real in-camera tricks, were visually stunning.

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        6 months ago

        No lie, but 100% of that film was in the storytelling. It was a pretty movie, but it could easily have been a radio play.

        That’s why it was such a good book

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      6 months ago

      I agree, for this type of sci-fi film it actually looks a bit cheap and green screeny in places.

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        6 months ago

        for this type of film, the story and characters were all that mattered. that’s what makes it better than most.

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          6 months ago

          surely. not that I don’t appreciate some nice visuals-- it’s just that the best parts of this film were in the story, not the VFX

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      6 months ago

      I think the movie improved on the books by having some neat visuals. I enjoyed it but I still think it was Andy Weir’s weakest book.