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user-inactivated  ·  3315 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ May Return to Theaters in 2016—in Black and White

Thanks for being so thorough with your explanation. I now see what you mean; perhaps I'm going to pay more attention to it in the future.

That being said... I don't mean to be antagonistic, but we're clearly seeing different pictures over the same image. I've watched all four of the trailers - not fully, but enough to understand the framing style and such, with no sound - and I disagree with your saying that Fury Road is stunning. There were a few great shots which I appreciated during the trailer. Colors were fantastic, I can't deny that: bright yet not overly so, edgy and visually tasty.

Most of the camerawork, however, looked silly to me; overly simple - I can't compare it with anything better than "child's view", which is to say I don't mean to be condescending or otherwise offensive. It is as if the framing had too much emphasis on certain things; it overshot with being sweet. The Avengers' trailer was, indeed, well set - maybe it could have been done better, I don't know, I'm no expert - and Batman and Robin was ill set, I agree with both of those statements. Fury Road was, however... different. I hope you see what I mean, because I lack the vocabulary or erudition to elaborate.