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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Wed Mar 6, 2013, 04:37 PM Mar 2013

I just tried to watch Beasts of the Southern Wild

Delightful story, wonderful premise, and impossible to watch because of the constant moving of the camera.
I actually got a mild case of vertigo, and felt cross eyed thruout the film until I had to bail halfway thru.
Both the rapid moving of the camera and the repeated extremely quick cuts made every scene a huge effort to follow.

Anyone else have a problem watching it?

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I just tried to watch Beasts of the Southern Wild (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 OP

A number of inner ear infections as a child has rendered me immune from this kind of vertigo. Bolo Boffin Mar 2013 #1

I have a gorgeous 19 " LED something monitor dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #2

Thanks for saving me from bothering with that one... KoKo Mar 2013 #3

I'm not sure what you mean by that, Netflix has nothing to do with it. Son of Gob Apr 2013 #7

Wonderful movie! bif Mar 2013 #4

I've found that kind of camera work very distracting... cynatnite Mar 2013 #5

I loved it mainstreetonce Mar 2013 #6

our daughter loved it - my wife and I really didn't care for it much at all.... NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #8

Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)

1. A number of inner ear infections as a child has rendered me immune from this kind of vertigo.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 05:13 PM

Mar 2013

I don't get seasick, either. The only two silver linings to the whole mess.

But I understand if you do. Mostly, I find that style of filmmaking too obtrusive. The UK Shameless does it way too much. "Look here! Look here! Look, I'm making you look here!"

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

2. I have a gorgeous 19 " LED something monitor

Reply to Bolo Boffin (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 05:50 PM

Mar 2013

and everything looks good on it.
but man, this movie....

Plus they did the "blurry opening" in quite a few scenes.

the only thing they did not do is shine headlights or flashlights directly into the camera.

My poor eyes wanted to leave long before I let them.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)

3. Thanks for saving me from bothering with that one...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2013, 09:01 PM

Mar 2013

What was Netflix thinking? Given what you all are describing.

Son of Gob

(1,502 posts)

7. I'm not sure what you mean by that, Netflix has nothing to do with it.

Reply to KoKo (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 12:24 AM

Apr 2013

bif

(22,722 posts)

4. Wonderful movie!

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 11:17 PM

Mar 2013

I guess I didn't have a problem with the camera work.

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

5. I've found that kind of camera work very distracting...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 10:25 PM

Mar 2013

I don't care for it.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

6. I loved it

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2013, 04:33 PM

Mar 2013

I think it would have won an Oscar in a year with less competition. That little girl could have deserved the Oscar also.

Great movie. Try it.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)

8. our daughter loved it - my wife and I really didn't care for it much at all....

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Apr 12, 2013, 11:47 PM

Apr 2013

one of those inexplicable things - we went to a theater to see it. Just didn't hit us well....I think the abusive, angry father and his treatment of his daughter is what turned my wife and I both off about it. Certainly an impressive movie in many ways, though.

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