The first is high dynamic range (HDR), which means an even brighter image (up to 14-foot lamberts) will make the colors pop, while the second is Dolby Atmos, which was first introduced in 2012. One format that can do all three – is Dolby Cinema, which also adds two new technologies that weren’t around in 2009. HFR is always criticized as giving an “uncanny valley” feel to proceedings, but as Pandora already has a strange other-worldly look to it, that issue automatically goes away.Ĭameron has also remastered the movie in 4K, but it turns out that IMAX dual-laser projector can’t do the triple whammy of 3D, HFR, and 4K – it overheats the projectors, so it was only 2K for my showing – but the visuals were so powerful I didn’t feel short-changed. Showing double the frame rate means your eyes are receiving twice the information every second, which will also boost perceived brightness, making things easier to follow. There was no such problem here and made the sequence when Sully is chased by native jungle Pandoran dogs more visceral. Using “TrueCut Motion” technology, the movie switches into HFR at 48 fps for only certain sections of the movie – specifically those with very fast action, which often with 3D can descend into a blurry mess. Taking advantage of their braveness, James Cameron has used the technology in a very smart way. I wrote about this at length when it came out and despite loving the concept found it unnatural looking. Peter Jackson shot the Hobbit movies at 48 fps, and Ang Lee shot Gemini Man at 120 fps, though many places could only show it at 60 fps. Movies are normally projected at 24 frames per second (fps), but those at the technological edge, are looking to move beyond this. The next is a new technology called, high-frame rate or HFR. The dual-laser IMAX GT system in Leicester Square is wonderful, and even with 3D glasses, everything appears bright, clear, and sharp. You can see into the world naturally, and when things appear as if in front of the camera, such as when Sully’s injuries are being healed by the floating “atokirina” wood sprites it feels organic and natural.įor this remaster, everything is enhanced by technologies that weren’t available when the movie first came out. It’s how you believe what you are seeing is possible. There are few movies where the 3D truly enhances the storytelling, and it does so here by almost sucking you into the world. As an experience, it’s a movie that can’t be separated from its technology.
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