The Green Lantern thought process

[seriousfic]

>A studio spent two hundred million dollars on this movie.
>Farscape was made ten years ago for the Sci-Fi Channel back when it didn't have the budget to afford Ys.
>It had a bunch of Muppets that looked a lot better than the ones in Green Lantern.

In fact, wasn't that one of the big criticisms of the Star Wars prequels, as opposed to the original trilogy, that there was so much CGI that the world didn't feel real (to the point that Lucas and Spielberg lied about the amount of CGI in Indiana Jones 4 to get people to see it)? So if you're setting out to make a Star Wars superhero movie, wouldn't you want the world to feel as aged and textured as possible? I'm just saying, why can't Kilowog be a guy in a suit? Maybe get someone really thin to play Tomar Re and then CGI his legs? And the Guardians are pretty much midgets with body paint. Anything to avoid the feel that you're watching someone with CGI clothes on a green screen talking to a bunch of motion-capture suits. Maybe then you don't have to spend as much money on the whole thing, so the movie will turn more of a profit.

Also, before you pay an actress to say the line "You have the ability to overcome great fear," find one Earth human who would phrase that sentiment in that way. If you can't, don't put it in the trailer.

ETA: Also, even Tron: Legacy managed to pull off giving people clothes that glow. And that was a movie that couldn't even manage "letting Michael Sheen be likable and charming."

Comments

[telepresence.livejournal.com]

Can you point me to where that 200 million dollar number is coming from? I'm in the middle of a discussion of movie budget stuff elseweb and it would be useful if I had that source.

[box-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

I am endlessly amused by the fact that, for all the shit given to TRON: Legacy for its CGI, they by God built clothes that actually glow in real life.

[mcity.livejournal.com]

I rented Hellboy 2 the other day, and they had a surprising amount of practical effects in it. That dude with the fist who worked for the elf prince? Some guy in a suit. Abe Sapien? Doug Jones. The elven chancellor with a face like a loaf of unbaked bread? Doug Jones. That freaky angel? Doug Jones. It works better to have a human behind these things, not an animator, even if the human's using a remote control.

>"You have the ability to overcome great fear,"

"You're strong enough to beat your fears."

Muuuch more natural sounding line. Maybe Hal quoted the "overcome" bit to her. IDK.