Movies Is IMAX anti-art?

[OsirisX]

Personally, I don't think so, Patrick.

So if you're on twitter you may have seen some of the discourse surrounding The Odyssey. There seems to be an alarming amount of people that think it's anti art, or somehow unfair that the movie was shot for IMAX when not every theater is IMAX (Let alone, idk, your fucking television set at home)

So what's your take? Personally I think the notion that artists should make their art accessible, rather than in the format they wish to is a much more anit-art sentiment. I also feel that while watching a movie in full IMAX may be pretty cool, there is also a FOMO factor attached to it that is at the root of this discussion.

 

[electro56]

no, but it is an overpriced gimmick though

 

[RageBurner]

Kind of incredible how places like Twitter are quick to generate polarizing, triggering talking points; as if people didn't already hate each other enough.

Can't say if it is anti-art, per se - the way I see it, anti-art is destroying movies, pictures, books, games and any other medium through which it can manifest. Anything else is just a choice.

 

[Psychonara]

Seriously, who cares?

 

[Vexicrypt]

So if you're on twitter

See, that's the actual problem here.

 

[Ikagura]

My issue is the polar opposite: people claiming that "if you don't watch the movie the way the director intended then you haven't actually properly seen it" (or not appreciate the art at the right value).

Then if the movie came out decades before we were born, that the movie had a limited release or was only released in VoD in your region then it means you're de facto a person that had an inferior version therefore have an invalid opinion about a movie?

I don't need to watch Avatar the Way of Water in 4DX with water being squirted at you when there's a scene with water to be fully immersed or actually enjoying the movie.

In fact: I think that if you need to watch under specific conditions it means the movie has a fundamental flaw and cannot be good on its own...

no, but it is an overpriced gimmick though

I think most modern cinemas are trying to sell their gimmick because people nowadays would either buy the blu-ray or watch them in VoD than having to physically move to a place with people potentially ruining the experience for you.

So what's your take? Personally I think the notion that artists should make their art accessible, rather than in the format they wish to is a much more anit-art sentiment. I also feel that while watching a movie in full IMAX may be pretty cool, there is also a FOMO factor attached to it that is at the root of this discussion.

And I also think that a movie director saying "watch this movie in xxxx format or else you aren't actually seeing that movie properly" is basically a red flag to me and almost feels like he made a deal with cinema brands.

 

[contrail_]

I don't think this movie's main problems are related to imax.
That being said, I was coerced into watching Openheimer back when it came out, but I didn't see it in imax. The movie looked pretty lackluster, which came as a surprise to me at the time, since everyone was harping on about its pleasant visuals. I still think it was all just viral marketing, but who knows, maybe it does look stunning in imax.
I mean, I saw the second part of Dune in imax, but as far as I'm concerned it just made the female lead's face look jarringly big...