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A Christmas Carol 2009 - inspiration


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I am in shock. Just begun watching Zemeckis' CGI Xmas Carol of 2009 and it is astonishing on every level. Sumptuous visuals, wonderful performances, glorious scenes, actions, facial expressions, views, motions, lighting, etc., and, of course, Dickens' dialogue.

 

Immersion? Better believe it. It seized me. Imprisoned me. I could not tear away until after Marley's ghost scene and then only because I have things to do. Every single second was fascinating.

 

If I had to fault it on an artistic level then perhaps some of the camera positions and swoops indulge physically impossible shots, weaving through crowds, over roofs, through glass, through a wreath. These moves are great but reminded me that I was looking at CGI. I never give anything a score of 100 but if I give this movie say, 99.9 on what I've seen so far then deduct 0.00001 for these camera positions. Having said that, I'm kind of glad they are there. Does that even make sense? :D

 

On a Thief/Dark Mod inspirational level there is so much here that I don't even know where to start. The rooftop scenes. The front of Scrooge's house. His armchair by the fire. The snow in the street. The characters. Imagine a Thief-like game of this quality!

 

I've always liked the story but this blows away every version I've ever seen. It is powerful. Do not miss it.

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