scanner darkly, movie or cartoon?

[johnhamler1]

hi,
what s the point to make a movie who look like a cartoon.

sin city has changed the color to black and white with some red, but here, they have taken all actors and reprocess digitally to give a "comic"look.

is that artistic? should I applaud, or what?
please, tell me what should I look at to appreciate this movie?

[Morbo]

If you read the book,......your point is moot.

[johnhamler1]

I see, it s based on a cartoon.

[unskinnyboy]

It's called Rotoshop animation (Rotoscope + Photoshop) and is a very painstaking thing to do. Why? From what I have read, it is to create that surreal imagery which is characteristic of Philip K. Dick's books (one of which, on which the movie is based) and of course, it is yet another means of artistic expression. There is no rule that you should to conform to anything.

Do some research for yourself before asking questions like this.

[Shinigami-Sama]

I see, it s based on a cartoon.

graphic novels are not 'cartoons'....

[setarip_old]

graphic novels are not 'cartoons'...In an earlier day (my era), before adults felt required to justify their reading them without feeling embarrassed, they were called "comic books"...

[CWR03]

Do some research for yourself before asking questions like this.
For that matter, why not take such questions to a site such as www.imdb.com which has its own forum for each individual movie for discussion?

[Shinigami-Sama]

In an earlier day (my era), before adults felt required to justify their reading them without feeling embarrassed, they were called "comic books"...

true
but I've got artist buddies that keep hammering the point that graphic novels and comics are differant
became a habit to correct people on it as well

either way

[Mug Funky]

graphic novel = comic book + glossier printing + longer + cost much more.

they're basically the same thing :)

[johnhamler1]

and what kind of matrix do you use if you want reencode this "movie"?

[DarkNite]

The same one you would use for animated content.