Deep Sea (2022) 3D - Blu-ray Forum

xootoo · 07-15-2023, 07:38 AM

Found this review on the German website "Filmstarts". Translated to english by Google. (Source: https://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/313044/kritik.html)

This sounds wonderful. Just hoping and praying there will be a 3D Blu-ray somewhere

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIoE...M2QgY2hpbmE%3D

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A breathtaking animated film - unfortunately not in German cinemas

"Wake up, the film is over" is the motto at the end of Tian Xiaopeng's "Deep Sea", a Chinese animation adventure that is one of the most successful productions of the year in its homeland. A fitting sentence after a film that often seems like an intoxicating dream and shows what the Chinese film industry is now technically capable of. In most cases, the mainstream productions from what is now (almost) the largest cinema market in the world do not make it to the German cinemas - "unfortunately", one might say, especially in view of the sharp increase in production budgets, the directors there, from the full to scoop. And that's exactly what Tian Xiaopeng is doing now, telling a rather simple story with really breathtaking (3D) images - only these will only be shown to a very limited extent in German cinemas (due to a regrettable distribution decision).

Shenxiu mourns. Since her mother left the family, the little girl has been living with her father, who constantly only takes care of his new wife and their baby. He even forgets Shenxiu's birthday while the baby is spoiled and coddled. That's why Shenxiu wanders around alone on the cruise ship where the family is vacationing. After a storm, she suddenly wakes up in the depths of the sea: in a literal deep-sea restaurant, she meets the chef Nanhe, who prepares the most bizarre dishes. Together they search for the mythical creature Hyjinx, who Shenxiu hopes will enable her to get in touch with her mother again. But first she has to get past the Red Phantom - and that can only be appeased by Shenxiu overcoming her grief and being happy again...

Shenxiu and Nanhe go to the deep sea in search of the mythical mythical creature Hyjinx.

In view of this table of contents, fans of Asian animation films will probably feel directly reminded of the films of the Japanese grandmaster Hayao Miyazaki ("My Neighbor Totoro"). They are not wrong either, because "Deep Sea" actually uses many well-known patterns from Studio Ghibli - it shows a childlike figure in a moment of grief, tells of loneliness and the search for security, almost like in the Oscar-winning masterpiece "Spirited Away to the magic land". In addition, there are emphatically cute secondary characters, little bears and bunnies, as we know them well enough from American animated films. On the level of action, "Deep Sea" offers little that is revolutionary - but it's visually all the more striking!

Tian Xiaopeng and his team design truly breathtaking underwater worlds: the camera floats weightlessly through the deep-sea restaurant, showing images of the sky that dissolve into streaks of color reminiscent of impressionist paintings by Van Gogh, Monet or Turner. In doing so, “Deep Sea” develops such an absurd speed that the limits of the perceptible are sometimes reached or even exceeded: You look through the eyes of Shenxiu while flying through the underwater world or watching sunrises melt away in all the colors of the rainbow. In addition, there are always the gigantic waves that break over the figures. In other words: “Deep Sea” is a fluorescent psychedelic feast for the senses that has rarely, no, actually never been seen before.

IN 2D JUST HALF AS SPECTACULAR

Unfortunately, for most of the readers of this text, it will remain the case that they will unfortunately never see these images: Because while the author of these lines was lucky enough to see the film at the Berlinale in its intended 3D version, the German distributor decided to only bring "Deep Sea" to the big screen in a 2D version in this country. So the film is not entirely deprived, but a considerable part of its overwhelming visual power. Because "Deep Sea" is clearly a 3D film that uses this technology in a way that is as visionary as it is offensive.

In the current wave of 3D cinema, which began around 15 years ago and seems to be almost over by now, those responsible for Hollywood have evidently mutually decided to use 3D as subtly as possible. It was completely different with the first big 3D hype 50 years earlier, when 3D was used as an expressive stylistic device and things regularly “came out” directly from the screen to the audience. Even in works by visionary stylists like Martin Scorsese ("Hugo Cabret") or, of course, James Cameron ("Avatar 2"), 3D is always used comparatively cautiously. Nothing flies directly into the camera here and if you take off the 3D glasses in between, you can still see most of them sharply. That's why most of these movies don't lose that much by watching them in 2D (and sometimes they even do, or when was the last time you deliberately watched an MCU blockbuster in 3D).

Especially in 3D, the images of "Deep Sea" leave a lasting impression.

If, on the other hand, you take off the 3D glasses in some particularly spectacular scenes from "Deep Sea", then you can no longer see anything at all, and then the screen literally becomes blurred. The other way around, however, this also means that "Deep Sea" in 2D sometimes no longer works properly: The 2D version that comes to us in the cinemas sometimes seems downright strange - Tian Xiaopeng has the 3D version so experimental and expressive technology is used so that the images can no longer be easily broken down into 2D.

Like no other film before, Tian Xiaopeng has exhausted the possibilities of 3D, showing images of such surreal-expressive power that it must leave every viewer speechless, who not only longs for a story in the cinema, but also for moments of pure visual intoxication . Showing this film, made explicitly for 3D, in 2D is almost as absurd as watching Lawrence of Arabia on an old black-and-white TV or watching The Dark Knight on a cell phone. Even in 2D, "Deep Sea" is still an animated film worth seeing, but in 3D it is a visual masterpiece. So it's a pity that the really big intoxication in this country will unfortunately not happen.

Conclusion: "Deep Sea" shows 3D images like you've never seen them before - and gets a deserved 4.5 stars from us. The only problem is: In this country the film will only start in 2D on the big screen - and then the pictures lose some of their appeal, which is why we would probably only give 3 stars for this version.

We saw "Deep Sea" at the Berlinale 2023 in 3D in the cinema (and later again as a 2D screener).

07-15-2023, 07:38 AM	#1
xootoo Special Member Member since:Mar 2019 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:63	Deep Sea (2022) 3D Found this review on the German website "Filmstarts". Translated to english by Google. (Source: https://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/313044/kritik.html) This sounds wonderful. Just hoping and praying there will be a 3D Blu-ray somewhere Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIoE...M2QgY2hpbmE%3D --- A breathtaking animated film - unfortunately not in German cinemas "Wake up, the film is over" is the motto at the end of Tian Xiaopeng's "Deep Sea", a Chinese animation adventure that is one of the most successful productions of the year in its homeland. A fitting sentence after a film that often seems like an intoxicating dream and shows what the Chinese film industry is now technically capable of. In most cases, the mainstream productions from what is now (almost) the largest cinema market in the world do not make it to the German cinemas - "unfortunately", one might say, especially in view of the sharp increase in production budgets, the directors there, from the full to scoop. And that's exactly what Tian Xiaopeng is doing now, telling a rather simple story with really breathtaking (3D) images - only these will only be shown to a very limited extent in German cinemas (due to a regrettable distribution decision). Shenxiu mourns. Since her mother left the family, the little girl has been living with her father, who constantly only takes care of his new wife and their baby. He even forgets Shenxiu's birthday while the baby is spoiled and coddled. That's why Shenxiu wanders around alone on the cruise ship where the family is vacationing. After a storm, she suddenly wakes up in the depths of the sea: in a literal deep-sea restaurant, she meets the chef Nanhe, who prepares the most bizarre dishes. Together they search for the mythical creature Hyjinx, who Shenxiu hopes will enable her to get in touch with her mother again. But first she has to get past the Red Phantom - and that can only be appeased by Shenxiu overcoming her grief and being happy again... Shenxiu and Nanhe go to the deep sea in search of the mythical mythical creature Hyjinx. In view of this table of contents, fans of Asian animation films will probably feel directly reminded of the films of the Japanese grandmaster Hayao Miyazaki ("My Neighbor Totoro"). They are not wrong either, because "Deep Sea" actually uses many well-known patterns from Studio Ghibli - it shows a childlike figure in a moment of grief, tells of loneliness and the search for security, almost like in the Oscar-winning masterpiece "Spirited Away to the magic land". In addition, there are emphatically cute secondary characters, little bears and bunnies, as we know them well enough from American animated films. On the level of action, "Deep Sea" offers little that is revolutionary - but it's visually all the more striking! Tian Xiaopeng and his team design truly breathtaking underwater worlds: the camera floats weightlessly through the deep-sea restaurant, showing images of the sky that dissolve into streaks of color reminiscent of impressionist paintings by Van Gogh, Monet or Turner. In doing so, “Deep Sea” develops such an absurd speed that the limits of the perceptible are sometimes reached or even exceeded: You look through the eyes of Shenxiu while flying through the underwater world or watching sunrises melt away in all the colors of the rainbow. In addition, there are always the gigantic waves that break over the figures. In other words: “Deep Sea” is a fluorescent psychedelic feast for the senses that has rarely, no, actually never been seen before. IN 2D JUST HALF AS SPECTACULAR Unfortunately, for most of the readers of this text, it will remain the case that they will unfortunately never see these images: Because while the author of these lines was lucky enough to see the film at the Berlinale in its intended 3D version, the German distributor decided to only bring "Deep Sea" to the big screen in a 2D version in this country. So the film is not entirely deprived, but a considerable part of its overwhelming visual power. Because "Deep Sea" is clearly a 3D film that uses this technology in a way that is as visionary as it is offensive. In the current wave of 3D cinema, which began around 15 years ago and seems to be almost over by now, those responsible for Hollywood have evidently mutually decided to use 3D as subtly as possible. It was completely different with the first big 3D hype 50 years earlier, when 3D was used as an expressive stylistic device and things regularly “came out” directly from the screen to the audience. Even in works by visionary stylists like Martin Scorsese ("Hugo Cabret") or, of course, James Cameron ("Avatar 2"), 3D is always used comparatively cautiously. Nothing flies directly into the camera here and if you take off the 3D glasses in between, you can still see most of them sharply. That's why most of these movies don't lose that much by watching them in 2D (and sometimes they even do, or when was the last time you deliberately watched an MCU blockbuster in 3D). Especially in 3D, the images of "Deep Sea" leave a lasting impression. If, on the other hand, you take off the 3D glasses in some particularly spectacular scenes from "Deep Sea", then you can no longer see anything at all, and then the screen literally becomes blurred. The other way around, however, this also means that "Deep Sea" in 2D sometimes no longer works properly: The 2D version that comes to us in the cinemas sometimes seems downright strange - Tian Xiaopeng has the 3D version so experimental and expressive technology is used so that the images can no longer be easily broken down into 2D. Like no other film before, Tian Xiaopeng has exhausted the possibilities of 3D, showing images of such surreal-expressive power that it must leave every viewer speechless, who not only longs for a story in the cinema, but also for moments of pure visual intoxication . Showing this film, made explicitly for 3D, in 2D is almost as absurd as watching Lawrence of Arabia on an old black-and-white TV or watching The Dark Knight on a cell phone. Even in 2D, "Deep Sea" is still an animated film worth seeing, but in 3D it is a visual masterpiece. So it's a pity that the really big intoxication in this country will unfortunately not happen. Conclusion: "Deep Sea" shows 3D images like you've never seen them before - and gets a deserved 4.5 stars from us. The only problem is: In this country the film will only start in 2D on the big screen - and then the pictures lose some of their appeal, which is why we would probably only give 3 stars for this version. We saw "Deep Sea" at the Berlinale 2023 in 3D in the cinema (and later again as a 2D screener).

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