Anyone else dislike how today's movies are tinted? - Blu-ray Forum

Bliggick · 12-21-2017, 01:11 AM

I just picked up a Blu-ray of Dunkirk and skimmed through it and saw that this is yet another film that a teal rinse has been applied to it. Does this really make the film better? What is wrong with having natural colour? I mean tinting a movie does have it's place but it seems to be overdone these days, especially on a film like Dunkirk which I thought was going for realism. Just as today we see a black and white film and it's dated, I can't help but think sometime in the future people will see a film like Dunkirk and say something like "This movie must have been made in the early 21st century, it's got all that blue-green tint to it."

ITDEFX101 · 12-21-2017, 01:41 AM

EXACTLY. This seems to be a trend in the digital age of film making. Every outdoor scene I have seen in movies look like it is over cast or raining or something else.

Take a look at these movie screenshots:

Atomic Blonde
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Atomi...3/#Screenshots

Lutz · 12-21-2017, 02:59 AM

The colour timing looks fine in theatres it's just that the range isn't supported by blu ray which results in the restricted colour.

eg. Compare the very blue BLADE RUNNER FINAL CUT blu ray to the more recent UHD where the blue isn't even noticable.

Monterey Jack · 12-21-2017, 03:00 AM

2009 called...it wants its complaint back.

Zivouhr · 12-21-2017, 04:20 AM

The good news is, when you get the movie on home video, you can saturate the colors to give the film the life it deserves.

If it's an all blue, dull color film like Underworld, if your display has color temperature adjustments, you can replicate some of the original color that the film was probably shot in, before it was color toned with a software filter.

I remember first seeing different color tones, like a yellow wash, in
The Crow: City of Angels. While I'm not a fan of that film, I did like the unique look of it back then, but these days, I rather see more natural colors.

There was another movie, Traffic I believe it's called, that used color shades to tint the different sequences to good effect, before it became very popular to do.

For a gritty show like the Walking Dead, they fade out the color it seems.

I'm not against it if the director feels it's appropriate for their film, but if given a choice, I would prefer natural colors first.

12-21-2017, 01:11 AM	#1
Bliggick Junior Member Member since:Dec 2013 Blu-ray collection:339 DVD collection:1	Anyone else dislike how today's movies are tinted? I just picked up a Blu-ray of Dunkirk and skimmed through it and saw that this is yet another film that a teal rinse has been applied to it. Does this really make the film better? What is wrong with having natural colour? I mean tinting a movie does have it's place but it seems to be overdone these days, especially on a film like Dunkirk which I thought was going for realism. Just as today we see a black and white film and it's dated, I can't help but think sometime in the future people will see a film like Dunkirk and say something like "This movie must have been made in the early 21st century, it's got all that blue-green tint to it."

12-21-2017, 01:41 AM	#2
ITDEFX101 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray collection:2	EXACTLY. This seems to be a trend in the digital age of film making. Every outdoor scene I have seen in movies look like it is over cast or raining or something else. Take a look at these movie screenshots: Atomic Blonde https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Atomi...3/#Screenshots

12-21-2017, 02:59 AM	#3
Lutz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2012	The colour timing looks fine in theatres it's just that the range isn't supported by blu ray which results in the restricted colour. eg. Compare the very blue BLADE RUNNER FINAL CUT blu ray to the more recent UHD where the blue isn't even noticable.

12-21-2017, 03:00 AM	#4
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	2009 called...it wants its complaint back.

12-21-2017, 04:20 AM	#5
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	The good news is, when you get the movie on home video, you can saturate the colors to give the film the life it deserves. If it's an all blue, dull color film like Underworld, if your display has color temperature adjustments, you can replicate some of the original color that the film was probably shot in, before it was color toned with a software filter. I remember first seeing different color tones, like a yellow wash, in The Crow: City of Angels. While I'm not a fan of that film, I did like the unique look of it back then, but these days, I rather see more natural colors. There was another movie, Traffic I believe it's called, that used color shades to tint the different sequences to good effect, before it became very popular to do. For a gritty show like the Walking Dead, they fade out the color it seems. I'm not against it if the director feels it's appropriate for their film, but if given a choice, I would prefer natural colors first.

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