Originally Posted by Ken Brown
Nothing you probably haven't already gathered from my various posts. Jackson's silence is a big sign, and Warner's current "no comment" stance is another. If the tint was intentional, it seems both parties would be racing to make that point clear.
Then there's the domestic price drops and international listing oddities/delays/cancellations that have cropped up in the last few days, the fact that the tinting isn't scene-specific or indicative of a selective application, the fact that Bill Hunt suddenly isn't reporting any more confirmations or comments from Lesnie (in the beginning of all this, Mr. Hunt was the most adamant that Lesnie had approved the transfer exactly as it appears; since then, he's been as quiet as Jackson, all due respect), the fact that Jackson has posted on his Facebook page about other topics but avoided the tint question altogether, the fact that as-yet-irrefuted screenshot comparisons and photoshop color analyses continue to stack up by the hour, the fact that a single pixel of pure white doesn't seem to appear anywhere in the course of the film, the fact that identical shots in FOTR and TTT display subtle and not-so-subtle differences in the specific hues that appear, the fact that white title letters and fade-to-whites exhibit a slight green tint (the same tint that graces every frame of the film), the fact that no screenshots have been posted which exhibit any measure of pure white in the image (I can find pure white in TTT and ROTK in seconds), the fact that similar tints haven't been applied to TTT and ROTK (even though Jackson's theatrical introductions confirm they were remastered), and the fact that many of the specific color palettes Jackson mentions in his commentaries and documentaries have been altered. If it's intentional, he didn't just adjust the hues of a scene or two, he adjusted the hue of the entire film. And those are just off the top of my head. I'm sure I left out quite a few.
I honestly started this whole process leaning toward the notion that the tint must be intentional. But it seems every day there have been new pieces of mounting evidence that point to an error. Not one piece of evidence has emerged in the last few weeks -- well, other than subjective opinions -- that suggest the tint is intentional. Not one. In fact, every time I've written "not one," no one has corrected me. (That's a genuine invitation to offer up objective evidence of the tint being intentional or non-existent on some pressing of the disc, not some defiant challenge of a someone refusing to consider all angles. I'd be happy to have something to mull over other than another sign that points toward a problem.)
Anywho, hope that helps clarify. The evidence is overwhelming, in my humble opinion. Considering everything that has come to light in the last few weeks, it's hard to deny the evidence is very, very one-sided. The only objective evidence that hints at the possibility that the tint may be intentional is a months-old statement from Jackson and Lesnie indicating intentional color-grading changes would grace the new transfer. Seriously gents, that's the only objective evidence that counters the suggestion that it's an error. A vague months-old statement.
Of course, all it would take to obliterate even the most overwhelming evidence is one simple sentence from Peter Jackson. A current clarification, a new statement, a "rest easy, my babies. It's all as I intended." Which brings us back to the beginning: Jackson's silence is the biggest sign.
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