the majority of filming took place in a real marsh located in Louisiana's Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, and Fairview-Riverside State Park in Madisonville.
Also, the fact that Sony has not released this on a 4K disc format is disappointing, and has me mulling whether that might yet happen or if the 4K digital on iTunes would be at least the equal of the Blu-Ray.
Netflix finally sent this to us this weekend, and my wife and I both thought it was pretty good. I'll have to admit that the ending montage activated my allergies and might have actually provoked a case of the feels. David,I don't know if you saw this yet, but it looks like the movie is available in 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos through Kaleidescape. You had mentioned in your review that it should look great in 4K HDR, so would you consider adding this one to the review list you're doing for Sound and Vision? I think it could be illustrative of Kaleidescape offerings over disc. I thought the Blu-ray looked really colorful and clear; it would be nice to know just how much better it could have looked.As I was watching, I also started to wonder just how good it might have sounded with a skillful Atmos treatment. We expect it in action movies, but there's a lost opportunity to draw an audience into a movie like this, with surroundings that many of us have never experienced. Considering how much the environment plays a role in this movie, it would benefit from the additional immersion of a good Atmos track.I also thought that the dialog tracks were really well recorded, there was never any issue with understanding anything anyone said. Crisp, clear, and able to convey the nuances of each performance. Scott
Saw this tonight, and my wife and I both loved it. I want to read the book now. I thought the photography and overall tone were beautifully poetic and evocative. Lots of nice metaphors, for example early description of the difference between marsh and swamp, and then a comment along the lines of people forgetting about the living beings in the shells. Kya with her shyness and defensive walls was one of them. This is much more than just a whodunit movie - a character study, allegory about nature, social commentary alluded to. The black couple running the store, you could see the sympatico feel they had about being in a less powerful position when certain things happened, but it was organic and subtly done, not hit you over the head with a hammer. I hear the book is even more layered, not surprisingly. I've seen some book readers really dismiss it in reviews but some of what they mentioned came across pretty clearly to me.
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