Some Uncanny Stuff

So the first video is apparently 100% computer generated. If anything has managed to bridge the uncanny valley it's this one.



But you'll notice, it's just fruit falling into stuff. I wonder how we'd respond if they had tried to tell a story? What would the response to this be if a digital person was standing there throwing the fruit?

Also! Here's a review of Avatar that points out some of the ways James Cameron got around the uncanny valley. He points these things out for another reason, but it still applies. In a word, "Disney Eyes." HOWEVER (READ THIS!) I must warn you that this review, as well as the Star Wars one I'm posting, are of an adult sense of humor. Maybe some of you have heard of RedLetterMedia and their reviews by the character Harry Plinkett. Mr. Plinkett is a drinking whoring, homicidal old man who likes to post movie reviews on the internet. (Leave a comment on his web zone and he'll send you a pizza roll.) He talks about murdering his wives and having sex with his cat. I think it's funny, some of you...probably not so much.





Okay, so the Star Wars one. It's 70 mins long! But never have I heard the reasons why I don't like the prequels put in such a succinct way. In fact, I'll never do a Star Wars review or paper myself because all I have to do is point here. He got it perfectly right. However, there is a running plot line in this, and all three prequel reviews, of his battles with a hooker he has kidnapped and locked in his basement. I didn't exactly get it, until someone pointed out that he was trying to say that he could make a more believable relationship between these two than Lucas did with Annakin and Padme. All this stuff is at the end of the videos, so if you wish to skip it you can. Continue on to his youtube page to see all the other parts.