long range shooting and the movies

[Shooter ----/]

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[Shooter ----/]

Personally I think its more entertaining when it has an element of reality to it. No one thinks it's a documentary. The way I see it they are not taking in to account the millions of service and ex service members who might go see the show if it were a little more real. That's all.

Using this;

Can you imagine what a medical show would be like? Just imagine if a single episode of the TV show "House" actually took 2-3 years!

An episode of "Law and Order" could be anywhere from 1 - 3 years!

"CSI" episodes could be 1-15 years in length!!

You might end up with an entire year of the show and not one thing happening toward the main storyline.

I wouldn't watch, but, they'd be realistic.

 

[Longshot]

Lol it doesn't have to be completely real but the key elements should be real enough that after you watch you aren't saying to yourself "well that was stupid".

 

[Shooter ----/]

I agree there for sure. Problem is it is actually starting to create a real false sense of how things work in real life.

 

[Mystic Precision]

Just watched the Avengers last night... how's that for unrealistic brain numbing fun.?????

If any "fighter" could actually process and react that fast to that much incoming data, they would have a lifespan of a small gerble and eat 10,000 calories per day.... or live on a 1kg of speed every day.

But there is a sense of plausibility in the CGI graphics, physics and actions. Things move in ways that could happen (certainly some of the best I have seen). As way out there the whole show is, viewers will leave with a big smile and "sure, why not" in their brain. These are superheros from comic books... that fantasy was kept well intact.

I think when the movie leans more towards the reality, directors/producers need to put more real world into their entertainment. The gun fights of John Wick are a prime example of how much better a "fantasy" show can be when things make sense. The audience that is likely to see this type of show have a good understanding of shoot'em up. That the show keeps the action closer to reality is a huge bonus to fans.

Do you think the American Sniper audience were out for a "chick flick"? Doing completely stupid things with the scope adjustments and so forth, detract from the overall feel and tone of the show. Adding realism isn't going to "train" anyone - nothing "they" don't already know. But it keeps the audience attention better - I pretty much lost interest after those goofy shooting scenes. I just became critical of everything else and really ended up not being entertained.

Jerry

 

[BadAsMo]

So you guys think sniper movies are phoney. Oil well gushering done in movies is BS too. Squealing tires on grass. Exploding arrow heads with enough jamb to take out a bridge. Its entertainment not a friggin docuementory.

I so disagree. The movie does not need to insult your intelligence. Ya... pet peeve = squealing tires in the dirt.

There's a limit to how off the mark it can get. Getting stupid about it does not warrant a pass just because some bottom rungers are too dumb to notice. That just blows for the rest of us. It's cheap and cheezy.

Suspension of disbelief is always key.

 

[Longshot]

I agree there for sure. Problem is it is actually starting to create a real false sense of how things work in real life.

I think there has been a false sense of reality in films since they began. Its just how much unreality we can stomach when the film is based on real events. Something like the Avengers or Transformers well, fill your boots. If you don't like fun fantasy then don't watch. But at least try to make it as real as possible within the confines of making a good show.

For example look at the big gunfight in HEAT. Its legendary BECAUSE it was done right not because they embellished a bunch of stuff to make it more exciting.