Home Entertainment ‘It’s one – sided view’: Director Michael Mahon had ‘bitter words’ to his film starring Sydney Sweeney on streaming platforms 😱😱

‘It’s one – sided view’: Director Michael Mahon had ‘bitter words’ to his film starring Sydney Sweeney on streaming platforms 😱😱

Entertainment — 05/30/2024

Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney’s horror film, was released on digital platforms in mid-April, less than a month after it debuted in theatres. However, some people find the picture to be excessively dark.

Just under a month after it hit theaters, Sydney Sweeney 's horror film Immaculate debuted on digital platforms in mid-April, though some think it's too dark... literally

Just one week after its debut at SXSW in Austin, the movie made $5.3 million at its opening. Critics gave it positive reviews, but some viewers found it so unsettling that they puked in the theatre.

The film received positive reviews and a lot of word-of-mouth, but it only made $23.8 million worldwide on a $9 million budget.

After its digital release on various video-on-demand (VOD) and streaming platforms, some started to notice how much darker the film is when transitioned from the film negative to digital formats

Some people became aware of the film’s increased darkness upon digital release from the film negative on different streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) platforms.

In a recent tweet, director Michael Mohan addressed these worries and emphasised that the much darker transfer was unintentional.

Director Michael Mohan addressed these concerns in a recent tweet, insisting that the much-darker transfer was not intentional

The director answered to a tweet from @Sgtzima, which featured a few extremely disturbing scenes from the streaming copy he had viewed.

IMMACULATE is a dark comedy. I’m watching it in an evening in a poorly light room, and I can hardly see what’s on screen. Why would someone deliberately do this? The user X wrote.

 The director also gave fans a tip for what platform is the least dark among the many digital offerings

Quote-tweeting the tweet, Mahon answered, “I know, man.” This was definitely not done on purpose.

The compression specifications of each platform are beyond of our control. “It’s a serious issue that really bothers me,” he continued.

In addition, the filmmaker offered fans advice on which of the several digital platforms is the least depressing.

“After comparing all of them, we found that iTunes is the brightest and closest to our vision,” Mahon said.

'After comparing them all, iTunes is the closest to what we wanted / brighter than the rest,' Mahon admitted

In response, @Sgtzima stated, “I was actually watching it in Dolby Vision on iTunes.” I’m not sure why this happened.

He responded, 'I wasn't involved with that release aside from recording a commentary track in my hotel room at SXSW before the premiere. They love the film and do great work, so I can only imagine it's fantastic.'

On April 16, the movie went on sale and could be rented on digital platforms. On June 11, the Blu-ray and DVD versions were released.