I’ve been seeing the posters and ads for A Christmas Carol eh-heeverywhere recently, and it gives me the creeps like whoa. Read the full post.
Nov 6
2009
04:09 PM ET
Does 'A Christmas Carol' fall in the uncanny valley?
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Polar Express did fall in the uncanny valley but A Christmas Carol does not. The eyes of the characters are no longer soul-less, and in some bits you can actually see Jim Carrey or Gary Oldman’s “spirit” or “spark” as if it was the real thing. I don´t think CG characters will ever replace live actors, the same way I believe robots will never have feelings or soul, but I am the first one to admit that A Christmas Carol is a big step since The Polar Express. (And a huge leap since that nightmarish baby in that Pixar short…)
For me, this is past the uncanny valley. They look pretty much human.
Of course it does … there’s only one use for Zemeckis’ mo-cap puppets:
http://www.celebrityfreakshow.com/robert-zemekis-to-make-mo-cap-zombie-film/