8 thoughts on “Perry Mason, Season 2, Chapter Ten (2020-)

  1. I would really love to comment on the costumes (I love 1930’s fashion), but I can barely see what anyone’s wearing. Same with The White Queen. Are they making it so dark on purpose? Or should I get my eyes checked? :)

    1. Unfortunately, there’s a trend for dim lighting and murky color in films and television, no matter what the subject matter is– even big mega-budget MCU outings.
      And even worse, if multiplexes don’t keep their projector bulbs at full brightness, a film can be pretty much impossible to watch. The first DOCTOR STRANGE film was totally ruined when I saw it– Rachel McAdams had been onscreen for about half her appearance in the film before she finally stepped into a light source bright enough to make out her features. 
      When I complained afterward and told the theater manager she needed to check the projection in that theater, she kept trying to blame 3-D glasses– even though we were watching it in standard projection, with no glasses. Idiot.
      Later, when I watched DS again on home video, I didn’t have this problem; things were still “moody” and not as colorful as you’d expect from a comic book adaptation, but you could at least see what the cinematographer intended you to see.
      It’s why I gave up on theatrical showings of films.

    2. It really is just that dark. And these were all lightened from the screencaps I took. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  2. We love this show, and on our TV we can see enough detail that we have to keep stopping and backing up because I start screaming at the goodness. I learned from a vintage dealer friend that the costumes in the show are almost 100% true vintage. While I love 20s fashion, I think 30s is more flattering on everyone.

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