New TV series from Netflix, one of the hit streaming platforms, remains away from viewers due to annoying filming decisions.
All episodes of Ripley were released on April 4, the new American neo-noir TV show based on the 1955 crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith.
The eight-episode limited series is directed and created by Steven Zaillian. The film’s stars include Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf, and Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood.
However, while watching the series, fans get angry and say the screen is left entirely black and white throughout the episode.
As reported by the Independent, one view said, “I didn’t last the first episode. The cinematography is so annoying.”
Another added, “Why on earth is Ripley filmed in black and white? Surely, the only reason not to film in color previously was technology. It totally killed it for me; the dog seems quite OK with it, though.”
The third viewer accomplished: “Black and white is a good way to keep the budget down but adds nothing.”
Steve Zallian, director and writer, previously revealed that he chose a black-or-white theme because the show’s planning began long before the film was written, and his own experiences inspired the series.
He told Vanity Fair, “The edition of the Ripley book I had on my desk had an evocative black-and-white photograph on the cover.”
“As I was writing, I held that image in my mind. Black and white fits this story–and it’s gorgeous.”
I’m enjoying Ripley on Netflix, except I’m mad it’s in black and white.
“What a crime to make a sexy crime show set in 1960s Italy and not do it in color.’
Since Oppenheimer had won an Oscar for shooting the same subject, the director felt that the old-school techniques were too distracting for others in the same style.
One person complained, “I would not have survived before color television was invented. I tried to sit down to watch Ripley, but it is filmed in black and white, making it a no-go. It makes my eyes go all wonky.”
Another concluded: “Why is the Netflix show Ripley in black and white? They had color film in 1955, when the first book, The Talented Mr Ripley, appeared. It’s a waste not to film Mongibello in color… but again, I suppose the book was in black and white.”
