Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 4K 2016 Ultra HD 2160p REMUX

An infantryman recounts the final hours before he and his fellow soldiers return to Iraq.

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 4K 2016 Ultra HD 2160p REMUX Review
Sony's UHD release presents the film at 60FPS, a first for the format. Coupled with a reproduction of the film's native 4K resolution and HDR colors, it's certainly closer to Lee's original vision than either of the other two home format options, though it still lacks the 3D capability. It's a novel viewing experience to be sure. Whether one wants to call it hyper-real, surreal, or just real, it's nothing if it's not unique. It's much more video-y than the 1080p or 3D presentation. It's almost silky, feeling like a hybrid of the "soap opera" effect and a documentary. It suits the movie very well; Lee clearly knew what he was doing -- this is certainly no gimmick -- and even without the "full" experience the movie plays a fair bit better in this state. The movie offers an entirely different textural quality than one is accustomed to viewing. It's much smoother without losing any detail. In fact, it's just the opposite, finding a significant boost in detailing with the native 4K imagery. The frame rate boost doesn't simply enhance motion, it seems to bring out more nuanced detail than ever before, even glistening tears and reflections in the eye, which are critical in capturing the title character's inner feelings contrasted against outer surroundings in key scenes, particularly during the halftime show. The close-up shots transition from dull and mundane in 1080/24p to a breathtaking experience here, revealing much more character nuance that's not necessarily lost on the other version but certainly lessened by a significant amount. Basic detailing increases by a wide margin as well, including pores and pimples, crisp military uniform lines and decorations, and even the sandy, pebbly terrain in Iraq, boosted even well beyond the fantastic 1080p Blu-ray. The HDR color enhancement is wonderfully complimentary. Everything is notably richer, brighter, more nuanced and better saturated, including blood in a critical scene. It's an amazing display of the format's capabilities and, as with everything else, only enhances the total viewing experience. Black levels could stand to push perhaps a shade darker, that same humvee mentioned above in 3D shows its own burst of shimmering, and there are a few small stutters or jumps in the picture (which might be hardware related), but everything else in this transfer is spot-on. Regardless of what one thinks of the film -- which is a better experience on the UHD -- everyone equipped to play this disc back should add it to their collections and do so; it's currently a one-of-kind experience and Sony's UHD nails it, at least as far as current home technology allows.

Many people said it is an anti-war movie,I don't think so. This movie is far more than anti-war.Because it is not a rich story ,but a rich truth and an emotion. It doesn't want to give you an opinion about what war is, but show you an emotion about a young man and a war. A so-called hero came back from Iraq, how is his life?

In the real world, the truth and emotion are complicated. So it is hard to say what its theme is. Maybe the theme is to doubt our fake society Maybe the theme is to show the hero's confused life. However, they are parts of this movie. It is more like a section of Billy's life. He has family,battle companion, stranger and girlfriends. Sometimes he is distracted at his important moment,sometims all in front of him remind him of war. He sees and thinks.He might find that life is difficult to choose,finally he go back to the place where he belongs.

If you can feel you are Billy Lynn, you can feel how ridiculous this society is.Nobody understands you,people see what they want to see.the sad thing is, you can change nothing but follow the direction of fate.

If you don't have sensory substitution,this movie is boring.

From the beginning of Billy's halftime show， I can't help crying. I even can't detail the reasons of my tears. The emotion is so strong, so complicate and so advanced. I feel so sad about Billy's life.