> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cousin Ricky [mailto:ric### [at] yahoocom]
> Posted At: Saturday, November 15, 2008 10:47 PM
> Posted To: povray.off-topic
> Conversation: Photorrealism (Portrait of a Girl)
> Subject: Re: Photorrealism (Portrait of a Girl)
> 
> "gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley
> 
> The article cited _The Polar Express_ as an example from CGI. I got no
> sense of
> revulsion from the characters; I found them surprisingly empathetic.

You're in the minority, then.  Most people found them creepy (even the
people who liked the movie).

> What I found profoundly disturbing about the movie wasn't its quasi-
> realism, but
> its message:  that it is healthy and virtuous to believe things that
> are
> incompatible with reality.

<sarcasm>Yes, it's so unhealthy to believe that there are things you
might not understand or be able to explain, and it's OK to believe in
them anyway.  That's so disruptive for our youth.</sarcasm>

...Chambers

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