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  1. Nov 2020
    1. The Sopranos is an example of a television show that, while having good intentions, used film completion unethically. In the episode “Proshai, Livushka”, creator David Chase decided to digitally resurrect Nancy Marchand (who had died during production due to lung cancer) in order to give her character, Livia Soprano, an exit that would do her justice. The result, however, was a complete disaster. Commonly referred to as a “bizarre frankenstenian experiment”, the CGI rendering was incredibly sloppy, full of continuity mistakes and unsettling animation (“No Longer Themselves, 53-54).

      This sub claim is helping to back up the idea that some tv shows sometimes can use the film in a negative way.

    2. These positive aspects of digital resurrection for film competition does not excuse the practice in every circumstance; indeed, a poorly executed posthumous performance can prove disastrous no matter the context.

      I believe this is a subclaim. The author ties the circumstances of needing to digitally resurrect an actor into the ethics of the resurrection itself. I was actually very glad to see this subclaim as I was very much expecting the individual films to have their own reasons for resurrection and I was happy that the author explored this. They did a good job with talking about a multitude of films with plenty of evidence/quotes and transitioning smoothly between them.

    3. As ‘movie magic’ technology has advanced, filmmakers have been determined to showcase its feats in the most astonishing ways possible, many times not taking into account the consequences that may arise.

      I believe this is a subclaim. It draws on the idea of unethical use of digital resurrection while continuing the conversation into what consequences can occur. I think the author addresses this subclaim really well with evidence/quotes.