Beast (2022), fawn who can?

IMAGE – Terrible jungle

Apart from problematic night scenes (which are fortunately rare), this 1080p transfer displays a flattering (daytime) image to the beautiful South African landscapes.

The precision of the elements of the frame is undeniable, the details abound during most of the film (less at night), the colorimetric palette is really catchy (terrestrial desert areas, areas of greenery, bloody wounds) and the contrasts are harmoniously managed.

But where the grain added in post-prod (a digital shooting) gives character to the diurnal planes, it comes to add to the important digital noise that parasites those immersed in the darkness.

SON – Uyimbube

With a great multichannel activity, the VO Dolby Atmos really does not chew its effects. The rear scene and the verticality of the sound allow the fawn to appropriate the out-of-field, the atmospheres are superbly distributed, the dynamics are violent (see attacks) and the LFE channel brings a lot of muscle to the whole (roarings and shocks on the vehicle).

As for the « small » VF, delivered in Dolby Digital More than 7.1, it suffers from undermixed dubbing and is neither as vigorous nor as spaced (despite good spatialization) as its 3D counterpart.

CONCLUSION – The lion died tonight?

Guided by an Idris Elba who has eaten lion, this high-risk safari is offered to us via Universal Pictures within a Blu-ray edition (with interesting bonuses and generally quality A/V services) that will make lovers of the genre hungry!