One thought struck me as I watched the new "Hobbit" movie in the latest
super-clear format: "The rain looks fake. It's not hitting their faces!"
That
is just one consequence of filmmaker Peter Jackson's decision to shoot
his epic, three-part "Lord of the Rings" prequel with a frame rate of 48
images per second, double the 24 that cinemagoers have experienced for
the past century.
