‘Immaculate’ Director Addresses Criticism of Film’s Dark Visuals on Streaming: “It’s a Real Problem”

The filmmaker behind the recent horror movie is addressing criticism about scenes from the film appearing to be overly dark when viewed on certain streaming platforms. took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday after a social media user complained that the Neon film’s visuals were “comically dark” and shared screenshots showing that it was difficult to see what was happening as the movie was streaming. In his , Mohan made it clear that he empathized with the concerns and had not intended for the film to look so dark.

“I know, man,” Mohan replied. “This was absolutely not done intentionally. We have no control over the compression specs of each platform.

” He continued, “It’s a real problem that truly bums me out, and after comparing them all, iTunes is the closest to what we wanted / brighter than the rest.” I know, man. This was absolutely not done intentionally.

We have no control over the compression specs of each platform. It's a real problem that truly bums me out, and after comparing them all, iTunes is the closest to what we wanted / brighter than the rest. reached out to a Neon representative who declined to comment.

Mohan is not the first filmmaker to address concerns surrounding compression, a process that reduces the file size of a project so it can be be viewed on streaming platforms. During a segment last year for Konbini’s , Christopher Nolan — a noted advocate for shooting on film and viewing titles in theaters — discussed his preference of.