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[OT]New Operator vs. Old
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ReverendJ
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wassupbro wrote:
I think it would have been cooler if, instead of The Operator just stanging there the first time he appears in 72, he should have been hidden, with no distortion. Then his original essence of scariness would have been revitalized.
I think it would have been cooler if he was right at the window, like all you see is his no face cause he's practically touching the window.

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ToTheFading
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wassupbro wrote:

That scared the hell out of me. To think that, even if you don't see him, he was watching you? Wasn't that one of the biggest original fears of the operator? Now the camera is merely luckily placed down pointing out a window perfectly to see the Operator just standing there. I think it would have been cooler if, instead of The Operator just stanging there the first time he appears in 72, he should have been hidden, with no distortion. Then his original essence of scariness would have been revitalized.


A lot of the earlier ones scared me senseless when I finally realised he was lurking and I hadn't seen him, but I think the more they did it, the less scary it became, and it ended up like we were playing Where's Waldo: Slenderman Edition with every entry and it started to feel a bit ridiculous. I think subtle movement is the scariest. I didn't like him full on running in Entry 4, I found that absurd for some reason. However, the head movement in Entry 1 was one of the creepiest moments for me. I also love when he is just standing still, but his arms sway slightly, or his head tilts or whatever. I think movement via 'still images' is also pretty cool, the whole cat-on-the-staircase approach used in Entry 64 was probably my favourite Operator appearance of the series, a sentiment I know many agree with.

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TheSupremeFace
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Hmm, entry 72 has clear images of TO, he's definitely created very well by the MH crew now

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undervattensflugan
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Yeah, the TO in this entry was new and awesome.

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Now they just need to make him move more.


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JAL13
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I've been following Marble Hornets, as well as this forum, for a long time and I finally had to jump in and say something. I feel as if this latest entry is moving back toward the feeling that TO is always watching a person as Jay places the camera on the window sill without him seeing the TO in the distance. I may scare easily, but I can honestly say that I was disturbed by that scene. They (the MH crew) are trying out some new artistic and horror styles that some other horror movies have incorporated into their movies to make the audience become frightened for the characters. Yes, I will admit that the camera being placed on the window sill was a bit convenient and maybe cliche to some, but I thought it did its job and did it well. We may see more of this style in the newer entries.

However, I do miss how he walked passed the windows and looked into them at earlier entries. The eerie feeling that TO is roaming around silently gave me chills and always pushed me to watch more, but also want to stop due to fear. Entry #72 brought that feeling back slightly and I loved every minute of it. I also feel as if new style of TO I believe is creepier than earlier ones.

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abcetc
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I think the creators have definitely changed their vision of the Operator over the course of the series, probably as they've developed a feel for how they want to depict him. In the early entries, the Operator is depicted as a man, albeit a strange one. In recent entries, however, he's portrayed more as a force than a man, with a lot more presence and power than he has in season 1, almost god-like. I think this is one of the reasons they don't make him move--he doesn't have to, as his presence alone is enough to have a very strong effect on people.

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wassupbro
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abcetc wrote:
I think the creators have definitely changed their vision of the Operator over the course of the series, probably as they've developed a feel for how they want to depict him. In the early entries, the Operator is depicted as a man, albeit a strange one. In recent entries, however, he's portrayed more as a force than a man, with a lot more presence and power than he has in season 1, almost god-like. I think this is one of the reasons they don't make him move--he doesn't have to, as his presence alone is enough to have a very strong effect on people.


I agree with you that they feel this way now, but in my opinion a god like force doesn't seem as disturbing. Sure you will fear The Operator, but when it just seemed like a creature, AND you didn't know what it was doing, that was 10x creepier than a godlike presence that just takes shape of a human and stands there, teleporting around.

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Lithp
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Wolfboy702 wrote:
I do miss him moving, the unnatural sway he did was so terrifying, especially in the tta video return. Watching him creep slowly towards you is so much worse than him standing there.


I think it would also help if it didn't just teleport away all of the time.

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ReynardtaFox
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I second all the people who though TO looked scarier in Season 1. I've said before that the awkward, non-human movements in Return and Admission as well as the sudden head turn in entry one were some of the creepiest Operator moments in the entire series.

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wassupbro
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ToTheFading wrote:

A lot of the earlier ones scared me senseless when I finally realised he was lurking and I hadn't seen him, but I think the more they did it, the less scary it became, and it ended up like we were playing Where's Waldo: Slenderman Edition with every entry and it started to feel a bit ridiculous. I think subtle movement is the scariest.


Sure it was overplayed, but come on, isn't their new technique over played to you? I think everytime we see the operator, he just appears, maybe teleports around a bit, makes people cough and go crazy, and then leaves.

That just made me realize something else. He is no longer stalking anyone.

I guess at first it worked because the videos were made as to show that the operator was just stalking Alex. We didn't know what it wanted.

We still don't know, but it clearly has something else in mind.

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Scrankles
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Entry #72 Operator was right down the centre for me: not as good or as bad as it has been in previous entries. I'd like to play Where's Slendy again, but not as often as in Season 1.
I thought that I liked movement (#72's slow head turn and more importantly #1's sudden head turn), but thinking about when TO's frightened me the most (Entry #60, the Maintenance Tunnel), it was a "TO stands lies still, camera flies everywhere" approach.

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JAL13
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I don't think we will see any more of the "Where's Slendy" type of feel. Maybe it will happen once every so often, but now that Jay and Tim are more involved I feel as if its more of a "cat and mouse" type of feel. Who can outwit the other.

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JrPacMan
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ReynardtaFox wrote:
I second all the people who though TO looked scarier in Season 1. I've said before that the awkward, non-human movements in Return and Admission as well as the sudden head turn in entry one were some of the creepiest Operator moments in the entire series.


The way TO moved in Admission is the way he should always move. It fits him perfectly, as he isn't walking as a normal human would. The only time I recall him clearly walking, Entry # 4, looked really weird and didn't really fit his character. Plus, the way he glides in Admission never fails to scare the crap out of me

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Lithp
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I prefer his Frankenstein Stomp.

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ToTheFading
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wassupbro wrote:
ToTheFading wrote:

A lot of the earlier ones scared me senseless when I finally realised he was lurking and I hadn't seen him, but I think the more they did it, the less scary it became, and it ended up like we were playing Where's Waldo: Slenderman Edition with every entry and it started to feel a bit ridiculous. I think subtle movement is the scariest.


Sure it was overplayed, but come on, isn't their new technique over played to you? I think everytime we see the operator, he just appears, maybe teleports around a bit, makes people cough and go crazy, and then leaves.

That just made me realize something else. He is no longer stalking anyone.

I guess at first it worked because the videos were made as to show that the operator was just stalking Alex. We didn't know what it wanted.

We still don't know, but it clearly has something else in mind.


Yeah, I get that as well. Both techniques have lost their scare factor for me, and I don't really find him unnerving or creepy anymore. I don't really watch MH to get that feeling now, it's just about the mystery and story line for me.

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