What's up with the cinematography?

[macshune]

I don't understand how a movie that was released in 2021 can be shot in such a way that the highlights are so completely blown. Did they use cameras from 2001? Is this is a "cool look" like back in the '90s when music videos used it but at least they had the excuse of using film?

And the ghosting even on well-lighted beach scenes like I'm viewing the movie on an LCD screen from 1989.

It's basically impossible to buy cameras (phones or otherwise) that are this bad in the 2020s. What's going on?

[Pastor of Muppets]

Anything is possible through incredible incompetence.  I would not jump to the conclusion that they even bought the camera recently.  It could be some shitty camcorder from the 90s and this guy just decided "let's make a movie!"

[The Lurker]

Sure love that kind of lighting that looks like the sun exploded.