TMP, CGI, and Stephen Collins

[BillJ]

Was this plot point not clear to you watching the movie?

I guess not.

If everything is exactly the same, then the way she carries herself would be exactly the same.

McCOY: ...micro-miniature hydraulics, sensors, and molecule-sized multi-processor chips. ...And take a look at this!
CHAPEL: Osmotic micro-pump, ...right here. Even the smallest body functions are exactly duplicated. ...And every exocrine system is here, too, ...even eye moisture.
ILIA PROBE Deck ...er.
SPOCK: Fascinating. Not 'Decker-unit'? ...Gentlemen.
KIRK: Will.

SPOCK: Exactly. It's a programmed mechanism, Commander. ...Its body duplicates our navigator in precise detail. Suppose that beneath it's programming, the real Ilia's memory patterns are duplicated with equal precision.
KIRK: They had a pattern to follow.
SPOCK: Indeed. ...They may have followed it too precisely.
KIRK: Ilia's memory, her feelings of loyalty, obedience, friendship, ...might all be there.

Why would 'precise detail' not include how she carried herself?

 

[mos6507]

She gave a very wooden performance, IMO. There's not much difference between the real Ilia and the V'Ger probe version, even though there should be.

Pretty much everyone gave a wooden performance in TMP besides a few highlights like McCoy's quips and Spock's trauma-induced emotionalism.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

BillJ, if you still don't get it even after a simply-stated explanation and reading script excerpts, I think you're never going to get it. I'm done with this debate.

Pretty much everyone gave a wooden performance in TMP besides a few highlights like McCoy's quips and Spock's trauma-induced emotionalism.

True. But she out-woodens the rest.

 

[mos6507]

True. But she out-woodens the rest.

I think this guy wins that prize.

 

[TrickyDickie]

My take on it is that Deltans had to concentrate on maintaining a degree of reserve because of their nature and how easily they could have an effect on others around them, especially non-Deltans. The scene where Ilia and Decker see each other again after a long time was quite emotional and not wooden. I thought it was quite well played.