Conflicting Emotions: Dean Martin as a Hologram


I read recently that Dean Martin would be the latest holographic performer to hit the Vegas stage. How do you feel about holograms? Is it rude? Morbid? Creepy? Or is it a way to pay homage to our favorite performers who are no longer with us? I have conflicting emotions on this issue. No one has a problem with playing Elvis or Michael Jackson music or videos. Is this the same thing or something intrinsically different?

I can see why the producers of these shows would view them as cash cows.”See Dean Martin perform LIVE on stage again!” Who wouldn’t want to see that? The only problem is with the word LIVE. Because he isn’t. I somehow feel like this is disrespectful to the performer’s legacy. “We don’t need YOU; we have your hologram!”

Why do we go to see our favorite artists do live shows? Why not just listen to their recordings over and over? Because a live performance is different every time. It is special. Genuine. Authentic.We feel like we get a glimpse into the true personality of the performer.

I am amazed by the technology that allows us to produce these holographic images, but a holographic image would never have the vibrancy or the charisma of the real person.
A hologram cannot connect with the audience. And how do the families feel about this? I can’t imagine wanting to see my loved ones resurrected in this manner.

As much as I miss Whitney Houston, I think I would rather reverently watch her old videos and relive the dynamo that she was, rather than watch an artificial Whitney perform.

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5 thoughts on “Conflicting Emotions: Dean Martin as a Hologram

  1. If you click the highlighted phrase “latest holographic performer” it will take you to the article I read on the topic. They don’t list the location of the show.
    Thanks for reading!

  2. I saw MJ One @ Mandalay Bay and they used a hologram of MJ. It was pretty amazing. Almost made me tear up.

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