Does anyone know the technical term

[BigmanPigman]

11. That style is always distracting to me.

Just last night I was watching TCM film with Bette Davis and they used this technique. I see sharp contrasts, light, shadows, etc in the middle of the night and it drives me nuts!! I can't follow the film since the lighting is so fucked up. I am an illustrator and a very visual person so this is probably more irritating to me than most people. The same goes with watering all the surfaces of roads, streets, sidewalks, etc to make it look new or something. All it does is look wet AND ridiculous since nothing else is wet. Also, very annoying as far as visuals go.