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15 years in and the CGI in these films seem to be regressing at an accelerating rate

posted 2 years ago by BeenSavage (646)
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This movie was probably the best example to date. It may be because the entire thing is done behind a green screen but it just felt like I was watching something in the early 2000s. This started to stand out to me with Multiverse of Madness, then in Wakanda Forever, and now this. It would be different if they Marvel was pushing the bar with their visuals but it’s just so run of the mill. Though I don’t declare myself an Avatar fan I was blown away due of what you can actually do with a little innovation. I get the fact that those movies are years in development but still.

[–] CraigJamesReview (1764) 2 years ago

That, and also Marvel seems to care less and less about how they are even putting these worlds together. It all seems so superfluous, there's nothing to make you say "wow". All just inspired.

If you're interested, I reviewed the movie here- https://youtu.be/AjisGsxegeA

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18165) 2 years ago

Well, the behind-the-scenes trouble that visual effects artists working for Marvel has been a growing problem as of late.

[–] Strazdas (2472) 2 years ago

I remember when people dissed Star Wars for bad CGI, only to find out what they considered bad CGI was practical effects and what they thought was good practical effects was done in CGI.

[–] Kazak (2197) 2 years ago

It’s like candy, but worse. Sugar-free candy.

[–] HarrySkywalker (713) a year ago

I don't know why you are putting Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness in that list.

The CGI from that movie looked very good and 10000000 times better than the CGI from this movie.

[–] ManguaCrimeLord (17) 11 days ago

I may be a strange bird in that I've always enjoyed watching end credits.
What made my impression about this movie's credits was that the visual effects artists had a preponderance of 3-rd world sounding names. I think that explains it to a large extent. And not just for this movie.
Outsourcing visual effects to Asian countries to save on time and money. I noticed a lot of Indian names too. You can just imagine the attributes of the Disney sweatshops in South Asia.
They'll continue to do this as long as they deem this strategy to be profitable. However, considering that this movie has been one of the BIGGEST flops of all time, their patience might be coming to an end. We might just be lucky enough to see less of this in the future.
Honestly, where did all of this movie's giant budget go to? Michael Douglas' salary, who can barely speak coherently? Paul Rudd has gotten too old and lost his looks to be a main star anymore. I think it's time for them to hang the cape.