Stop waffling!).
An instantly noticeable and buzzworthy standout among its many points of recommendation is the film’s use ofpractical effects.
Heck, the tagline for directorRichard Donner’s1978Supermanfilm dared to boast “you’ll believe a man can fly.”
My personal disinterest in hisAvatarfranchise aside,James Camerondoes nothing by halves.
Etc., etc, etc.
Reading over that list of trailblazers, what’s another trait those films share?
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They’re recognized by older audiences and film historians as classics, as iconic, as industry-evolvers.
And they’re all still effective, even jaw-dropping, where it counts.
Aka, the green space baby puppet that still dominates our universe based on the power of convincing cuteness.
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Appropriately enough, Industrial Light & Magic collaborated with Legacy on the hybrid designs.
I remembered how it felt to wonder “how did they do that?”
(Remember whenInception’srotating rooms were mind-boggling!)
The corpseswere costumedto a level of detail I haven’t seen this side of a BBC historical costume drama.
The crew collaborated on expansive practical sets.
They even pondered over how to film around a Gelatinous Cube!
In the same interview, his co-starMichelle Rodriguezagreed: “you could just tell the difference.
you’re able to indeed.
The differences are palpable and substantial, the results immersive.
Practical effects are pure creation captured onscreen, and that’s an electric secondhand feeling.
Let’s keep them employed.
