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by GuB-42 1181 days ago
The thing is, as I understand it, CGI are everywhere now, even in movies that are "grounded in reality". It saves money over building props, it can be "fixed in post", etc... Unless the film makes a statement of not using CGI, and it is often an expensive choice, you can assume there is plenty of it. Crowds, wild animals, mirrors, dust, etc... are often added digitally, because it is so much cheaper and convenient.

Edit: Here an example for the movie "Parasite" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3tfIem4ckE
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elteto 1181 days ago
Well, that's ok. Well-done CGI should be "invisible". I don't really care if the set is a set in the physical world or in a computer for as long as it looks good and doesn't fall into the uncanny valley.
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somat 1180 days ago
It makes me think of "fury road", which I regard as one of the finest films of our generation, a stupid film, but masterfully done.

Anyway, the legend is the the film uses very little cgi, but that is not true, it is full of cgi, the masterful part is that the cgi is invisible. you can't tell it is there. and that is a sign of great cgi.

Note: the film is also full of great practical effects, which I think helps ground and make invisible the computer effects.

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JohnFen 1180 days ago
> one of the finest films of our generation

I agree with this, but I think that's a pretty strong condemnation of movies these days.

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