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'The Odyssey' Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way

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Re: 'The Odyssey' Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way

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On the specific no/low-CGI bent — I find the obsession with using this (mostly false) claim so utterly disrespectful to the people in VFX that have poured thousands upon thousands of hours of their lives into the craft, only to be actively derided (or outright denied) by producers hoping to capitalise on whatever this weird obsession is. For anyone that hasn’t seen it but is interested in the topic, this series is HI…

Exactly, Nolan's use of CGI is perfect. Elegant and purposeful, and incredibly well executed.

Re: 'The Odyssey' Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way

#22

On the specific no/low-CGI bent — I find the obsession with using this (mostly false) claim so utterly disrespectful to the people in VFX that have poured thousands upon thousands of hours of their lives into the craft, only to be actively derided (or outright denied) by producers hoping to capitalise on whatever this weird obsession is. For anyone that hasn’t seen it but is interested in the topic, this series is HI…

For anyone without the time: my biggest takeaway when I first watched this was: audiences certainly like the idea of practical effects, so both media outlets and productions are incentivized to talk up every practical element, right up to the point of outright deception. In reality it's very common for stuff to be filmed "for real" and then painted over or extended with CGI anyways because having the reference footage helps the CGI so much. This way you can have your actors go on the talk show circuit and say "those are real tulips" or whatever and have good CGI at the same time.

Re: 'The Odyssey' Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way

#24

In addition to CG fatigue I think users are having remake fatigue. Audiences don't want to see a Moana remake, another Marvel movie or another Superman spin-off. Star Wars and Marvel are getting so overexposed people aren't bothering to show up for them to theaters.

Isnt The Odyssey the ultimate remake?

Fatigue is more about the interval than the number of laps. The last true adaption of this story is 29 years old.
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