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I haven't found any sci-fi movie interesting or entertaining for the last decade or so because of all the CGI. It feels like it takes the human elements out of

I haven't found any sci-fi movie interesting or entertaining for the last decade or so because of all the CGI. It feels like it takes the human elements out of storytelling. Which is why I find Wes Anderson's movies such a refreshing take. They use nearly all practical effects and it is human and fun. I would recommend seeing the French Dispatch, his latest movie.

m_mueller 5y ago
give Villeneuve’s Dune a chance if you haven’t already. I don’t agree with the post on this one, they went to great lenghts trying to make it feel real.
- ghaff 5y ago
  Whatever your opinion is on Dune otherwise--I had my doubts on first viewing but changed my mind--it was clearly a great looking movie.
- ARandumGuy 5y ago
  The comparison of the shadows in the article feels a bit weird, considering it's comparing shadows in a bright clear sky vs a sky with a lot of dust and debris. Especially weird considering Dune does a lot to make it's CGI feel more grounded then the competition. All of Dune's outdoor scenes were filmed outdoors, to capture brighter light and sharper shadows. Instead of green screens, sand colored screens were used, to eliminate the subtle green glow from the light reflected off the screen. Even subtle things like having actual glass in the windows helps a lot to make a scene more grounded. Is Dune's CGI perfect? Obviously not. But it does look pretty damn good. And I'd like to see more filmmakers use it as an inspiration when producing other movies. If you want more info on Dune's CGI, I can't recommend this video enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIKupTibxKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIKupTibxKQ
lm28469 5y ago
sci fi suffers a lot from this. Some scenes of Ad astra, The Martian, Interstellar or Gravity scream "I copy pasted the actor's head in a 3d scene", it just doesn't work at all for me, even on a technical level you feel something is off in the movements/lighting I've recently watched prometheus right after watching the original Alien and it's just painful to watch
- unfocussed_mike 5y ago
- suzzer99 5y ago
  Alien is my favorite movie of all time. I'm still made about Prometheus. Mostly for the plot, but the CGI is painful as well.
  - Apocryphon 5y ago
    The navigation room star map sequence was magical, though.
omnicognate 5y ago
Moon falls just outside your "last decade or so" but would have been the exception that proves the rule. Deeply moving and intriguing sci-fi, all practical effects. I heard somewhere they used some models that were originally made for a Red Dwarf movie.
- animal_spirits 5y ago
  Great movie
jahlove 5y ago
You should check out Prospect (Trailer: [0]). It's an indie sci-fi that I believe is still on Netflix. It uses a minimal amount of CGI and a lot of props and practical effects. The director did a few AMAs on reddit. [1] It stars Pedro Pascal before he made it big in The Mandaolorian. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSpw22HPdHU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSpw22HPdHU [1] https://redd.it/9v4wu3 https://redd.it/9v4wu3
- gavinmckenzie 5y ago
  Also, if you weren’t aware, Prospect started out as one of the early Kickstarter-supported indie short films, and it’s great: https://vimeo.com/90049558 https://vimeo.com/90049558

m_mueller 5y ago

give Villeneuve’s Dune a chance if you haven’t already. I don’t agree with the post on this one, they went to great lenghts trying to make it feel real.

ghaff 5y ago
Whatever your opinion is on Dune otherwise--I had my doubts on first viewing but changed my mind--it was clearly a great looking movie.
ARandumGuy 5y ago
The comparison of the shadows in the article feels a bit weird, considering it's comparing shadows in a bright clear sky vs a sky with a lot of dust and debris. Especially weird considering Dune does a lot to make it's CGI feel more grounded then the competition. All of Dune's outdoor scenes were filmed outdoors, to capture brighter light and sharper shadows. Instead of green screens, sand colored screens were used, to eliminate the subtle green glow from the light reflected off the screen. Even subtle things like having actual glass in the windows helps a lot to make a scene more grounded. Is Dune's CGI perfect? Obviously not. But it does look pretty damn good. And I'd like to see more filmmakers use it as an inspiration when producing other movies. If you want more info on Dune's CGI, I can't recommend this video enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIKupTibxKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIKupTibxKQ

lm28469 5y ago

sci fi suffers a lot from this. Some scenes of Ad astra, The Martian, Interstellar or Gravity scream "I copy pasted the actor's head in a 3d scene", it just doesn't work at all for me, even on a technical level you feel something is off in the movements/lighting I've recently watched prometheus right after watching the original Alien and it's just painful to watch

unfocussed_mike 5y ago
suzzer99 5y ago
Alien is my favorite movie of all time. I'm still made about Prometheus. Mostly for the plot, but the CGI is painful as well.
- Apocryphon 5y ago
  The navigation room star map sequence was magical, though.

omnicognate 5y ago

Moon falls just outside your "last decade or so" but would have been the exception that proves the rule. Deeply moving and intriguing sci-fi, all practical effects. I heard somewhere they used some models that were originally made for a Red Dwarf movie.

animal_spirits 5y ago
Great movie

jahlove 5y ago

You should check out Prospect (Trailer: [0]). It's an indie sci-fi that I believe is still on Netflix. It uses a minimal amount of CGI and a lot of props and practical effects. The director did a few AMAs on reddit. [1] It stars Pedro Pascal before he made it big in The Mandaolorian. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSpw22HPdHU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSpw22HPdHU [1] https://redd.it/9v4wu3 https://redd.it/9v4wu3

gavinmckenzie 5y ago
Also, if you weren’t aware, Prospect started out as one of the early Kickstarter-supported indie short films, and it’s great: https://vimeo.com/90049558 https://vimeo.com/90049558