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Suspension of disbelief is a critical component of storytelling. Whether it's aliens, laser swords, or a basketball player being guarded by a cartoon character,

Suspension of disbelief is a critical component of storytelling. Whether it's aliens, laser swords, or a basketball player being guarded by a cartoon character, previous efforts look silly by today's standards, yet the audience fell in love with the story. It need only be "good enough" for a person to make that conversion in their mind.

SantalBlush 3y ago
Some special effects just look bad, regardless of the time period. The lightsabers from Star Wars: A New Hope (the un-remastered version) still look pretty decent. Gollum from the Lord of the Rings trilogy looks ridiculous, and he always did.
- samtho 3y ago
  I will argue that Gollum looked better than the goblins in The Hobbit trilogy, however. It helped that Andy Serkis played both the mo-cap portion and provided the voice and subsequent acting.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    He certainly looked better than Legolas trying to be Mario.
emodendroket 3y ago
But in this case there’s a rather simple alternative of just getting a young actor to play a young person.
- watwut 3y ago
  Many people go to movies to see specific actors.
  - emodendroket 3y ago
    Seems like kind of a breakdown of the whole Hollywood system if the only stars that will get people to see a movie are approaching or in old age, yet they want to see movies about young people.