Sin City used CGI to create a mood, atmosphere, and totally unique look. Although Dick Tracy did it as well or better with practical effects, Sin City is a perfect example of how to properly use CGI - even gobs of it. Most movies seem to just use CGI like a reflex, but Sin City had a design angle in-mind and executed it perfectly. In other words: they put storytelling first and CGI for its own sake second.
Jurassic Park still holds up, somehow. I think this is largely because they used CGI in combination with animatronics and other effects, and the blend helps to fool us.
Dune - the new one - is as breathtaking, beautiful, and awe-inspiring with its visuals as Villenueve's Blade Runner sequel. This guy knows how to make $200 million dollars look good enough to make it worth it. I like both of those movies, but specifically, the look is great. Villeneuve uses CGI well, but he also knows how to craft a scene and use camerawork to tell stories and give us atmosphere - that is why his effects work - again, storytelling first.
The Fall is an aesthetic triumph.
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M1sterDoct0r (4026)
9 months ago
I literally just watched a two part video on Sin City a couple of nights ago. It's by this YouTuber called "Cinemastix"
His second video is titled, "When Green Screen Actually Makes the Movie Better".
And he's absolutely correct. Cause it's one of, if not the absolute best use of that, ever.
It's genuinely amazing how gorgeous that movie looks after almost 2 decades.
Link to one of the videos: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k7q-nVx0KKs
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Ace_Spade (9440)
9 months ago
I've enjoyed some of Cinemastix's videos before, so I'll try to check it out. Thanks for the link!
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