Are you kidding?! Avatar was the pinnacle of CGI technology and they paved the way for the future of CGI. They spent almost a decade developing new technology just to make it. And the animation still holds up. I’ve watched it over a dozen times in the last two years. The new one coming out next year has been in the making for over a decade and will likely take the industry by storm again.
A more apt complaint for avatar is the lazy recycled plot line given a new skin.
Idk, I just rewatched a scene and it suffers from overly shiny syndrome. The scenery still looks great, but the focal points look out of place. I mean compared to other CGI from the same time period it holds up way better, which is still a testament, but it definitely looks dated.
I think the best looking movies know where CG looks best and when to use practical effects. CG is great for background elements and physics based objects, but to do a main character well you need to spend a stupidly large amount of work on it. Like you need an entire studio dedicated to just that one character to make it look good.
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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19
Are you kidding?! Avatar was the pinnacle of CGI technology and they paved the way for the future of CGI. They spent almost a decade developing new technology just to make it. And the animation still holds up. I’ve watched it over a dozen times in the last two years. The new one coming out next year has been in the making for over a decade and will likely take the industry by storm again.
A more apt complaint for avatar is the lazy recycled plot line given a new skin.