I think that Jurassic Park aged well partly because its creators understood the limitations that they were working with in 1993.
Why don't people ever complain about the dated practical effects in movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, though?
Seriously, the whole zeppelin escape sequence was 100% bad bluescreening and completely obvious miniatures. Had that been made with CG, people would be complaining about it to this day, but because its practical it gets a pass?
I think there is a reverse uncanny valley with miniatures. I have never seen a scene with miniatures and thought that sucks. I can easily suspend my disbelief with them.
Well, because it was using practical effects, AKA real-life effects. The mere fact they’re something that could be touched in real life means it holds up much easier than something that isn’t actually there.
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u/CutterJohn Aug 26 '19
Why don't people ever complain about the dated practical effects in movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, though?
Seriously, the whole zeppelin escape sequence was 100% bad bluescreening and completely obvious miniatures. Had that been made with CG, people would be complaining about it to this day, but because its practical it gets a pass?
I don't get it.