CGI technology has been used excessively in films for quite some time. CGI is very expensive and takes a lot of manpower to implement. Seems like producers sink most of any given film's capital into special effects instead of character development, plot, script, etc. What's even more upsetting is when they follow this formula and the CGI/special effects aren't even that impressive. Case and point: Superman Returns and the Nightmare on Elm Street remake.
Superman Returns was a completely unnecessary film and did not add anything of value to the Superman mythos. It was just a way of getting Bryan Singer's name on the movie (pissing off a lot of X-Men fans in the process because he couldn't work on X-Men 3)
In the Nightmare remake, Freddy Kreuger, a horror icon, was reduced to a CGI burn victim who looked more deformed than burned and scarred. In the original Nightmare on Elm Street series, all that was used was make up and ratty clothing to create his signature and memorable look.
Even the original Star Wars Trilogy used make-up, not CGI. CGI didn't even exist in 1977 when A New Hope was released. Plus, the shots of the rebel and imperial ships in the hangars were cardboard cutouts to save money. And Star Wars is freaking amazing. Filmmakers should use CGI when they have to, not just because its expected.
Superman Returns was a completely unnecessary film and did not add anything of value to the Superman mythos. It was just a way of getting Bryan Singer's name on the movie (pissing off a lot of X-Men fans in the process because he couldn't work on X-Men 3)
In the Nightmare remake, Freddy Kreuger, a horror icon, was reduced to a CGI burn victim who looked more deformed than burned and scarred. In the original Nightmare on Elm Street series, all that was used was make up and ratty clothing to create his signature and memorable look.
Even the original Star Wars Trilogy used make-up, not CGI. CGI didn't even exist in 1977 when A New Hope was released. Plus, the shots of the rebel and imperial ships in the hangars were cardboard cutouts to save money. And Star Wars is freaking amazing. Filmmakers should use CGI when they have to, not just because its expected.
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