I'm not convinced. I can't remember a situation where I've seen a CGI thing fighting a CGI thing and cared. CGI was at a good enough level for it to stand up today in Jurassic Park and Starship Troopers. The reason: they used it subtly and reinforced it with real things.Quantum Roberts said:This is one of the reasons why Avatar has been labeled "A Game Changer" although thats a rather negative thing. The positive however is that motion capture technology now has something in can best and that future filmmakers can do even wilder things that we can imagine.rossatdi said:I'm really worried this is going to encourage more CGI based films. As routinely demonstrated - CGI battling CGI is at best souless, at worst, pointless.Quantum Roberts said:Ahhh well. It is but not in the way you think. After Avatar films and motion capture technology is never gonna be the same. Also, I doubt pop culture is gonna come away from the film unscatchedFurburt said:It's not going to change the world or anything.
I certainly wouldn't presume that CGI will allow wider things to be done. All I've seen from Avatar, as an example, is an incredibly detailed - but ultimately generic sci-fantasy world with no real soul.
Mother tree - check, native people in tune with nature - check, dragon but not dragons - check.
District 9 however, that's imagination.