No wonder Mark Ruffalo’s “Hulk” has become such a big fan favorite: this is to date the most realistic portrayal of the beloved anti-hero from Marvel. Not only he moves in a completely organic way, his face achieves a wide and oh-so-cool range of emotions.
Industrial Light and Magic is one of those places I dream of visiting someday. There’s this show from the 90’s called “Movie Magic” about how the Luca’s owned company created the effects for films such as Terminator 2, Hocus Pocus and many others. I remember recording those in VHS and finding them fascinating. How cool is that this company still is at the top of their game? They represent to me the perfect marriage of technology and creativity, and the results speak for themselves. Luckily is Youtube who does all the recording of their achievements for me now, since I ran out of VHS tapes (quite) a long time ago.
Which movies have particularly impressed you in regards of their special effects?
I was blown away from the special effects by Industrial Light and Magic in Dead Man’s Chest on Davy Jones face and The Kraken!! The tentacles looked soo real and amazing!! Great article and video!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Devin! As much as I have issues with Dead Man’s Chest, I cannot tell you how many times I have seen those Davy Jones’s scenes only to marvel at how great they look, they are impressive indeed. We are so used to see CGI in films that we forget it’s actually very talented people who create those worlds/characters, the computer is only their tool of choice in my opinion. As much as I’m a big fan of practical effects, I think CGI, when used properly, can still be fun and interesting to watch.