CGI in TFA

I do not know why. I was amazed with them.
Also without them and tehnology created by Lucas for them, there would be no modern CGI.
TFA is using tehnology created by Lucas back then.

 

No, most of the other thread are pretty legit. The strive to enhance the movie experience, not degrade it. I am not saying that everything has to be sunshine and rainbows, but at least have a clear (and not blatantly obvious) reason to complain.

 

And who is exactly complaining?

And even if people are complaining, they have right to do that.

 

TFA took Lucas' crappy and outdated CGI and made it something ageless and immersive.

 

Starkiller base destroyed...

 

That is all true and i'm grateful Lucas developed that, I just simply didn't like the movie on a cinematic level. 9 year old me disliked it too

 

You are complaining. And there is nothing neccasarily wrong with that, except that your try to conceal it.

 

Oh, I thought the strive is to enhance the movie experience, not degrade it. But you have no problem degrading people prequel movie experience.

Lucas created tehnology 1999. ( 17. years ago for TPM ) that is still in use today. Modern CGI is evolution of that tehnology.
That crappy CGI like you call it, was groundbreaking.
It was first time that something like that was done.

I personally have zero problems with CGI. I like CGI.

 

Dang, who would have known that was CG.
Also, you could have summarized this entire thread by just posting the video in the first place. But instead you just wanted to go on page after page... not very efficient.

 

Video and screenshoots are two different things with different impact. Obviously some things are better visible when they are still and not moving.

 

I haven't even seen the video lol, could someone post it?

 

I am not trying to degrade the prequel movie experience; I would not have mentioned it if you hadn't first. I do have my gripes with the prequels, but generally I don't complain about them, that negativity is uncalled for. The only reason I said the things I did was for argument's sake.
Sorry if I said anything negative- but I just want you to understand that that was exactly what you were doing to me.
Lucas' technology was groundbreaking, sure. But I personally don't think the visual effects in the prequel trilogy aged well. I do think, however, that TFA's will.
I don't have problems with CGI either. It is a wonderful tool.
Bye- I really don't think this pointless thread deserves to go on any longer. And I certainly don't want to be responsible for it.

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That's what the pause button was invented for- sorry I am not supposed to be here anymore. Good day.

 

Actualy you started the argument. I had zero intentions to start arguments.

As for how well TFA CGI will age, we need to wait 17 more years ( to me personally Snoke and Rathars already look dated, like 14 years old CGI ).

I personally still like VFX in prequels.

 

What I like most is how episode 7 blended the looks of the two trilogies. Now the prequels fit into it more and are more acceptable to older and newer fans.. Empire Strikes Back will always be my bread and butter though.

 

Why are people being so condescending? OP never posted his opinion on the CGI of the PT or TFA yet many are complaining. Creating false problems when all he's done is share the video in pictures...What's the harm in that?

 

I thought the CGI was great. Looking through these pictures I can't believe how many things in these scenes were CGI. I really thought they used some X wing and Tie fighter models for the Battle of Takodana and the Starkiller base attack, and the meeting between Snoke and Kylo Ren having a CGI replacement Kylo looked seamless. Some things like the Rathtars, Maz, and Snoke have an obvious CGI look to them but overall I thought they did extremely well with it.

 

I'm being shown CGI shots of X-Wings, Millenium Falcons, An exploding planet, the inside of a Star Destroyer etc.

Am I supposed to be responding to this with 'oh wow they didn't use practical sets for those, you were so right to be butthurt by JJ's physical effects?' or am I missing something?

The clear difference in the use of CGI, is that it was used when practical couldn't be. All the actors were 95% of the time at actual physical locations, the creatures were mostly all there.

 

Miniatures are also practical effects.
Hypothetically they could be used in place of CGI. That is how space shoots are created in OT ( and much of PT, especially in TPM ).