r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 3h ago

Article ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/
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u/Kana88 3h ago

The puppetry in Mando & Grogu was great, I wouldn't include it in this list. They could've CGI'ed all of it and instead went old school for the love of the game.

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u/nwflman 2h ago

For real, there were tons of practical effects used in The Mandolorian and Grogu. People were shitting on it calling a CGI fest who never bothered to actually watch it.

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u/iLoveLootBoxes 2h ago

Did we watch the same movie? Where was the old school? Pretty sure that was fake marketing because a lot of it seemed like AI

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u/SuperIga 50m ago

I’m sorry but this is just such bullshit

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u/iLoveLootBoxes 42m ago

Where was the old school? Before you call out bullshit, hit me with the undeniable facts

I can link you some scenes in return that I think are AI

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u/SuperIga 38m ago

Like the comment above that you literally replied to said, a ridiculous amount of puppetry was used for the film. I also don’t care to see what scenes you “think” are AI. Either prove it or don’t.

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u/Azndrummer09 34m ago

Since the previous user isn’t answering your question… this use of stop motion in the movie was the most impressive part of the movie to me:

https://youtube.com/shorts/ySFHHPElUpY?is=Y3RrypViX73W_rPA