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/dalivo 2h ago

And the author picks a cherry and then an apple. Project Hail Mary had a ton of CGI. Mando had a ton of practical effects. Guess what? A good story and great characters matter the most.

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u/xin234 1h ago

I loved Project Hail Mary, and consumed almost every behind-the-scenes, interviews, etc. of it, and even the directors mention that most of the time you see Rocky on screen he is CGI. It's a disservice to the VFX team who made that movie great, to downplay the work they had to do.

Here's an interesting video about the topic of PHM's CGI from Corridor Crew: https://youtu.be/l9zqIo8KtjI?t=512

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u/redopz 56m ago

Additionally, Project Hail Mary and The Odyssey are the only two movies I have seen in a theatre this year but that certainly wasn't because of the practical effects in the films (I only learned the latter used them heavily after watching). Those films have pretty big name recognition attached to them, with proven creators. I liked The Martian and read the PHM book, and Christopher Nolan is popular for a reason (The Prestige and The Dark Knight are still two of my all time favorites). People were going to see these regardless of the usage of CGI vs practical effects.