Claims that audiences demanded this while ignoring that production companies leveraged CGI to destabilize the unions. Audiences had nothing to do with this.
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This is wrong for a few reasons.
1, The example of The Thing (2011) is just one example and not indicative of a major trend among audiences
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The movie in question was screened using a work print, with practical effects that were always intended to be "cleaned up" digitally. The audiences mistook the practical effects as "finished" and talked shit about them, leading the studio to cover them up entirely instead of just removing a wire/zipper/button/etc. The producers never had faith in this movie, and hated that they went with practical effects. This test screeningwas used as proof as what they always wanted.
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As another comrade noted, the union busting of CGI houses means cheaper CG. This also lead to more work for CG companies, leading to overworked laborers and the biggest issue - time. CGI can still look amazing, assuming the people doing the cg have the time to do so. When you've got 1000+ shots and a limited number of workers, you're in a bad spot. Even worse so with streaming delivery demands.
Test screenings are the worst. The average westerner has no media literacy, and will complain about the most inane things. A lot of movies had good endings ruined because test audiences didnt get it or because it wasnt the happy ending they always expect to happen.
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