Marvel VFX artist says what the fans are all thinking about the MCU’s reliance on CGI

In a recent expose in The New Yorker, an anonymous visual effects artist slammed Marvel for its over-reliance on CGI

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The artist pointed to an example in Avengers: Endgame when CGI time-travel outfits were animated for a group of characters.

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“They could have just

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is an easy example of the studio’s overuse of CGI since the film bombed with critics.

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Marvel VFX artist says what the fans are all thinking about the MCU’s reliance on CGI

Marvel VFX artist says what the fans are all thinking about the MCU’s reliance on CGI

In a recent expose in The New Yorker, an anonymous visual effects artist slammed Marvel for its over-reliance on CGI

In a recent expose in The New Yorker, an anonymous visual effects artist slammed Marvel for its over-reliance on CGI

The artist pointed to an example in Avengers: Endgame when CGI time-travel outfits were animated for a group of characters.

“They could have just

worn the costumes

and it would have been

a billion times easier.”

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is an easy example of the studio’s overuse of CGI since the film bombed with critics.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is an easy example of the studio’s overuse of CGI since the film bombed with critics.