r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/padfoony • 3h ago

Christopher Nolan avoided CGI and used 7ft stuntmen to portray Laestrygonians in The Odyssey. The giant leader, King Antiphates, is portrayed by actor Josh Stewart, while Matt Damon’s stunt double is Devyn Dalton, who is just under 5ft.

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u/Neddiggis 2h ago

There is a great series on Youtube about "No CGI" is just invisible CGI and breaks down a lot of movies showing the extent of CGI regularly used and he's just released a "Nolan" cut, which is great.

https://youtu.be/AFLcP-t0-kI?is=PlmqHdINjcrRSVHe

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u/Duckady 2h ago

Watching this series should be a prerequisite for anyone online uttering the term “CGI”.

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u/Neddiggis 2h ago

I found it really interesting and loved seeing how the sauce was made.

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u/Adezar 1h ago

To be fair I don't think anyone really complains about CGI they can't notice.

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u/Neddiggis 1h ago

Yes, but they say things like "Nolan is the best because he doesn't use CGI" and that's just wrong.

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u/SomeRandomRealtor 40m ago

It’s really just an incomplete description. “ Nolan avoids CGI everywhere it’s possible to.” Is a much more accurate accounting.