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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Forced perspective really does a lot here. 

[u/tayl0559 → u/siraolo]

that's not how forced perspective works. you can't use forced perspective to make something close to the camera look smaller than something far from the camera. it only works the other way around. if anything, the perspective is acting against the intended illusion here

[u/Porcupineemu → u/tayl0559]

Yeah, the best example of forced perspective I can remember is in Elf

[u/-InconspicuousMoose- → u/Porcupineemu]

can't talk about forced perspective without talking about Lord of the Rings imo