r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 4h 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/Kana88 4h ago

The puppetry in Mando & Grogu was great, I wouldn't include it in this list. They could've CGI'ed all of it and instead went old school for the love of the game.

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u/nwflman 4h ago

For real, there were tons of practical effects used in The Mandolorian and Grogu. People were shitting on it calling a CGI fest who never bothered to actually watch it.

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u/iLoveLootBoxes 3h ago

Did we watch the same movie? Where was the old school? Pretty sure that was fake marketing because a lot of it seemed like AI

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u/SuperIga 2h ago

I’m sorry but this is just such bullshit

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u/iLoveLootBoxes 1h ago

Where was the old school? Before you call out bullshit, hit me with the undeniable facts

I can link you some scenes in return that I think are AI

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u/SuperIga 1h ago

Like the comment above that you literally replied to said, a ridiculous amount of puppetry was used for the film. I also don’t care to see what scenes you “think” are AI. Either prove it or don’t.

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u/Azndrummer09 1h ago

Since the previous user isn’t answering your question… this use of stop motion in the movie was the most impressive part of the movie to me:

https://youtube.com/shorts/ySFHHPElUpY?is=Y3RrypViX73W_rPA

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u/iLoveLootBoxes 1h ago

Interesting didn't know that thanks for sharing. I wonder if doing somethings "super old school" is to hide the fact that they "secretly used AI" in some places.

Certain aspects of this scene scream AI

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=npMNanth4PE

The way the walker moves through the snow and shifts is very strange. Most modern cg artists would put more realistic weight to the motion, especially at this level of film.

And obviously the guy in the walker's dialogue. How on earth wasn't that cut or edited different even if it wasn't AI is beyond me.

Sure they used stop motion in a scene, and they would want to admit that. But it doesn't rule out the subtle AI use to see if people notice or react negatively.