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🎬 Practical Effects or CGI — Which One Actually Creates Movie Magic

Practical effects give directors something physical to shoot — texture, weight, real light bouncing off a real surface. CGI gives them scale and movement no physical build could ever pull off — creatures the size of buildings, worlds that don't exist anywhere on Earth.

 

Take A24's Backrooms — the antagonist, Cap'n Clark, was played by a 7'7" actor in a physical suit, not rendered. A pretty recent example of practical presence still winning over CGI, even in an era where CGI is usually the default.

What's a movie or project where practical effects nailed it, and one where CGI genuinely earned the hype? 👇

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