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    I am very satisfied lately to hear younger people around me say they are getting sick of too many CG effects. If even the late teens and 20s are feeling fatigue and simply having overblown effects can't draw crowds, then maybe can see a more restrained balance of CG and practical effects... or simply less effects in general.

    Nolan's Batman's and the LOTR trilogy has come up several times as a preferred experience (with exception to some primitive CG in LOTR) in the that they demonstrate a balance of both types of effects.

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    • Hating on CG is just a scapegoat. It's all in the storytelling, too much vfx or not.inteliboy
    • No, the CG is a scapegoat, in lieu of solid film making or storytelling.ETM
    • But you can have a great film, with heaps of CG.... Look at Gravity for example.inteliboy
    • CG or no CG -- it's the story that counts.inteliboy
    • I agree. Problem is CG is a crutch that is far too commonly used.ETM
    • < yep. Gravity is a simple powerful story told using CG - its usually the reversefadein11
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