The MCU's Controversial CGI Decline Defended By VFX Insider After Viral Criticism
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Summary VFX artist Rassoul Edji responds to a post that points out how CGI quality has declined throughout the years.
Edji explains that tight deadlines, unrealistic workloads, and constantly changing plans lead to inconsistent CGI quality.
Consistent visual effects could be key to the MCU's success in future movies and shows.
VFX artist explains why MCU movies have poor CGI in comparison with certain films released more than fifteen years ago. Low-quality visual effects have been one of the many criticisms the Marvel Cinematic Universe has received throughout the years, not because it lacks convincing VFX sequences, but because the MCU's visual effects tend to be inconsistent. Characters like Thanos and Rocket Racoon look incredibly realistic, but seemingly simple VFX shots like Iron Man's armor in Captain America: Civil War's airport battle and Axl's floating head in Thor: Love and Thunder are so rough that they affect their respective scenes' credibility.
On X, expert VFX artist Rassoul Edji responds to a post by The Phoenix Press, which compares the CGI quality in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies with that of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. According to Edji, the problem isn't that artists lack the talent to create proper effects. Instead, it's the increasing workloads and the decreasing deadlines that force VFX artists to rush through the scenes. Read Edji's full response below:
Source: Rassoul Edji
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