Summary
AfterFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga’s failure at the box office, a group of VFX artists are jumping to its defense. TheMad Max: Fury Roadprequel was the most recent movie in theMad Maxfranchiseand featured an all-star cast led by Anya Taylor-Joy. While it did face a poor box office run that saw it earn just $172 million, it earned acclaim from critics and audiences. The movie has a 90% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes and an 89% audience score. Still, many viewers cite its comparatively poor CGI as a reason for its lack of success.
In the latest episode of theirVFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGiseries, theCorridor Crewtook to YouTube to compare the visual effects inMad Maxand inFuriosa. Check out their reactions below:
While they acknowledge that it feels “way less gritty and tangible than Fury Road”, they emphasize that both movies used CGI. The saturation and the grade is the most significant difference, but they still insist thatFuriosa’s visual issues are miniscule compared to the excellence of the storytelling, which forced the Corridor Crew to forgive any visual effects issues. While they frowned at the “smoother” effects, one member stated that “the actual movie making is top-notch, and so who cares?”
Does CGI Usage Actually Matter?
The recent and ongoing success ofAlien: Romulushas showcased the benefits of utilizing more practical effects, rather than relying on CGI.Romulus’director has drawn praise for refusing to use any CGI at all, which is something that sets it apart from otherAlienreleases.Mad Max: Fury Roadalso relied on realistic effects, though it still used CGI. Many of the action scenes are accomplished by holding real people on poles as they hang outside the moving vehicles, which actually shoot fire and crash into each other.
The impact of practical effects is that it produces more believable acting, realistic stunts, and an honest portrayal of each scene. Tom Cruise has made a living off of practical effects, as he does his own stunts in harrowing situations. TheMad Maxfranchise is also known for its incredible practical effects, andFuriosaactually does use them extensively.Corridor Crewcited that2,000 shots inFury Roadand2,700 shots inFuriosaused CGI. Considering thatFuriosais 2 hours and 28 minutes andFury Roadis 2 hours long, that is fairly equal.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Review - Action Prequel Is A Visual Feast That Adds Exciting Depth To Franchise
Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne fully embody Furiosa at different stages in the engrossing Mad Max prequel, which fleshes out The Wasteland more.
The reality is not that one used CGI more than the other, but it is instead relating to the quality of the CGI.Furiosa’s massive budgetexceededFury Road’s, as it had between $168 million and $233 million, compared toFury Road’s $150 million. With a higher budget, expectations can differ, especially when the Corridor Crew agrees that the prequel’s effects were not quite as believable. Still, the idea of a practical effects difference is inaccurate, as bothFury RoadandFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagafeatured a relatively similar amount of CGI.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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A prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa is an action-adventure film that tells the origin story of the headstrong and fearless Furiosa. Set shortly after the beginning of the “end of the world,” Furiosa is kidnapped and brought before a powerful warlord, now forced to work for him. To find her way back home, Furiosa will adapt to the new harsh and arid world as she grows into the Furiosa she becomes known to be.
