So as sort of a spur of the moment kind of thing, I decided to give Guardians of the Galaxy a re-watch last night and jesus christ....I had totally forgotten what an absolutely phenomenal job the animation team did when it came to bringing the character of Rocket Raccoon to life.
I remember at the time of the film's release being pretty damn impressed with the way Rocket was animated, but I think given how very effects driven Guardians ended up being, it was a pretty easy thing to over-look. But on a subsequent re-watch, it really is remarkable how the effects managed to take the concept of a bipedal, talking racoon and invest the character with such an abundance of personality and detail. The character is just so amazingly expressive and convincing.
For me, Rocket just served as a reminder of how pretty much seamless the use special effects have become in modern Hollywood films today and how much we tend to take them for granting, as well as serving as something of a reminder in regards to just how far the technology has progressed, even in the last ten years. It makes you wonder what much further the technology can progress, and what animators will find themselves capable of in film going forward.
Anyway, that's all I really wanted to say. Are there any particular special effects driven characters or individual moments in film that continue to fill you with awe, Gaf? Or conversely, were there any CG characters or moments that left you less than impressed?
Thank you for your time.
I remember at the time of the film's release being pretty damn impressed with the way Rocket was animated, but I think given how very effects driven Guardians ended up being, it was a pretty easy thing to over-look. But on a subsequent re-watch, it really is remarkable how the effects managed to take the concept of a bipedal, talking racoon and invest the character with such an abundance of personality and detail. The character is just so amazingly expressive and convincing.
For me, Rocket just served as a reminder of how pretty much seamless the use special effects have become in modern Hollywood films today and how much we tend to take them for granting, as well as serving as something of a reminder in regards to just how far the technology has progressed, even in the last ten years. It makes you wonder what much further the technology can progress, and what animators will find themselves capable of in film going forward.
Anyway, that's all I really wanted to say. Are there any particular special effects driven characters or individual moments in film that continue to fill you with awe, Gaf? Or conversely, were there any CG characters or moments that left you less than impressed?
Thank you for your time.
Rewatching Guardians, there was this really cool little animation moment with Rocket where he's on Quill's ship where he Quill and offers this little grin while delivering the line "That's where things get really hardcore!". It was actually that specific moment of animation that made me want to make this thread, but alas, I can't seem to find any kind of GIF it anywhere.
