LucasArts, or I guess Industrial Lights and Magic, is basically the best in the business at this. However, I personally was always a huge fan of the first Matrix movie (the sequels were awful). The Matrix revolutionized action special effects. In scenes where there is a 360 degree spin around a character frozen in midair, it’s typically called a matrix spin. I prefer more realistic effects such as this, done entirely with cameras. I’ve never been a big fan of overuse of CGI. For example: In the new Indiana Jones movie there is a scene done almost entirely in CG where Shia LaBeouf swings through the jungle like Tarzan. This scene is not at all necessary to the movie, and it comes off like Lucas and Spielberg just want to show off what ILM can accomplish. In situations like this I believe the use of CGI takes away from the movie. If applied in limited amounts, such as in The Matrix, it is a great tool.
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