Cole
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Then it would seem much more logical to blame the people using the effects, and not the effects themselves, right?Attila the Professor said:I'm not sure why should you expect them, since there's no real reason to engage with someone who starts throwing "hypocrite" around - it's a sure-fire way to either turn a discussion into a debate or to shut it down entirely.
The point, though, is that there are things that might have happened in the prior films that did not happen because they did not have the capabilities - and we are better for it. If they had more money when making Raiders, one expects the mine car chase finale would likely be intact. Never mind that it would throw in an action sequence where it would be out of place.
I have no doubt that Spielberg - the fellow who thinks a hero with a whip should spend his time getting pants to fall down - liked the prairie dog, but that's ultimately not a good reason to include it, especially since they apparently felt it could not be done with a real animal, or that was not worth putting in the effort to see if it could. A similar thing could be said of the lack of any real location shooting.
By the same token, something like the ants scene could never have been dreamt of doing 20 years ago. I don't think you can ignore the amazing advantageous aspects of modern special effects. It would be outrageous to do so.
For a series with a reputation of physical stunts such as Indiana Jones.......I agree that there is a line in regards to digital effects, and I don't think 'Crystal Skull' crossed it. If they were doing digital Indys flying around like Spiderman.......then I would say they crossed the line. But they did not digitalize any human beings.
Because Spielberg liked it.......that's not a good enough reason to include it? Then what is a good reason for including anything in the movie?
To me, it was a fresh humorous take on the Indy tradition of the Paramount logo fading into the picture. And it is astonishingly realistic, so I really don't see how that is an issue.
To get a real praire dog to pop out of a moundhill, on cue, look around, and then narrowly jump out of the way of a speeding roadster.......that is nowhere near the realm of possibility. Not to mention you'd probably have PETA or something knocking on your door.