Monday, April 10, 2023
10 Most Technologically Innovative Movies of the 2010s
collider.com: "Movie Magic" is often a term launched around when there's no better way to describe the brilliance of a movie. But what is that magic, and how do filmmakers achieve it? An obvious matter of opinion on multiple fronts, certain movies excite audiences from all walks of life with impeccable visuals or heart-wrenching performances.
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I’m gonna talk about Into the Spiderverse. This movie is beautiful. It basically made me believe in animation again. The frame rate, the intention, the different styles - it’s all stunning. This movie truly uses the art of animation in its purest form. Modern CGI Disney movies don’t really have this rawness or this spirit anymore - there’s something magical about 2D animation. 3D CGI can almost look TOO perfect. There’s another angle to this, and that’s Pixar. Pixar has always used CGI animation - Toy Story being the first of its kind - but they stylize in a way that Disney does not. They are masters of character design, and that’s what tends to give their movies more spirit and life. And here’s the thing - even if you’re not a Marvel junkie, you can’t deny that Marvel films are making huge strides in film technology. And they’ll keep going. When you have to make supernatural things happen, you’re pushed to continually innovate. I really need to watch Kubo - it’s on my list.
Among all of these movies, my favorite is Blade Runner 2049. Personally, I think that Blade Runner is such an innovative and interesting movie where it introduce to its audience in how creating a unrealistic world could be done and how that is possible in movies and the way that they render their artworks. I believe that these articles includes a variety of forms of art such as how technology has been used in costume, set and sound. These new ways of creating art brings its audience a new perspective in how a certain type of things could be done and to think outside the box. Another movie among them that is also worthy to watch is Mad Max: Fury Road. Personally, the aesthetic and use of costume within that production is extremely detailed and planned that allows its audience to experience the maximum amount of visual elements to tell the story
Going through the list, I find myself knowing all of these films except for ‘Unsane’, and though I haven’t watched them all, I’m definitely putting them down on my list. Out of all the ones I’ve watched so far, I think ‘Doctor Strange’ and ‘Inception’ are my favourites. Funny enough, both of the movies had scenes where the city folded up and the buildings were perpendicular to each other! I remember being so blown away by these special effects. As technology advances and new methods of filming, film editing and special effects making are popping up every second, I cannot begin to imagine what we will see on screen (or maybe even not on screen anymore) in 20 years' time. Based on the article, ‘Unsane’ seems to be the kind of story that I like and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ also seems to have a really unconventional aesthetic, so I’ll definitely be watching these two soon.
It’s always interesting to see some movies highlighted for their technological innovation - and these movies look really cool. I haven’t seen all of them - from the ones I have Spiderman: Into the Spider Verse is probably my favorite, as the animation blew my mind the first time I saw it and continues to impress on every rewatch. The effects from Doctor Strange and Black Panther, while incredibly different from Spider Verse and each other, were also mind-blowing to watch the first time. The way superhero movie effects are applied in similar contexts but in vastly different ways is fascinating to me. I really appreciate how this article showcases a variety of genres and styles of movies - many articles like this that I see stick to one type. As other commenters have mentioned, there are definitely a couple of movies on here that I will be adding to my list to watch in the future.
My favorites of the movies mentioned in this article are definitely anything from the Marvel franchise. I am a sucker for large stories and Marvel has done a fantastic job of interweaving the stories they tell together. I watched Doctor Strange with my best friend long after it originally came out and I also didn't watch it in a movie theatre. But regardless of those things that movie is one of the most visually crazy movies I’ve seen to date. Movies with impressive technology like this are much less few and far between than when a lot of the movies from this article were made. But that is not to say that what these movies do isn't still incredibly impressive to watch. I am looking forward to CGI technology continuing to evolve. I have no doubt that it will continue to blow our minds. Could there be a world where every aspect of a movie is simulated? I know we’re getting close.
When looking at this article, I am honestly surprised at some of the entries they considered to be innovative, considering how basic the effects are in modern time, specifically with the mention of the CGI work done in Fast and Furious 7. When we think about how things are now, especially with AI technology bringing back dead actors to film, it is kind of surprising to see that this could technically be considered one of the first times CGI technology was used to replicate a dead person’s face to this degree in film. However, I think the most deserving of their spot on this list is definitely Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse. This movie was one of the most visually-pleasing animated videos of the 2010’s, especially for its ability to combine a multitude of stylistic elements of animation. Especially when we look at the trailers for the movie’s sequel that is currently in the works, the effects are extremely impressive, and stand out so much compared to other animated movies that currently dominate the creative scene.
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