If you go back and watch Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, you'll notice one thing right away: The CGI looks fantastic. I mean, all of the characters pop off the screen, and it's hard to believe the movies came out around 20 years ago.At the time, the graphics felt revolutionary. The tactile, wet textures of Davy Jones’ skin made me think anything was possible.But when I watch modern movies, they look like they haven't taken many leaps forward. In fact, some of them look much worse than what we had way back when.According to visionary director Gore Verbinski, the culprit isn’t just a lack of time to shoot these films, it’s the tool itself.In a recent interview, Verbinski called the industry’s shift toward Epic Games’ Unreal Engine the “greatest slip backwards” for movie CGI.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comWhat's Unreal Engine? Okay, so if you are unsure what he's talking about, Unreal Engine is a complete suite of creation tools used to build real-time 3D experiences. Developed by Epic Games (the creators of Fortnite), it is one of the world’s most popular and powerful "game engines."Think of it as a massive digital workshop. Instead of building every single piece of technology from scratch to make a game or a movie, creators use Unreal Engine as a foundation that provides the physics, lighting, and rendering tools they need.And once Hollywood figured out it could be used for movies, they became obsessed with it.The Real-Time TrapThe rise of Unreal Engine in...
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