James Cameron’s fantastical journey to Pandora blew people’s minds when it was first released in 2009. Further, the director came up with its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), which was equally captivating. But, now after more than a decade since the first movie was released, new revelations are sending fans into a frenzy.
Recently, Netflix entertainment writer John DiLillo took his X account and shared a few tidbits about James Cameron’s Avatar (2009). Addressing how the film flawlessly implemented CGI to craft scenes involving glasses, DiLillo noted that he never considered it a possibility. Now, his revelation on X is blowing people’s minds to smithereens.
Avatar: a Testament to Technological Innovation
Technological advancement is nothing new in the entertainment industry since sci-fi movies have been mesmerizing audiences for decades. But certainly, James Cameron‘s Avatar was one of a kind when it hit the theatres in 2009 and showcased the fantastical journey to Pandora. Fans simply lost their mind over the cinematic brilliance and phenomenal storytelling.
But over the years, it has been noted how the film implemented CGI and proved to be a testament to technological innovation. Using a combination of visual and practical effects, Avatar not only created the lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system but also crafted small details.
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From using compelling visual effects to create Jake Sully’s (Sam Worthington) Avatar body to crafting the entire land of Pandora and its environment, James Cameron’s visual effects team did a phenomenal job. Not just that, but even the scene where Neytiri drinks sacred water from a leaf, which was actually Zoe Saldana drinking from a real water bottle to simulate the expressions.
New Revelation About CGI in James Cameron’s Avatar
Just like these incredible scenes where James Cameron’s 2009 masterpiece Avatar implemented CGI, there were other instances where the movie used practical effects to bring out the otherworldly essence. But one thing that stunned people was the recent revelation about the use of CGI to craft glasses.
According to a tweet shared by Netflix entertainment writer John DiLillo on X, James Cameron apparently implemented CGI to craft each and every glass structure in the movie. Now this is something that blew people’s minds, for they never imagined that Cameron would use CGI to make a trivial thing like glass.
I am still learning that things I thought were obviously practical in avatar were actually CG. all of the GLASS is CG!!! this movie is 15 years old AND I've seen it a dozen times and I never even considered that possibility pic.twitter.com/m8JX7FRaan
— John DiLillo (@JohnDiLillo) January 10, 2024
But certainly, it’s not that trivial, for using CGI to create scenes that involve glasses helps avoid camera and crew reflections. It successfully saves a lot of time and effort. But obviously, it’s something that never strikes common people, which is why even John DiLillo claimed that he “never even considered that possibility” that James Cameron would use CGI to craft real-life glasses.
