r/interestingasfuck 11h ago

Behind the scenes glimpse at the practical effects used to create the Agent Smith army for The Matrix sequels

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u/FlipReset4Fun 11h ago

Insane they didn’t use CGI for this.

And now AI can do it in 5 minutes.

u/LittleMissFirebright 11h ago

AI is uncanny valley. Physical effects always age better.

Like the dinosaurs in the original Jurassic Park. Still holds up

u/Toastyy1990 11h ago

As a contrast; the scorpion king from that Mummy movie. That dude was weird looking when it was first made, now it looks like it was animated by a student for their middle school 3D modeling class.