In 2009, when ‘Avatar’ came out people were shocked and amazed by the realistic visual effects in the scenes. The CG characters with blue skins and elf ears, the virtual fantasy environments, the CG creatures, which the audiences had never seen before. It has been one of the most influential VFX films around the world. After that, Sci-Fi films are becoming the mainstream in the film industry.

But as more and more VFX blockbusters come out, I found that most Sci-Fi films are getting similar. The films are losing their creative story-line and is jammed with fancy digital effects. Some people begin to feel bored with watching these films. I also found some voices online that the VFX cannot be separated with Sci-Fi films, if there is no VFX there wouldn’t be the great success in Sci-Fi films today. I’m going to find out how VFX affects the films and why VFX is important to filmmakers.