10 Times Movies Should've Used CGI

10. Orphan: First Kill

The fact that Orphan prequel First Kill didn't release until 2022 - some 13 years after the original cult horror flick - created a major logistical headache for the production.

After all, the original film's twist was that nine-year-old Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) was actually a 33-year-old woman with a rare hormonal disorder which caused her to resemble a child.

Isabelle Fuhrman was herself around 11 years of age when the film was shot, and by the time the prequel got shooting, she was 23 - quite legitimately an adult woman in her own right and in no way resembling a child-posing-as-an-adult.

In a rather unconvincing attempt to get around this hurdle, the filmmakers simply used in-camera tricks to try and make Fuhrman pass as a younger, shorter person. These included forced perspective camerawork, having her adult co-stars stand on platforms, having Fuhrman stand on her knees, and making her wear contact lenses to make her eyes appear larger and more childlike.

Yet ultimately the effect is pretty laughable, because Fuhrman, bless her, doesn't look like a kid anymore.

The production would've benefited immensely from some digital de-aging instead, yet it's fair to assume that the obviously tight budget probably couldn't accommodate such chicanery.