10 Best CGI Movie Characters Ever
2. Thanos - Marvel Cinematic Universe
Not only does Thanos look insanely good from a visual standpoint - the uber-villain looking as lifelike as anything ever committed to film - but the overarching ‘big bad’ of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first decade is a prime example of how stories are often best when allowed to breathe and not just simply shoved down an audience’s throat.
It was at the conclusion of 2012’s that the Mad Titan was first glimpsed, although we’d find out that his presence had been felt even before then. Slowly but surely, with each passing year, fans were drip-fed sprinklings of Thanos here and there before the character finally stepped forward to cause all kinds of game-changing carnage in Avengers: Endgame in 2018. Seriously, the dude literally clicked half of the universe's population out of existence!
Josh Brolin was the man mo-capping and lending his vocals to Thanos, and the mixture of Brolin’s portrayal and ground-breaking CGI has given film fans a rogue who will go down as one of the greatest villains in history. For his turns as the Mad Titan, Brolin has often been suggested as an Academy Award nominee - something which the Academy has refused to recognise.