10 Great Movies With Terrible CGI

2. Black Panther

Black panther
Marvel Studios

Black Panther was an unprecedented success on every level. It was the first film with a Black director to earn a billion dollars, and ushered in a new age for Marvel. Although Michael B. Jordan's Fantastic Four tanked, the young star redeemed himself in the eyes of Marvel fans by playing one of the best villains in the franchise. All in all, there is a lot to love about Black Panther.

But one thing that stops the film from being among the MCU greats is the atrocious special effects. This is ironic since Marvel has always prided itself with pushing visual technology as far as it can go. After all, it was the first studio that pretty much perfected de-aging. But in Black Panther, the VFX are astonishingly shabby, especially in the final battle.

Because the visual team only had six weeks to animate the fight with T'Challa and Killmonger, simple things like shadows and textures were compromised. Also, it's nearly impossible to know what's happening since the scene is really dark.

Black Panther has become so infamous for its shameful CGI, visual effects channel, Corridor Crew, did a breakdown on why the showdown doesn't visually work.

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