10 Most Pointless CGI Movie Shots Ever

9. Cold Breath - The Social Network

The Social Network Andrew Garfield
Columbia Pictures

Though David Fincher's 2010 masterpiece carried out a feat of sheer VFX necromancy by having Armie Hammer play two characters so convincingly, some more "subtle" CGI elsewhere unfortunately wasn't quite so precise.

During an early scene where Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) are talking outside in the middle of a party, it's blindingly obvious that their cold breath has been digitally superimposed in post-production.

Rather than warm moisture faintly escaping from their mouths when they speak, they look closer to Superman deploying his ice breath like the fate of the world depends on it.

Though Fincher's commitment to the details is admirable, in this case the botched execution is distracting enough that he probably should've just ditched it entirely.

It's not like the temperature of the scene contributes in any way to the character or story beats we're watching unfold.

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