10 Most Pointless CGI Movie Shots Ever

5. The Rat - Daredevil

The Ben Affleck-starring 2003 Daredevil movie is a baffling production for many reasons, not least its general excess of frivolous, often unconvincing CGI.

And this much is made clear in the movie's very first shot, as a digital rat is shown scampering through the streets of Hell's Kitchen before being blasted by a steam grate.

Director Mark Steven Johnson originally intended to use a real rat for the shot, but when it didn't move across the scene as intended, the decision was made to move on and pass it off to the CGI artists.

The actual rendering of the rat isn't too bad, aided by the scene being extremely dark, but given the utter lack of storytelling necessity for the rat to even appear in the movie, it just feels like a daft, unnecessary indulgence.

But in the very least, it's emblematic of the film's entire misguided fascination with CGI, and lets audiences know early on what they're in for.