Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 8 Reasons It'll Live Up To The Hype (And 2 You'll Be Disappointed)
6. A Limit On CGI
One of the problems with the prequel trilogy - up there alongside some poor acting, a plot involving trade negotiations, and a slightly-racist comic-relief character - was the use of CGI, both the sheer amount of it, and how poor it was in places. You'd expect a film made in the late 90s/early-00s to look better than something made in the 70s or 80s, but that wasn't the case. J.J. Abrams has been clear from the get-go that he wanted to return to using as many practical effects and real sets as possible, with a limit on CGI in the movie. Make no mistake, there is still going to be plenty of it, but only where absolutely necessary so it can really enhance things, and even then based on the trailers it's going to look great. Take, for example, BB-8. The cutest robot since R2-D2, and already the one stealing the entire film; they could've just made him/her (there's some conflicting reports, though I like to imagine it's a she, because awww) on a computer, but instead built an actual working droid. Things like that may seem little, but they make a big difference. A bit like Artoo, then.
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