Learn English: Meaning of Special Effects

I prefer special effects, we aré in the 21st century.

Special effects do keep me on the edge of my seat. But the problem is I don’t want to watch the whole movie sitting on the edge of my seat. 

In other words, I don’t mind the special effects as long as they support the story and don’t overpower it. 

@ Ya Nina,

I quite agree with you. Now that movie companies can use many special effects, films’ plots become very simple sometimes. For example, you can’t say that James Cameron’s Avatar has an intricate plot. But the special effects in that movie were really great. And science fiction films cannot be dispensed with CGI in the majority of cases.

I wonder what movies Alfred Hitchcock would have directed if he had been able to use special effects making birds talk and do other strange things =)

I’m going to watch “Interstellar” this weekend. Then I will comment on this lesson one more time ;)

I’m not a big fan of action movie especially those with special effect but I did watch AVATAR and I think it was pretty cool, not bad to rewatch again. Special effect is the cause of HT and I think the film maker really worth to think about making more and more film with special effect. In addition limitless possibilities will bring the audience into different world and really mind blowing.

I think I gonna take a look at Interstellar

the art of cinema is unbelievable these days

Can’t say that I’m a very hot admirer of the movies with special effects, because nowadays every producer tries to “improve” his film using different special effects both where they need and where they absolutely not be needed. 

In that case I completely agree with Lily, because I was excited and amazed when I’d seen the “Interstellar”. Honestly, after the view I suppose that either you must make a film which be better that “Interstellar” or you mustn’t create the films ever. I even didn’t suppose that “Interstellar” amazed me so much. Anyway, this film made so strong impression on me not only because of the unreal special effects but due to the fact that a lot of clever erudite people thought all small details and create fabulous film which could impress us (not onle me) its fantastic idea but in the same time its reality. Who knows how create our Universal in fact…

I am more like Jessica, I prefer the straightforward look of films. Maybe it’s me,I dunno,but films that have a lot of special effects ,like Avatar and Hobbit, to name a few, have lost its appealing to me. I have seen on TV how CGI are created and then all the magic of going to see an adventure flick full of visual effects was gone. My father was a cameraman ,most films were shot on location , not in a lab. You see, I am very traditional, or if you like it, close-minded.

by the way, i have read that people who went to see ” Interstellar “after leaving the projection hall had suffered from dizziness, have  any of you experienced this?

@buttafly,I am a royal fun of” Life of pie”.I can’t remember how many times i re-watched this movie.Fantastic,I have to say Special effect make this movie vivid.

Special effect give movie more and more space for imagination and creation .However,a good story is the same important. 

Yeah, I do like the visual input and I think special effects have played a key role in movies ever since they started filming. 

My all time favorite so far is Life of Pi. The director equally wowed me and my kids with the visuals and the emotional input. On second thought, Inception isn’t bad either, just not as emotionally rewarding :)

i prefer real film to fictional film but there are exception and it is hobbit

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I love special effects! It greatly contribute to attractive features of the movie. It’s kinda psycological effect of not real thing taking a shape of allegory that you think for long after the movie. Or you just watching without thinking – just wow- put your fist down and create thousands of bats charging at the villains. ( Dracula untold) And, of course, Avatar is my favorite with special effects movie. What a nice movie!

I like them too.

Serval days ago, I went to the cinema and watched the film “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies”.  It is 3D.  And the special effects are awesome.  I think That’s the most wonderful film I saw from 2014 to now…!

Yeah, I do love films with many special effects especially for some sorts of films, which are describing the future living. And the special effect makes films become more attractive to see. Moreover, special effects invloved in films is essential for some films acting love story like “The Titanic”. Without special effects, I can’t imagine how the film director present the story perfectly in front of the spectators.

I think the actors in such films are bored when they have to act against that green background :)

Who have seen “Interstellar”? Could you please tell me if it worth seeing?