James Cameron's Avatar 2 is about to cross $2 billion. Do you think audiences really noticed the difference between good visual effects and hamfisted last minute rush jobs? Yes, I want to bring the little mermaid into this conversation. Hey, have you not heard the Scato butt? No, the gossip, the buzz, the who's that one who does that? Yeah, the Scato Butt.
Bad visual effects in movies may have less to do with technology and more to do with workers being underpaid and overworked. Vulture senior reporter Chris Lee explains in this episode of Into It.
This episode was produced for Into It by Travis Larchuk and Jordana Hochman with help from Today, Explained's Siona Peterous, Laura Bullard, and Patrick Boyd.
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