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Originally Posted by Mesnick

But in most cases, even in high-budget films, it is either used for something that can be filmed without CGI, or does not look realistic. That is, let's say Cameron was able to achieve a certain amount of credibility in his "Avatar", but, for example, Thanos from the MCU never looks like a real creature. Plus, Nolan in "Oppenheimer" was able to reproduce the atomic explosion without CGI, so if you wish, it is quite possible to refuse it.

Oppenheimer is an auteur who worships at the altar of practical effects. It would'veprobably been cheaper to not use literal explosives, and would definitely have involved less actual destruction, but he has that level of directive control for one of the most hyped movies of the year.

As for Thanos - yes, he isn't a real creature, but there's still work done with matching the CGI to the real lighting, the work done to make the skin - purple skin, but skin nonetheless - match the face, and to make it blend into the real world. Sure, it's not pefect, but go check out The Incredible Bulk and tell me CGI is easy to make look even slightly natural.