The “No CGI” dynamic around films is odd and reveals, IMO, that mainstream anti-tech sentiment in capitalism only flies as a consumer’s affectation.
I didn’t know about this apart from the usual under-appreciation and under-paying of VFX staff.
But then the “No CGI is just invisible CGI” series (https://www.youtube.com/@TheMovieRabbitHole/videos) and this clip about the Barbie behind the scenes *hiding the bluescreen by filling it in* (https://youtu.be/fPNpFqXraKE?si=yYu569bY8d41DZ2f&t=509) … reveals a profession is being smothered.
I think Avatar is getting praise at least, but yeah people really downplay the craftsmanship that goes into good CGI