How Did Avatar Have SUCH Good CGI?

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The stakes for Avatar’s CGI were absurdly high—so high, in fact, that James Cameron was once quoted saying he felt like he “wanted to kill himself” when the early CGI tests looked bad.

And that pressure makes sense, because let’s be honest: most of us weren’t watching Avatar for the story. The real star of the film was its groundbreaking 3D and CGI, which genuinely revolutionized visual effects and filmmaking through a series of insane innovations—many of which are still used today.

But when the spectacle becomes the main attraction, and the story takes a back seat, does that mean Avatar was ultimately just a soulless tech demo? Is that why so many audiences feel disconnected from it? Or was the film—through its unprecedented technical ambition—reaching for something genuinely new that we failed to fully appreciate at the time, and may never see again?
Because nearly every aspect of Avatar—from the performances, to the way it was filmed, to how it was edited—was executed in a uniquely experimental way that almost no other films outside this franchise have ever been able to replicate.

So thats why this video explore this film's god-tier CGI achievements to reveal its massive hidden depths.
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