I’ve actually met people that claim they can’t tell if something is CGI. And there are people who defend the Prequels saying they can’t tell that the Clonetroopers are CGI.
I assume these people aren’t lying. There’s obviously some psychological aspect to this that isn’t well understood. To me, AoTC mostly looks like glossy shit, with some exceptions (some shots of Coruscant look cool to me).
I agree. There’s great variance in people’s ability to notice this kind of thing. Have you ever noticed the CG in “Bonjour” from Beauty and the Beast (1991)? Go watch that song (it’s wonderful) and see if you spot it.
Did you see it? It’s the cart from 1:17-1:35. It’s very good. In fact, it looks exactly how it ought to, I think. It’s CG used exactly how it ought to be used in a movie like that. I asked my wife, and she didn’t notice anything.
BUT I saw it right away. It stands out to me so clearly as CG. I am not trying to brag about my CG-noticing skills, but my experience leads me to believe that some people aren’t lying. And I bet that the kinds of people who post on a Star Wars message board, especially one on the more technical side of things, are going to be more on the “Noticing CG” side of this.