theprequelsrule said:
The medium is the message. If you don't think that CGI have a negative effect on how filmmakers approach the creation of a film you have your head up your ass. Does anyone here think that the great epic blockbusters of the pre-CGI era are not superior in nearly every way to the modern garbage we are fed? Yes, I am including overrated mediocrities like LOTR and Avatar as "modern garbage"
Except Lord of the Rings used a ton of miniatures, forced perspective and elaborate makeup and saved the CG for the things that were less feasible to do as practical effects. Hell, even Treebeard they used both animatronics and CG.