When Guillermo del Toro had a practical effect fish-man suit in The Shape of Water but used cgi to make the eyes look more real…. he had the right idea.
Practical effects are the meal and cgi is the spice. Both important. One sustains me, fulfills me. The other adds flavor and depth. But serve me a plate of spices and nothing else and I will revolt.
ngl clarisse’s scream from pjo ep2 HAUNTS me. like yeah she’s a bully, yeah she doesn’t treat percy right, if she were to attack him again with that murderous intent i would be content to see percy destroy that weapon a million times over to protect himself. but also it just gets me how that electric spear is the ONLY thing she likely has of her father, the ONLY token of recognition she has of her worth, the only symbol of pride. dior had exactly 10 minutes of screentime to communicate the absolute depth of clarisse developed over 5 fucking books and she literally changed lives. what a fucking icon
