Christopher Nolan: "I am as dependent on visual effects, probably more so than any other filmmaker out there".
But he is aware of the public misconception.

So I've been seeing some "didn't people know 'here's Johnny' was already a pop culture reference before The Shining?"

And as a non US citizen - confirmed, I had no idea.

We only got the top selection of your film & TV and this wasn't among it.

I also still have no idea what the 3 stooges are.

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but this is what it means when they make a practical puppet movie with "no CGI"

The funniest part of any Indiana Jones film is that Willie slaps like Indy punches

The people who say "having VFX artists add sets and extras in post instead of filming them for real is lazy and bad filmmaking" as a negative about CGI will say "matte painting is a lost art that needs to be brought back".
Well which is it? Matte paintings never left, the tools just slowly evolved.

CGI set extensions are just modern matte paintings, human artists creating movie magic. Here's how they work, using Wicked as an example.

When directors shoot "practical, in camera, for real", who do you think that sets them apart from and what do you think it means about the amount of CGI in the film?
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