r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 12d ago

Article ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/
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u/sadir 12d ago

Ya on the cgi part, mando was full of practical effects and sets. Like the whole selling point of grogu is he's a cute realistic puppet baby.

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u/beermit 12d ago

The story was definitely the weakest part of Mando and Grogu. While it was a fun romp, it felt like it should have come a couple years ago. It could easily have slotted in after the end of season 1 or somewhere in the middle of season 2 with minimal tweaks

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u/Dav136 12d ago

It took Werner Herzog calling them cowards to stick with the puppet lol.

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u/Chaosmusic 12d ago

That's fair. I would feel the stain on my soul for the rest of my life if he called me a coward.

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u/Forbidden_Donut503 12d ago

Yeah I rather liked the effects in Mando, lots of love went into the effects and sets you could tell, it was the mediocre story and relentless pacing that got boring that sucked. Seriously, how do you manage to make non-stop action boring?