What Isn't Truly There

While we do still need to perfect the recreation of humans and animals, there is no denying that 3D modelling and technology... or pretty much, CGI, has helped us in bringing to life things don't actually exist or what can't truly be done (Without someone getting seriously hurt) in real life.

"Rush"

CGI was used to recreate the 1970s Formula 1 in Ron Howard's "Rush", and the fact is that a lot of people probably didn't know that, myself included, until I attended that "Double Negative" talk last year. While the real vintage racing cars and replicas were used, scenes that the real cars could not meet, such as the more dangerous sequences like flying through the air, crashing, catching fire and so on, were all recreated through CGI, the bustling crowds and dramatic weather (That would have obviously been too dangerous to actually drive in) was also simply done in CGI.

"Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"

The same goes for the "Lord of the Rings'" trilogy (And... to a lesser extent, "The Hobbit" trilogy), all the breathtaking settings and environments were modelled and created by computer. Not surprisingly, the epic battles that involved the mighty armies of Gondor, Rohan, Rhun, Mordor, etc., were of course also done with CGI... Seeing how impossible it would have been for them to have actually hired thousands of people to play all those men and orcs (Also it would have been a lot more expensive if you ask me).

Simply wearing costumes or using puppets can remain effective for so long (They weren't all that believable to begin with), with talented folks like Andy Serkis, characters like King Kong... or Ceaser (Got you there, didn't I?) can be brought to life and be given far more character than any stop motion puppet or awkwardly suited actor ever could (Sorry.). Other examples include "Avatar", "District 9", "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Godzilla".

"Hercules" (2014)

And once again, there are those impossible scenes, such as the opening sequence in "Hercules", these fantastical creatures were all digitally modelled and animated for the safety of the cast and to prevent any real animals from getting forced into doing such dangerous scenes... in all seriousness, you can't expect a real lion or boar to be thrown at Dwayne Johnson would you? They also probably wouldn't look as outstanding as these 3D models did in the film.

Admit it, when CGI is used when necessary, it really works for those films, by being able to bring the impossible to life.