Mark wonders whether we’re now at the point where CG characters matter more than human ones to Hollywood…
This article contains spoilers for Godzilla and Transformers: Age Of Extinction.
In the last decade or so, computer generated characters have taken a quantum leap forward in blockbuster cinema.
New fans are now saying much the same about Caesar the ape.
Aside from Serkis involvement and generally being sort of excellent, these films have one big thing in common.
Theyre both films in which the computer generated characters are arguably better characterised than the live action human characters.
But thats why we have human actors.
Many viewers have said that either the title character or Bryan Cranstons Joe Brody should have stuck around longer.
By contrast, Koba makes his mark as one of the most effective franchise antagonists in recent memory.
umpteen-squillion of them) and saves the CG characters for the fight-y bits.
But four films in, it behoves us not to underestimate Michael Bays adherence to formula.
Theres anotherApesmovie on the horizon in 2016, just ahead of the first of threeAvatarsequels.
In the nearer future, Jon Favreaus live-action remount of DisneysThe Jungle Bookhits cinemas next autumn.
The most recent announcement was that Neel Sethis Mowgli will be the sole human character in the whole movie.
