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There are two main reasons why many film critics resent special effects: first, special effects distract the viewer from the film narrative; second, special effects present a danger to what is assumed to be the essential realism of film. In discussing the issues of "spectacularity" in effects films, this essay will firstly address the introduction of CGI (computer-generated imagery) and the effect that it has had on realism in films. Secondly, it shall address whether these changes pose a threat to narrative action in films. To do this, arguments made by Wheeler, Prince and other authors, along with examples from films that started the modern trend of special effects including Jurassic Park and Forrest Gump will be drawn upon to support the points that are being made. New digital technologies, so the argument goes, corrupt the purity of the filmic image: Image manipulation through external montage is one matter, in which shots...

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