Yesterday evening we went to see The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe with friends. The technology involved in movie-making seems to dramatically improve from year to year. Each Christmas, with a rash of new releases, we are witness to new, ground-breaking feats.
To me Narnia proved that if human minds can imagine a scene then it can now be realistically portrayed on screen. I have to admit the new horizons offered are addictive and compelling; however, movie special effects of the past were fun primarily because one could tell they were fake. At risk of sounding like one of those old guys, maybe 'old skool' was better because one had to use one's imagination.