Russell Crowe’s divisive epic movie Noah Gets a glowing review from VFX artists 10 years after its original release. Inspired by Noah’s Ark, the biblical drama follows a man (Crow), chosen by God to build a ship for his family and various animals to brave an impending apocalyptic flood. Along with Crowe, the cast of Noah Includes Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, and more. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, earned over $359 million at the box office, and Although met with polarizing reactions, audiences praised the effects.
In the latest “VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI” video, Corridor crew Looked at some moments of Noah. When it came to digitally creating all the animals, Nico explained: “This is so impressive because you have to have an artist effectively model each of these creatures.“ They also discussed the process, with Jordan revealing how skeletons are made for certain animals, followed by varying shapes, colors and other visible characteristics. Read more of his comments below:
They grouped the animals they wanted to create based on their movement, essentially, and then created a core skeleton for each of the larger groups and on that skeleton, they built what were called variants. Basically, different body shapes. You know, quite dramatically different. And then, on top of that, they built a variety of different pets or colors and textures that they could put on. And then if you start randomizing the distribution between all of those, now you can start to get a significant breakup, and you get tons of different animals and types of animals from, you know, one core skeleton and several different body types .
Another sequence that Jordan considered “The crowning achievement of the entire film“was the montage of evolution. Depicting creation, and even violence between humans, Corridor Crew explained how the pictures probably took a long time, Especially the image of different animals, and Nico mentions how it would be done before AI. Read Niko’s comments below:
love it This shift to like the style, like photography. Up close. Macro. My god, every frame is a new model effectively and is a new background, and this is the era before generative AI, we could probably kick out like a bajillion like generic backgrounds.
What the impressive VFX meant for Noah
Despite being a divisive film, the visuals were top notch
After premiering, reception to Noah became split, Evidenced by the contrasting percentages on rotten tomatoes (75% of critics, but only 41% of audiences). Those who are familiar with the biblical story are overwhelmed by the changes made in NoahIncluding the antagonist Tubal-Cain (Winstone) and the scene in which Crowe’s character nearly kills his newborn grandchildren. Jordan and Corridor Crew recognized the film as “a very Unique hybrid,” bring other fantastical elements to Earth, but some viewers probably prefer it to stay closer to Noah’s Ark.
While Noah was divided among moviegoers, The impressive visual effects could be a concordant bright spot. Along with the mentioned scenes of animals and evolution, Corridor Crew examines the disastrous flood, and the image of people hanging on a rocky structure, which Sam describes as “Very metal.“The point in the film, once the rain comes, features more powerful visuals of the Watchers ascending, massive bursts of water, and the entirety of the ark is surrounded.
Our take on the VFX in Noah
A major part of making Aronofsky’s film look like an epic
The VFX plays an important role in presentation Noah Like an epic drama of biblical proportions. The amount of water, compared to the weight of his boat, demonstrates how vast the earth is, and how devastating the flood must have been. See other examples of CGI throughout the film, and hear Corridor Crew explain the effort involved in creating each animal and illustrate the story of creation, making the effects in Noah More memorable.
Source: Corridor crew