I think audiences have hit the wall with CGI and special effects. They have seen so many over-the-top events that they can't suspend disbelief.

It's all about the special effects.

The action movies changed radically when it became possible to Velcro your muscles on. It was the beginning of a new era. The visual took over. The special effects became more important than the single person. That was the beginning of the end.

Special effects movies have taken over the universe. That and scary movies.

When I was younger, I was hopefully going to do animation and special effects.

Magic is really performing special effects live.