Wonder It hardly lets us breathe. It’s only been a few weeks since the end of Moon Knight and the arrival of Doctor Strange: Into the Multiverse of Madness in theaters, and the company has already started promoting its next big release with great fanfare. Is about She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulka new series for Disney+ that brings back Mark Ruffalo as a powerful green superhero and introduces us to Jennifer Walters, cousin of the Hulk that he will bring to life Tatyana Maslany (Orphan Black), who acquires some of his superpowers after receiving a blood transfusion.
The studio has unveiled a first trailer that, as its productions are accustomed to, is packed with action and touches of humor, aiming to expand the Marvel Universe in new directions. However, the progress is far from perfect since Once again, the franchise neglects a fundamental aspect that many Marvelites have so far overlooked before the hours of fun and spectacle that the saga offers them. But in this case it seems very difficult to turn a blind eye.
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And that’s it The digital effects seen in the trailer are light years away from what should be asked of a millionaire franchise like the Marvel Universe. It is particularly striking in the design of the transformations of its two protagonists, Jennifer Walters and Bruce Banner, who in their respective versions of the Hulk present a very fake and strange finish that is very difficult to go unnoticed. First, because we’ve seen Mark Ruffalo referred to as the Hulk on many other occasions, and his appearance on the series is far from what we remembered him as. His face doesn’t seem as well integrated into the green mass and his colors and movements seem much more artificial.
With Tatiana Maslany, the main protagonist of She-Hulk, it is more noticeable that you see her more in action It’s clear to see that his design looks incredible and his facial and body expressions even border on the feel of an eerie valley. The result could even be compared to disastrous CGI designs, like the first we saw of Sonic: The Movie, which created so much buzz that Paramount was forced to change it. Although more than the design itself, the problem is that they are poorly polished digital effects that create an awkward visual feeling that will not be comfortable at all when watching the series.
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It’s true that She-Hulk is a Disney+ production and not a great and ambitious feature film, which would make it understandable that they had a smaller budget that didn’t allow them to come up with better special effects. However, albeit at a much less conspicuous level, This problem with the CGI has also dragged Marvel film productions around for a long time. As much as his films have stratospheric budgets that even exceed $200 million, we’ve seen for years that the backgrounds, settings and creatures look artificial and chaotic on screen, not to mention that the visual aspect is almost cloned between delivery and delivery is.
Mark Ruffalo as Smart Hulk / Bruce Banner and Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer “Jen” Walters/She-Hulk in Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Lawyer She-Hulk, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © Marvel Studios 2022. All rights reserved.
Marvel viewers hardly notice because we’re so focused on the show and building this massive universe that the rest ends up being secondary. But if you compare, for example, current Marvel films with many 2000s blockbusters like Pirates of the Caribbean or Lord of the Rings, It is surprising that films from almost 20 years ago have a much more realistic and successful ending than productions from 2022where technology has advanced significantly.
Aside from that first She Hulk trailer, Disney herself, in charge of Marvel, questioned herself when she exhibited that followers of Avatar: The Water Sense before the performances of Doctor Strange: Into the Multiverse of Madness. The transition from the realistic and spectacular landscapes of James Cameron’s Pandora, which made the best of current technology, to the chaotic and artificial digital effects of Sam Raimis was undoubtedly a pitcher of cold water for the eyes, which of course falls short with the stratospheric advantages of the Marvel gets if they can do a little better in that regard.
I think just as they try to be ambitious in expanding their storylines with multiverses and crossovers with countless characters, they should strive to want to be ambitious in the visual and digital realms as well. Basically, What viewers are looking for when watching a Marvel film or series is sheer spectacle, something that would be vastly improved if much more careful work was done with digital effects. that makes your products look like the high-budget productions they are.
She-Hulk: The lawyer She-Hulk will land on Disney+ starting August 17th.