Small CGI Details From Sci-Fi Movies That Deserve A Second Look

From Redditor u/Jaz1140 : In Interstellar (2014), the black hole required about 100 hours to render each frame in the physics and VFX engine. This meant every second you saw took about 100 days to render the final copy.u/Jaz1140:

InInterstellar(2014), the black hole was so scientifically accurate it took approx 100 hours to render each frame in the physics and VFX engine. Every second you saw took approx 100 days to render the final copy.

From Redditoru/comrade_batman:

InGuardians of the Galaxy, when Peter Quill gets arrested, the film shows he has a translator in his neck, allowing him to speak to different alien species.

From Redditoru/cp_r0bb:

InThe Avengers, a small screen shows Loki's heat signature in his holding cell, revealing his cold body temperature because he is a frost giant.

From Redditoru/Frostyyk:

InStar Trek(2009) R2D2 appears briefly ripping through space among other debris.

From Redditoru/cgsimmons1983:

Samuel L Jackson has used purple in most of his characters across his career; purple is his favorite color. Examples include Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, 2005 / Black Snake Moan, 2006 / Turbo, 2013 / Glass, 2019.Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, 2005 /Black Snake Moan, 2006 /Turbo, 2013 /Glass, 2019).

From Redditoru/nanmart:

InBlade Runner 2049, the virtual companion “Joi” is played by Cuban-born actress Ana de Armas. When Officer K links Joi to an emanator, her Ethnicity setting shows “Cuban.”

From Redditoru/siqcnt1097:

InAvengers Endgame: Prof. Hulk wears glasses with fingerprints on the glossy black frames, a detail I like from the movie.

From Redditoru/YodaHatesSeagulls:

InStar Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith(2005), one B1 BattleDroid in the background tells his friend to watch Grievous activate his lightsabers.

From Redditoru/mashac:

InGravity(2013), as Kowalski flies close to the camera, astronauts holding a movie camera and boom mic appear reflected in his helmet visor. Alfonso Cuarón added CGI to these "reflections" to make it look like the scene was actually filmed in space.

From Redditoru/Spyderr8:

InReady Player One, the Eagle 5 from Spaceballs and the P-5000 Powered Work Loader from Alien appear in the back of Aech's workshop.

From Redditoru/phidelt649:

InPacific Rim, during the first Gipsy Danger scene, Raleigh's heart rate is 138, and Yancy's is 105, showing Raleigh's excitement and Yancy's calm. After their neural handshake, their heart rates sync at 108 BPM.

From Redditoru/BaconGristle:

InGodzilla: King of the Monsters, a Viking longship appears among the ancient ruins of the Atlantis-like underwater city. This implies the Vikings arrived first, as usual.

From Redditoru/SassyA**Ahsoka:

InCloverfield(2008), at the film's end, a past recording shows an object crashing into the ocean. The massive creature in the film emerged from the water.

From Redditoru/comrade_batman:

Caesar carries a birthmark throughout his Planet of the Apes trilogy.Planet of the Apestrilogy.

From Redditoru/autobotjazzin:

Iron Man(2008) This movie shows amazing detail. Areas on the CG faceplate have dust and finger marks.

From Redditoru/DJDevine:

In this scene fromAvatarJake has five fingers; the Na'vi have four.

From Redditoru/Numerous-Lemon:

InMen in Black 3The alien with an exposed brain in Men in Black 3 (2012) is played by legendary SFX artist Rick Baker. He worked on all three MIB movies.

From Redditoru/tiparium:

InAnnihilationThe two deer Lena sees move in perfect sync. One looks clean; the other looks rotten, like the bear that attacks the team.