'The Abyss' gave us the first 'photorealistic' computer-generated character, while 'Terminator 2' pioneered advanced morphing effects and the far more extensive use of CGI. 'Titanic' seamlessly blended digital assets with large-scale practical sets in order to create what's still the most transportive disaster movie ever made, while 'Avatar' and 2022's ' The Way of Water' took performance-capture technology to such extraordinary new heights - and depths.
Never before has there been a better use of the famous Star Wars crawl - except, of course, the opening of Spaceballs. On June 12, comedy legend Mel Brooks posted a clip to X summarizing the last 38 years of blockbuster cinema in the style of the classic sci-fi opening, and it culminated in a thrilling reveal.