It’s the story of a magic trick that no one noticed. In 2000, Ridley Scott directed Gladiatorwith Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. The special effects for this epic mural were so spectacular that they won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
But there is one sequence that went unnoticed and which is nevertheless a huge technical feat: the on-screen resurrection of one of the main actors, who died during filming. This digital magic trick paved the way for a common practice of reviving actors for the purpose of a film. However, this raises many ethical, financial and artistic questions that threaten the very integrity of cinema.
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