{"id":154136,"date":"2024-12-12T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2042067"},"modified":"2024-12-12T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:02:12","slug":"how-the-polar-express-changed-hollywood-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/how-the-polar-express-changed-hollywood-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"How \u2018The Polar Express\u2019 Changed Hollywood Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Zemeckis\u2019 \u201cThe Polar Express\u201d (2004) represents not only a turning point in the filmmaker\u2019s career but a no-turning-back moment in visual effects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here was a film that showed us photo-realistic characters and vividly rendered CGI settings in a manner that was uncanny and chilling.<\/p>\n

Despite the limitations of the 2004 technology, Zemeckis\u2019 film seemed to be a portal into the future, a signpost of caution and wonder that led us to where we are today. The film showed both an over reliance on CGI special effects and, on occasion, a stunning ability to mimic reality.<\/p>\n

The 1994 \u201cTales from the Crypt\u201d episode Zemeckis directed, \u201cYou, Murderer,\u201d showcased a CGI \u201cperformance\u201d from Humphrey Bogart footage. The episode is now quaint, dated and just the beginning of how far Zemeckis and filmmakers of his ability were going to take pixels as human mimicry.<\/p>\n

Hold onto your hats folks, and hand over your ticket for The Polar Express!<\/p>\n

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We open with a little boy, skeptical of all things Santa Claus and has many reasons to believe Santa isn\u2019t real. The boy, who is never identified by name, wakes up one night to discover a locomotive and a long strand of train cars have arrived in front of his home, ready to take him and a handful of children to the North Pole.<\/p>\n

A digitally rendered Tom Hanks plays the conductor (Hanks conveys a nice sense of weariness and heart to the role), while other roles are played by Eddie Deezen (eternally cast as an annoying, squawking-voiced nerd) and Nona Gaye as a girl who befriends the boy. The late Michael Jeter, in his final role, co-stars as the train\u2019s bearded engineer.<\/p>\n

Oh, and Aerosmith turns up.<\/p>\n

Hanks is such a vivid actor that the CGI rendering makes good use of his creative choices for the role(s). Deezen\u2019s character is exactly right – there\u2019s a kid like this in every classroom.<\/p>\n

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Tom Hanks really carried ‘The Polar Express’ with his multiple roles \"\ud83d\ude82\" pic.twitter.com\/ptJNcgzHpV<\/a><\/p>\n

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