Jackie Chan Says CGI Stunts Are a ‘Double-Edged Sword,’ Safer for Actors But ‘Missing’ a ‘Sense of Reality’: ‘The Audience Is Numb’ to the Danger
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Jackie Chan Says CGI Stunts Are a ‘Double-Edged Sword,’ Safer for Actors But ‘Missing’ a ‘Sense of Reality’: ‘The Audience Is Numb’ to the Danger
by mcfw31
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> “In the old days, the only [choice we had] was to be there and jump; that’s it,” Chan said. “Today, with computers, actors can do anything, but there’s always a sense of reality that you feel is missing.”
> He continued, “It’s a double-edged sword. On one hand, actors become more and more capable of doing impossible stunts with the help of technology, and yet, on the other hand, the concept of danger and limit gets blurred and the audience is numb [to it]. But I’m not encouraging anybody to risk their lives to do the stunts like I did; it truly is too dangerous.”