"Oppenheimer" special effects artist clarifies: The film has 200 special effects shots

Earlier, Nolan said in an interview that Oppenheimer did not use computer effects (CGI), and some viewers misunderstood that the film did not have any special effects. In response, the film's special effects artist Andrew Jackson told foreign media that the film used about 200 special effects shots, including mechanical bionics, miniature landscapes, disaster devices, etc.

According to statistics from foreign media, Oppenheimer is the film that uses the least special effects in Nolan's works in the past 10 years. The most famous "Trinity" nuclear explosion test in the film was mainly achieved through physical special effects, without using computer special effects.

Today's Hollywood blockbusters still use a lot of physical special effects + computer special effects. "Justice League" has about 2,800, and "Avengers 4" has about 2,500. Of course, computer special effects account for a high proportion in these two movies.