Computer graphics in modern cinema have been pushing back natural landscapes and special effects for decades. After all, it is so easy to draw unusual fantastic characters or recreate life on distant planets! Well, it’s not easy at all, but it’s definitely easier than creating whole movie sets and prosthetics. And let’s talk about the actors for a second. They have to play their roles, often talking to tennis balls on poles and green pillows, imagining monsters and creatures. To alleviate this issue, the director hires real experts — make-up artists, who are ready to make any wicked creature come to life in no time. Their work is incredible and delightful as CGI will never be able to create such a believable feeling.
Still not convinced? Let us look at some of the industry’s most mind-blowing make-up transformations.
1. Ron Perlman is the best Hellboy no matter what you say.
2. Christian Bale’s miraculous transformation from a young lad into an old geezer in the movie Power.
3. Remember when Robin Williams dressed up as Mrs. Doubtfire? This is how the mask looked like.
4. You’ll never be able to forget Naomi Grossman is American Horror Story. That nose and those teeth. Wow!
5. And here’s the handsome Richard Break as seen in the Game of Thrones.
6. Playing a mountain dwarf in the Hobbit must have been a real challenge for Richard Armitage.
7. Gary Oldman was an outstanding Winston Churchill.
