So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's all about the special effects.
Magic is really performing special effects live.
Truthfully, I don't know how those special effects people do it.
You are always hoping that movie audiences are interested in characters and interested in story values rather than just mindless special effects. But you never know.
Making the ordinary potentially magical is what film should be all about.
A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.
I don't really think too much about special effects because that's not really something I can clearly visualize, so I leave that to the pros.
Special effects are characters. Special effects are essential elements. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there.
That creates the magic, and that's the wonderment of the musical process and how precious that is.
It seemed to me that you make magic real by making it a little prosaic, a little difficult and disappointing - never quite as glamorous as the other characters imagine.