Mind-Melting Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Movies & TV Shows That Expose How Hollywood Really Works
When you're watching your favorite action movie, you tend to get so absorbed in the magic of its effects that you're not really thinking about how it came to life. Behind the scenes are green screens, makeup, and real human beings who are just doing their best to sell the magic.
These photos will either ruin your perspective or make you gain a whole new sense of appreciation for some of the most popular movies.
The Dark Side Never Looked So Cool
There are two kinds of people in the world. The ones who have seen "Star Wars," love it, breathe it, and live it.
Then there are the ones who haven't seen any of them and never plan to, however, should still appreciate how advanced its technology was, even back to the first one from 1977.
Needs Some Extra Help From The Doctor
In this scene from "Doctor Who," the creature looks like it really may need to see a doctor after getting a human up its bum.
It's funny how the human is wearing ripped jeans and sneakers and isn't even covered by a green screen.
It's All About Perspective
For the sake of the guy who is lying upside down for who knows how many hours, we really hope he's getting paid enough.
Notice how in the animation, the character is actually made of someone's face wearing a dress.
Squeeze Those Abs!
Twitter users took turns trying to guess which scene in the movie this is from.
"If my guess is correct, I'm assuming this David Hasselhoff prop was for when he was squeezing his abs to quickly get SpongeBob & Patrick back to Bikini Bottom before the time limit." —TheElectric_Fox
His Own VIP Chair
Although no one could ever replace the Monday-hating, lasagna-loving cartoon cat we all know, this look-alike might do.
His facial expression is enough for it to be our spirit animal because although we all feel the same, it wouldn't exactly be socially acceptable to walk around frowning.
Viewer Discretion Is Advised
The adorable creatures with tummies made of a television screen don't look so cute anymore when you take them apart like that.
We'd advise keeping this image away from your children to keep the magic alive.
A New Breed Of Animal
Our guess is that blue glove is supposed to be Kaa, the famous snake in "The Jungle Book."
Despite being voiced by Scarlett Johansson, it doesn't look at all recognizable when you see it pre-production.
Not So Scary After All
Can you believe this is the same shark that terrorizes the inhabitants of the quiet island of Amity?
Its teeth look quite friendly when you see them beside that man's smile.
Monsters Need Lunch Too
We can only guess how many hours it took to dress that actor and do that amount of makeup.
It wouldn't be worth it to take it all off just to eat lunch so they're kind of just stuck with it until shooting hours are over.
A Tough Fist Fight
We've got a new respect for Will Smith now knowing that he was able to keep a straight face while having to fight off a hand puppet.
Also, we feel bad for the man wearing the glove who's paid solely to kneel and hold his arm out while Will Smith gets all the glory.
Gangnam Style
Hugh Jackman truly is the man who can do it all. He was easily able to shift between his serious role in "Wolverine" to a dancing and singing dreamer in "The Greatest Showman."
For that reason, it really doesn't surprise us that he also likes to perform the famous Gangnam Style dance with its original creator.
The Man Behind Rocket Raccoon
Rocket Raccoon looks nothing like a raccoon in real life. It turns out Thanos was just petting Sean Gunn's head.
Even with modern technology, actors have to resort to doing silly things to help the graphics sell the magic.
Strange Inception
Since the Marvel movies are based on pre-published comics, the actors base their characters on as much as they can learn so that they don't conflict with the ones fans already love.
It still makes for a funny picture when we see the character reading about himself.
Rain Still Gets The Bad Guys
Even though rain makes fight scenes in movies more epic, we can't imagine bad guys actually enjoy them that much.
They probably also enjoy staying dry and not risking catching a cold, which would make it harder to go on murdering sprees.
He Got His Nose Back
Voldemort's look was based on J.K. Rowling's description of his nose being "flat as a snake's, with slits for nostrils."
We forget that there's a real—probably nice—man with a full nose in that black gown.
Living In The Matrix
If we really do live in the matrix then our realities can be altered and manipulated to make anything possible, just like with green screens.
If you think about the red pill as the choice to learn a life-changing truth, and the blue pill as blissful ignorance, every time we watch a movie it's like we're making our choice.
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