It is not that the atmosphere was fake looking or not any good. I mean it just doesn't seem to me like they hit a high bar. I say this because the only visuals is pretty much the earth in various shots. Basically a green screen background the whole movie. (its not like the earth moves in the background. To me it just looks like a picture in the background). It's not like movies that have actual CG action/characters/etc that are actually in motion... Then you can say well the CG sucks or it was really well done because there are a lot of aspects to it and things can look fake or out of place. Just because the visuals in this movie were beautiful doesn't mean they hit a new high, I mean it was beautiful but I wouldn't say the effects were any more than above average for a big budget film like this.... There just hasn't been many high budget films that take place in space like this one does, staring at earth the whole time. So how can we really compare to other movies that used effects in different ways. Again, yes it is beautiful, well done, but would not say it was the best effects. I mean how hard can it be to make the visuals look realistic in this compared to, just say, Star Trek? Because that movie would take place in fictional worlds and have cg characters. Point is, the visuals were nice, but I wouldn't say it was the best effects. (Maybe nicest looking as in visually beautiful). Not only that,
looked beyond fake that it took me right out of the movie. Now, all visual talk aside, it did make me feel like I was in space because of the technique used to film it, but I felt like that was the only point of this movie. And that part I did enjoy. I mean the story/script wasn't even good. Like I have said, I think people are overseeing the flaws of the movie due to the distinct experience.
