18 Famous Movie Senes Before and After Special Effects

Nathan Johnson Published 07/10/2021

Stuff most people never get to see.

The term 'movie magic' really rings true when you see what the actual reality of some of these famous scenes was vs what it ended up becoming after all the post-production work.

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Here’s what King Kong’s and Naomi Watts hand-holding really looks like.
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Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman filming an action scene for Justice League
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In the second installment of The Hobbit, Benedict Cumberbatch became the dreaded dragon Smaug.
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Margot Robbie and Jared Leto filming some of the trickiest scenes of Suicide Squad
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Here’s how some of Tom Holland’s web-slinging scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming were filmed.
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This was Ant-Man’s, played by Paul Rudd, encounter with a giant animal.
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In the movie Doctor Strange, there’s a bit of a trick to everything that looks like magic.
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In the new live-action version of The Jungle Book, this is what the she-wolf who raises Mowgli really looks like.
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Special effects created an entire fantasy world in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
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This is how one of the most romantic moments of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 was filmed.
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Before and after special effects on Beauty and the Beast
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This is how they created the fastest blue hedgehog of all time, Sonic.
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In the film I, Robot, they were able to simulate these machines using special effects.
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This is how the moment when everything changes for Jean Gray (Sophie Turner) was filmed in X-Men: Apocalypse.
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The filming of one of the most beautiful scenes of the movie, The Shape of Water
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Ezra Miller becoming The Flash
17.
Rampage’s gorilla and the way he changes thanks to special effects
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In Mary Poppins Returns, the fantastic and magical scenes were filmed using common special effects.

1.
Here’s what King Kong’s and Naomi Watts hand-holding really looks like.
2.
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman filming an action scene for Justice League
3.
In the second installment of The Hobbit, Benedict Cumberbatch became the dreaded dragon Smaug.
4.
Margot Robbie and Jared Leto filming some of the trickiest scenes of Suicide Squad
5.
Here’s how some of Tom Holland’s web-slinging scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming were filmed.
6.
This was Ant-Man’s, played by Paul Rudd, encounter with a giant animal.
7.
In the movie Doctor Strange, there’s a bit of a trick to everything that looks like magic.
8.
In the new live-action version of The Jungle Book, this is what the she-wolf who raises Mowgli really looks like.
9.
Special effects created an entire fantasy world in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.
10.
This is how one of the most romantic moments of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 was filmed.
11.
Before and after special effects on Beauty and the Beast
12.
This is how they created the fastest blue hedgehog of all time, Sonic.
13.
In the film I, Robot, they were able to simulate these machines using special effects.
14.
This is how the moment when everything changes for Jean Gray (Sophie Turner) was filmed in X-Men: Apocalypse.
15.
The filming of one of the most beautiful scenes of the movie, The Shape of Water
16.
Ezra Miller becoming The Flash
17.
Rampage’s gorilla and the way he changes thanks to special effects
18.
In Mary Poppins Returns, the fantastic and magical scenes were filmed using common special effects.

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18 Famous Movie Senes Before and After Special Effects

1.
Here’s what King Kong’s and Naomi Watts hand-holding really looks like.

2.
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman filming an action scene for Justice League

3.
In the second installment of The Hobbit, Benedict Cumberbatch became the dreaded dragon Smaug.

4.
Margot Robbie and Jared Leto filming some of the trickiest scenes of Suicide Squad

5.
Here’s how some of Tom Holland’s web-slinging scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming were filmed.

6.
This was Ant-Man’s, played by Paul Rudd, encounter with a giant animal.

7.
In the movie Doctor Strange, there’s a bit of a trick to everything that looks like magic.

8.
In the new live-action version of The Jungle Book, this is what the she-wolf who raises Mowgli really looks like.

9.
Special effects created an entire fantasy world in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

10.
This is how one of the most romantic moments of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 was filmed.

11.
Before and after special effects on Beauty and the Beast

12.
This is how they created the fastest blue hedgehog of all time, Sonic.

13.
In the film I, Robot, they were able to simulate these machines using special effects.

14.
This is how the moment when everything changes for Jean Gray (Sophie Turner) was filmed in X-Men: Apocalypse.

15.
The filming of one of the most beautiful scenes of the movie, The Shape of Water

16.
Ezra Miller becoming The Flash

17.
Rampage’s gorilla and the way he changes thanks to special effects

18.
In Mary Poppins Returns, the fantastic and magical scenes were filmed using common special effects.

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1. Here’s what King Kong’s and Naomi Watts hand-holding really looks like.

2. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman filming an action scene for Justice League

3. In the second installment of The Hobbit, Benedict Cumberbatch became the dreaded dragon Smaug.

4. Margot Robbie and Jared Leto filming some of the trickiest scenes of Suicide Squad

5. Here’s how some of Tom Holland’s web-slinging scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming were filmed.

6. This was Ant-Man’s, played by Paul Rudd, encounter with a giant animal.

7. In the movie Doctor Strange, there’s a bit of a trick to everything that looks like magic.

8. In the new live-action version of The Jungle Book, this is what the she-wolf who raises Mowgli really looks like.

9. Special effects created an entire fantasy world in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

10. This is how one of the most romantic moments of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 was filmed.

11. Before and after special effects on Beauty and the Beast

12. This is how they created the fastest blue hedgehog of all time, Sonic.

13. In the film I, Robot, they were able to simulate these machines using special effects.

14. This is how the moment when everything changes for Jean Gray (Sophie Turner) was filmed in X-Men: Apocalypse.

15. The filming of one of the most beautiful scenes of the movie, The Shape of Water

16. Ezra Miller becoming The Flash

17. Rampage’s gorilla and the way he changes thanks to special effects

18. In Mary Poppins Returns, the fantastic and magical scenes were filmed using common special effects.

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Share This Image

4 Comments

eBaum's Picks

1.
Here’s what King Kong’s and Naomi Watts hand-holding really looks like.

2.
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman filming an action scene for Justice League

3.
In the second installment of The Hobbit, Benedict Cumberbatch became the dreaded dragon Smaug.

4.
Margot Robbie and Jared Leto filming some of the trickiest scenes of Suicide Squad

5.
Here’s how some of Tom Holland’s web-slinging scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming were filmed.

6.
This was Ant-Man’s, played by Paul Rudd, encounter with a giant animal.

7.
In the movie Doctor Strange, there’s a bit of a trick to everything that looks like magic.

8.
In the new live-action version of The Jungle Book, this is what the she-wolf who raises Mowgli really looks like.

9.
Special effects created an entire fantasy world in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.

10.
This is how one of the most romantic moments of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 was filmed.

11.
Before and after special effects on Beauty and the Beast

12.
This is how they created the fastest blue hedgehog of all time, Sonic.

13.
In the film I, Robot, they were able to simulate these machines using special effects.

14.
This is how the moment when everything changes for Jean Gray (Sophie Turner) was filmed in X-Men: Apocalypse.

15.
The filming of one of the most beautiful scenes of the movie, The Shape of Water

16.
Ezra Miller becoming The Flash

17.
Rampage’s gorilla and the way he changes thanks to special effects

18.
In Mary Poppins Returns, the fantastic and magical scenes were filmed using common special effects.