Despite its technological advances, The Polar Express included a CGI glitch in one key scene — the VFX artists at Corridor Crew think they've figured out why.
While notable for its technology, one Polar Express CGI glitch made its way into the final film, as noted by VFX artists Corridor Crew. Based on Chris Van Allsburg's children novel of the same name, the 2004 film centers on a young boy who finds himself invited aboard the titular magical train headed for the North Pole with several other children to meet Santa Claus before he heads off into the night to deliver Christmas presents.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY In the latest episode of the group's "VFX Artists React" series, Corridor Crew looked back at the cult classic Christmas animated adventure, The Polar Express. The VFX artist group take particular notice of a scene nearly the latter portion of the film in which the kids aboard the eponymous locomotive finally arrive at the North Pole, greeted by a large group of elves. The trio highlight a CGI glitch in the film in which one of the elves was left without any animations, resulting in them simply floating along the ground.
At the time of its release, The Polar Express was met with mixed reviews from critics in regard to its motion-capture filmmaking, with some praising the stunning visuals, while others felt it veered too close to the uncanny valley. This wouldn't deter Zemeckis, however, as the near-two-decades since have seen him further experiment with this technology, even just a few years after with his adaptation of Beowulf.
While Zemeckis and Hanks' latest collaboration, Disney's live-action Pinocchio, may have proven to be a misfire, there's no denying the groundwork laid for fully-motion-captured movies the two made with The Polar Express. The unique CGI technology has since become a trademark for much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as that of James Cameron's Avatar films.
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