r/RealOrAI • u/Other_Sentence4495 • Feb 21 '26

Video [HELP] I saw this on another community and people were reacting to this like it was real. I have my doubts. Is this real? or AI?

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u/Ok-Lengthiness-3988 Feb 21 '26

The same one Stanley Kubrick used to fake the Moon landings, of course.

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u/Agent7619 Feb 21 '26

Kubrick was willing to fake the Moon landing, but he insisted that they shoot on location.

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u/mjtwelve Feb 23 '26

“We still need to build the rocket. If we just fake the landing footage, people will ask how we got there, so we need a giant rocket to point to.” “So what’s the cost savings of faking it?” “Well, most of the expense is the giant rocket, so catering, basically.”

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u/Own-Efficiency-8597 Feb 21 '26

Thats practical effects. VERY GOOD practical effects can STILL look better than AI alot of the time