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Christopher Nolan's no CGI rule on The Odyssey applied even to the pig scene, and the way they brought it to life…
Director Christopher Nolan adhered to a strict no CGI rule on his film The Odyssey, even for scenes involving mythical creatures and transformations. Practical effects, such as animatronics and clever editing, were used to create the illusion of characters turning into pigs and a giant Cyclops puppet was employed for another sequence.