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I wish I could say that the story in every movie I saw was the most important aspect, but I'd be lying. A lot of times I just like to see spectacle and views of worlds and characters that are just not possible with conventional techniques. That is why I have no problem with massive use of CGI in movies. CGI allows effects shots to be created that could never be done with models or any other real world technique. For example, take 2012. Is that going to be a "good" movie? Not likely. Is it going to be spectacular to look at? Yes. The JFK rolling over the White House looks spectacular. To me, there is no way that shot could have been done with models and still look even half as authentic as it does using CGI.