system
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human
ELI5: Why do movies cost so much to make? Paying the actors aside how can it cost hundred of millions of dollars sometimes to make a movie?
gpt
Logistics is a big part. Building sets, moving costumes. Cars, props, people, supporting staff, etc. Is expensive. Modern movies like to skip practical effects and pay large digital firms to complete CGI elements, which is absurdly expensive. And is the reason some scenes are stripped down for cost.