The reason why "Abyss" is talked about is not only because of its technological advancement and direction, but more importantly, it shows that special effects can indeed become a kind of movie vocabulary.
"Abyss" set a milestone for the development of movie special effects. It creates unprecedented underwater special effects. Cameron used various methods to express underwater wonders and inspired a group of filmmakers. Another special effect technology pioneered in the film has a more revolutionary impact, that is, it uses a large number of computer-generated images in the film for the first time. This technology not only solves the difficulty of using models to photograph organisms that are moving in three-dimensional space, and creates a convincing image of intelligent creatures swimming under the sea, but also creates the most memorable scene in the film—a deformable water column. This computer-generated deformable object technology has changed the development of the entire film industry.
