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A scene in Ben Affleck’s Animals draws attention to AI use in filmmaking
Ben Affleck’s Netflix thriller Animals has drawn attention for an implausible scene in which a kidnapped child appears to fly through the air into Affleck’s arms.
The moment has gone viral and been compared online to a much-mocked scene from the 1988 film Mac & Me.
Affleck has said he used AI during production, including mainly in post-production, but has not explained exactly how it was used in Animals.
Another detail viewers have flagged is a background billboard where the title of the show Paradise appears as “Parasise.”
Netflix bought InterPositive for $587 million in March, the AI filmmaking company Affleck co-founded in 2022, and made him a senior advisor.
The company said its technology could help filmmakers adjust lighting or fill in backgrounds, but the story does not establish that it was used to create the scene.
The viral reaction has raised questions about AI’s role in filmmaking, while Affleck has argued that it can help filmmakers work faster and do things they otherwise could not.
A scene in Ben Affleck’s Netflix thriller Animals has drawn attention after viewers said it appeared physically unrealistic.
The scene shows a kidnapped child flying through the air after being thrown down a concrete river channel.
The sequence went viral on social media and was compared to a scene from the 1988 film Mac & Me.
Affleck has said he used AI during production, mainly in post-production, but did not specify all its uses.
A separate background billboard in Animals appears to misspell the title of the Hulu show Paradise as Parasise.
Netflix bought InterPositive, an AI filmmaking company co-founded by Affleck, for $587 million in March.
- Who
- Ben Affleck, director and star of Animals, and Netflix.
- What
- A scene in Animals drew attention for its apparent visual errors and prompted discussion of AI use in filmmaking.
- When
- The film scene went viral after Animals was released; the article was published on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Animals is set partly in Los Angeles; the scene takes place at a Los Angeles river channel.
- Why
- Affleck said AI was used to help filmmakers work more quickly and do things they otherwise could not do. The article suggests the scene’s apparent errors have raised questions about that use.
Ben Affleck
Critics of the scene and AI use
AI's value
Ben Affleck
Affleck said AI helped the production move more quickly and do things it otherwise could not have done.
Critics of the scene and AI use
The article highlights apparent visual errors in the film and questions whether the scene demonstrates AI's usefulness.
Affleck co-founded InterPositive, an AI-powered filmmaking technology company.
Netflix paid $587 million to buy InterPositive, and Affleck joined Netflix as a senior advisor.
Affleck said he had used AI for “lots of things” during production of Animals.
A scene showing a child flying through the air went viral on social media.
- Netflix purchase
- $587 million for InterPositive
- Company founded
- InterPositive was co-founded by Affleck in 2022
- Film
- Animals, a Netflix thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck
- Scene location
- A Los Angeles river channel
- Billboard error
- Paradise appears as Parasise in the background
- Affleck’s role at Netflix
- Senior advisor
What people are saying
In my business, we’re trying to foster the illusion of reality, right?
I thought it was a good example because it’s a very human movie
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