first collaboration between Scorsese and Al Pacino after a long wait of nearly 50 years.
The Irishman follows truck driver Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino), a powerful Teamster linked to organized crime. De Niro, Pesci, and Pacino underwent CGI deaging process in order to play younger versions of themselves, which was effective... for the most part, as it also showed there are details that deaging technology can’t change.
Although the same CGI process has been seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before, most notably in Captain Marvel through a younger looking Samuel L. Jackson, these limits weren’t evident, but they were brought to light in The Irishman.
How The Irishman Shows The Limits Of CGI Deaging
Anna Paquin): he’s supposed to be in his late 30s, but his movements are those of a man in his 70s, which is De Niro’s real age. The deaging process doesn’t apply to voices either, and in some cases and scenes this is also evident as there’s no coherence between the young appearance and the more mature voice.
While some viewers are understandably against the use of deaging technology, it has to be said that it has come a long way in a short period of time. The result of this process seen in films like the story of The Irishman and the performances of its actors, and many viewers might not even notice them.
