The Deaths Of Thanos Finger-Snapping Victims In Avengers: Infinity War Originally Had A More Complicated Look

Marvel fans might have found it devastating seeing their heroes turn to dust at the very end of Avengers: Infinity War, but according to VFX supervisor Dan Deleeuw the deaths of the victims of Thanos' finger-snapping massacre was supposed to look even more complicated than it did in the film.

Speaking with Screen Rant about the process that went behind creating Infinity War, Deleeuw decided to open up and share the creative process behind featuring the deaths of Thanos' victims in the first installment of Marvel's two-part Avengers movie.

Sure, the depiction of the victim's deaths could have been easier, but apparently, the VFX supervisor and his creative team knew that "it couldn't just be a simple snap and them just disappearing." According to Deleeuw, he and his team had to decide on how to visualize the actual disappearance of Thanos' victims in the films in a way that wouldn't just establish the capabilities of the different Infinity Stones but would also bring out an emotional response from fans.

"[It] made sense that all six stones are combined now, [so] what stones would... how would combining the stones make that happen? So does the Soul Stone go in and disintegrate their soul? And does the Power Stone disintegrate the body? And the Space Stone what actually moves the ash? And so early tests were combining all those different pieces and although it was kind of beautiful in a way, it just became too much, right? It became... if there was too much of a Soul Stone effect it looked like they were on fire when they were disintegrating, and the idea was like just back off and keep it simple."

Deleeuw might say simple, but we're pretty sure that a lot of hard work went into creating believable and emotionally resonating deaths in Infinity War. Turning heroes into dust can't be that easy, can it?

Now, we can't wait and see what Deleeuw and his team are going to do when they bring back everyone from the dead in Avengers 4.

Avengers: Infinity War is currently available on Blu-Ray and Digital HD.

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