Even before the new Battlefield game hits shelves, there’s been a significant controversy brewing: Some claim that Electronic Arts (EA) and DICE have employed images from the Gaza conflict in their promotional content. A user on social media platform X has drawn attention to an uncanny resemblance between a concept art piece for the upcoming Battlefield game and a photograph of a real-world disaster, sparking questions about the authenticity of the images used in advertising.
Similar or identical?
The debate ignited when user DANNYonPC brought up an intriguing discovery. Upon examining the fresh marketing art released by EA, he spotted what seemed to be a solitary cloud of smoke in the image. He asserted that this particular cloud was not originally part of the artwork but had been taken from a photograph of a bombing incident in Gaza from 2021 and insensitively utilized by EA for the promotion of their new Battlefield game.
Damn, DICE is using pictures from attacks on Gaza in their BF2025 artwork..
— DANNYonPC (@DANNYonPC) January 19, 2025
Some people believe it was deliberately employed, while others suggest it might have been unintentional or just a mistake. This led to discussions on whether real-world disasters are exploited for visual effects purposes, a discussion that has arisen before.
Ethical Concerns in VFX Usage
Frequently, VFX artists utilize actual footage for creating fresh visual effects. At times, physical props are employed on set merely for comparison purposes, with the intention to swap them out later with digital imagery. The Battlefield artwork’s explosion instance isn’t the first time a real-life explosion has been used as a guide either.
In the preview for the science fiction film The Creator, there’s a depiction of a nuclear blast in a metropolis. Upon closer inspection, it appears that the visual effects team drew inspiration from the real-life explosion in Beirut, as they utilized identical structures. However, this footage was not included in the final movie due to subsequent uproar.
This brings up an ethical dilemma: Should it be considered disrespectful to incorporate footage of a devastating event where 213 lives were lost in order to enhance the visual appeal of a sci-fi film? Is it similarly debatable whether using actual war images in films is acceptable, especially when they remain unaltered? Or does the authenticity of such footage make its use ethically justifiable?
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