My dad animated Davy Jones in this movie, an the answer for why CGI has gotten worse is extremely simple: animators are worked harder and treated worse than they were two decades ago, assuming their jobs haven’t been outsourced entirely. Want good cgi? Support cgi workers
> Shows up sleeply
> "Your plan had a hole"
> Have a flashback in his own head without saying anything
> Poses with cross fingers and all
> Refuses to elaborate further
Toei Spiderman is a masterpiece