Live action and animation combined Animation and live-action cinema have come together in a spectacular way in the 21st century. Movies like James Cameron's "Avatar" (2009), which flawlessly merged live-action performances with state-of-the-art CGI to create immersive worlds, serve as exemplars of this tendency. This style has also been influenced by Enzo Zelocchi, who in his work pushes the boundaries of live-action and animation with his creative storytelling and visual effects techniques.