VFX artists analyze scenes from Love and Monsters starring Dylan O’Brien, expressing surprise at the film’s $30 million budget. Released in 2020 and directed by Michael Matthews, Love and Monsters stars O’Brien as Joel, a lovelorn survivor of a monster apocalypse who sets out on a quest to find his high school sweetheart. The film, which features a handful of VFX-heavy monster action sequences, was a hit with critics and currently sports a strong 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.