unreal

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Others, however, warn that the fluid nature of filmmaking makes rigid eight-hour shifts "unreal" to enforce on mega-budget sets.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

"It used to be like fog-like," he tells the BBC, adding that walking into a pub for the first time without the omnipresent cloud felt "unreal".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

But the characters are expressive, and the medium is used to unreal ends, which is, after all, what cartoons are good for.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The white clothes made him look timeless and a little unreal, like one of the minor gods on Mount Olympus.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan