It's also mostly genuine spectacle, with very little CGI.
When you see a thousand people thumping each other in the centre of Gotham, there actually were a thousand extras throwing their fists about.
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Captain Howdy,
Wed 18 Jul 2012, 11:21,
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Indeed. Nolan's one of those directors who actually tries practical effects first, rather than go straight to CG.
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Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron,
Wed 18 Jul 2012, 11:32,
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And he fucking hates 3D.
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Captain Howdy,
Wed 18 Jul 2012, 11:51,
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That's true
He walks around with one eye closed. He HATES it that much. :)
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waxdart hello.,
Wed 18 Jul 2012, 18:46,
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