wall wall stylized wall american computer animated science fiction comedy film produced animation studios released disney pictures directed andrew story follows robot named wall designed clean abandoned waste covered earth far future falls love robot named eve programmed task follows outer space adventure changes destiny kind humanity robots exhibit appearance free emotions similar humans develop film progresses directing finding felt created believable underwater physics willing direct film set largely space wall minimal dialogue early sequences characters voices instead communicate body language robotic sounds designed ben animated feature segments featuring live action characters wall released united_states canada june grossed million opening day million opening weekend theaters ranking number box office ranks fifth highest grossing opening weekend film following tradition wall paired short film theatrical release wall met critical acclaim scoring approval rating review aggregator rotten_tomatoes grossed million worldwide won golden globe award best animated feature film hugo award best dramatic presentation long form final award best script saturn award best animated film academy_award best animated feature nominated academy_awards academy_awards wall ranks time best movies decade film seen critique larger societal issues addresses nostalgia environmental problems waste management human impact environment risks human civilization planet earth plot earth abandoned covered garbage left decades mass facilitated buy large seven years earlier evacuated earth population fully automated leaving wall trash robots clean planet humanity eventual return plan failed wall units inactive developed decades life experience manages remain operation repairing parts inactive units day wall discovers growing later spaceship lands eve advanced robot probe sent search vegetation earth wall falls love initially cold hostile eve gradually befriends wall brings eve home shows collection sees plant automatically stores inside goes standby mode waiting ship retrieve wall confused eve shut tries numerous methods eve ship returns collects eve wall hull travels space hidden descendants ship original passengers centuries effects relying ship automated systems need way movement chairs ship current captain leaves ship operations control robotic auto wall follows eve bridge captain learns putting plant ship verify earth earth passengers auto orders robotic assistant steal plant return directive issued corporation concluded planet saved plant missing eve considered taken repair bay wall cleaning wall mistakes cleaning procedure performed eve torture tries save accidentally releasing robots board security systems designate wall eve rogue robots fed wall eve takes escape pod bay send home witness missing plant placing inside pod set self mode wall enters pod retrieve plant pod space wall escapes plant pod explodes uses fire propel eve reconcile celebrate dance space plant brought captain eve recordings earth analyzed captain concludes mankind return restore planet auto reveals directive stages mutiny wall tries protect plant auto severely damages eve realizes parts available repair wall truck earth helps bring plant activate ship fighting auto control ship manages open access hatch auto partially wall closing hatch forced walk auto finally disable eve places plant freeing wall instantly setting earth arrival eve rushes wall home repairs memory erased resumes original programming waste eve gives wall electrical farewell kiss memory personality wall eve reunite humans robots restore earth environment cast characters ben produced voice wall waste allocation load earth class title character wall robot developed robot kind shown functioning earth small mobile box terrain hands eyes retractable solar cells power working fulfill directive clean garbage accompanied friend music playing board recorder distracted curiosity collecting interest stores displays treasures rubber ducks cube cups filled plastic golden trophy home examines finds watching video cassette hello viewed large lens credited voice robots tiny clean maintenance robot hands keeps clean knight eve extraterrestrial vegetation robot probe directive locate vegetation earth verify glossy white egg shaped body blue led eyes moves technology equipped specimen storage cannon arm quick use jeff captain commander apparently officer duties captain daily routines ship handling true command functions fred historical ceo buy large corporation shown videos recorded time initial launch constantly optimistic proposed evacuation plans clean planet corporation gave realizing toxic earth live action character speaking role film text speech program apple voice auto rogue artificial intelligence built ship unlike robots film auto influenced wall instead following directive prevent humans returning earth works prevent john john mary respectively john mary live dependent personal video screens automatic services oblivious surroundings instance noticing ship features giant swimming pool brought separate encounters wall eventually meeting face face time voice computer joked role saying realize mother referring ship computer film alien starred production writing andrew conceived wall lunch fellow writers john pete joe toy story near completion writers ideas projects bug life monsters inc finding lunch asked mankind leave earth somebody forgot turn robot having struggled years making characters toy story appealing found simple robinson esque idea lonely robot deserted planet strong wall waste collector idea instantly low status job sympathetic liked imagery stacked garbage find idea dark having planet covered garbage imagining disaster pete developed film title trash planet months know develop story chose direct monsters instead came idea wall finding plant life sole deserted world reminded plant growing turned attention projects thought having wall fall love necessary progression away loneliness started writing wall completing finding script manner reminiscent dan alien wrote script manner found reminded visual descriptions continuous lines words wrote robot dialogue conventionally placed late created story reel minutes film steve jobs impressed officially began development jobs stated like title originally spelled act wall fell sky originally wanted aliens plant eve explore earth rest film different wall comes style rebellion robots remnants human race cruel alien completely gelatinous green creatures resemble james mentioned concept effects prolonged humans living space extended time period inspiration humans alien ancestry revealed planet style ending spoke language scrapped idea thought complicated audience understand easily driven storyline royal family host dance castle lake ship ball returning earth incarnation story decided bizarre conceived humanity big babies developed theme humans learning stand grow ing wanting wall eve relationship inspire humanity felt films explore societies come exist process depicting descendants humanity way appear movie slow decided nose ears audience recognize eventually fingers legs clothes characteristics added arrived concept like allow audience characters later version film auto comes docking bay retrieve eve plant film captain moved found early begin moving away wall point view homage smart auto takes plant goes ship room resembling brain watches videos buy large scheme clean earth falling apart years removed mystery plant taken eve captain appears wanted example captain depicted initially seen wear hat upside fix challenges auto finished film merely wears atop head assumes real command originally eve auto quickly saved hands wall robots wall revived replacing power unit cigarette lighter brought earth reversed following test screening wanted eve replacing directive bringing plant captain repairing wall wall heroic held open despite badly hurt moved moment wall reveals plant self escape pod producing closet immediately escape eve gave stronger motivation dance ship felt half audience screening believed humans unable cope living earth died film end jim director short film friend rat created end credits animation continued story stylized different artistic movements history clarify optimistic tone design wall complex production monsters world history conveyed films wall required production designer wanted lighting act earth romantic second act cold sterile act romantic lighting slowly introduced environment studied city create ruined world art director anthony bulgaria recalled problems storing garbage whites earth wall feel vulnerable light makes location look vast making towers garbage large lost shape turn helped save rendering time dull earth subtly soft blues eve arrives wall shows eve collected items lights collected light inviting atmosphere like christmas tree tried avoid colors yellow green wall yellow emulate tractor blend deserted earth plant prominent wanted lighting look realistic evoke science fiction films youth thought captured physics underwater finding wall wanted push air favorite science fiction films realized movies lacked look film barrel distortion lens focus producer jim morris invited roger dennis advise lighting atmosphere spent months hosted talk requested stay weeks said experience came integrating computer animation live action settings helped understand overly lighting 1970s cameras help animators understand replicate handheld like backgrounds digital environments lighting test included building dimensional replica wall filming camera trying replicate computer cited shallow lens work van films influence created intimacy close chose angles virtual cameras live action filmmaker choose filming set wanted interior resemble shanghai studied 1960s nasa paintings original concept art reflect era sense optimism remarked probably similar backgrounds miss promised wanted jet pack feel studied disney cruise line visited las_vegas helpful understanding artificial lighting based designs futuristic architecture divided inside ship sections rear economy class basic gray concrete texture graphics keeping red blue white logo coach class living shopping spaces shapes people looking corner intended colorful signs realized audience went original idea small number larger signs premier class large like spa colors limited cream tan leads captain warm wooded quarters dark bridge keeping artificial camera movements modeled use live action stepping stone planning john carter mars project thompson noted introducing live action meant rest film look realistic added historical humans animated slightly audience able recognize cast fred historical buy large ceo friendly car salesman think ceo says stay course thought funny industrial light magic visual effects shots animation wall went undeveloped 1990s partly confident feature length film main character behaved like explained types robots cinema human metal skin like tin man machine function like found idea powerful allowed audience project personalities characters babies pets compelled stop finishing sentence think likes think hungry think wants walk added wanted audience believe witnessing machine come life animators visited recycling stations study machinery met robot designers visited nasa jet propulsion laboratory study robots watched recording mars borrowed bomb detecting robot san_francisco police department simplicity preferred performances giving movements feel human wanted wall box eve like egg wall eyes inspired pair given watching oakland athletics play boston_red_sox missed entire inning distracted director reminded decided robot need nose mouth added lens wall sympathetic noted feature gave animators work gave robot quality studies trash visits recycling stations inspired body tank inspired wheelchair developed instead wheels animators wanted realized unrealistic designed pull garbage body arms looked test waving animation director angus suggested attach arms track sides body based father designed arm design contributed creating character posture wanted nervous lower unaware similarities wall johnny short circuit pointed wanted eve higher end technology asked designer inspect design impressed eyes modelled toys chose overly expressive easy eyes turn hearts express love similar limited design meant animators treat like drawing relying posing body express emotion found similar floating body resembled underwater creature auto conscious homage space odyssey usage showdown captain auto manner hangs wall gives threatening feel like spider originally auto designed entirely differently resembling eve masculine authoritative steward robots aggressive patrol majority robot cast formed build program different heads arms combined variations humans modelled sea lions bodies babies filmmakers noticed baby fat lot adult fat copied texture film humans robots film story crew animation crew watched charlie film day year occasionally lloyd picture filmmakers knew emotions conveyed cited great stone face giving character expression felt filmmakers advent sound relied dialogue convey exposition filmmakers dubbed wall keeps pet reference silent film producer additional reference watched space odyssey black stallion cry wolf films sound reliant dialogue acknowledged silent running influence silent robots forerunner likes hopeless romantic woody allen inspired wall sound producer jim morris recommended ben sound designer wall kept robots completed star wars episode iii revenge told wife longer work films robots found wall voices sound fresh exciting recorded sounds film twice average number star wars film record career began work experimented voice years described robot voices like universal language know production opportunity look items jimmy disney house sound designer classic films items wall simply adding sound effects post production animators evaluating new creations ideas found unusual experience worked animators returning animation adding sounds ideas choose scientifically accurate sounds character find worked choose dramatic unrealistic noise find hundreds sounds looking concept art characters distinct robot saw hand electrical generator watching island sky bought identical device use wall moving automobile self starter wall goes fast sound cars wrecked demolition derby provided wall trash body computer wall fully battery eve wanted musical quality able provide neutral masculine voices employee knight asked provide voice modify deemed sound effect good properly cast role recorded flying foot long radio controlled jet plane eve flying cannon hit hung ladder stick described cousin noise star wars wanted auto robot cold ones calculating stephen kind voice thought perfect additional sounds character meant feel thinking calculating visited falls recordings trip sounds wind ran hall canvas bag record scene wall runs falling shopping daughter went supermarket placed recorder cart crashed parking lot let hill create wall pet recorded caused taking apart music thomas newman wall got gave newman annie award best music animated feature began writing score hope starting task early involved finished film newman remarked animation dependent scheduling begun work earlier writing script eve theme arranged time october theme played flies earth originally orchestral elements newman encouraged sound feminine newman said thought ideas wanted music sound generally followed found scoring partially silent film difficult wanted score orchestral newman felt limited idea especially scenes aboard electronics originally wanted opening shots space 1930s french swing music saw belleville want appear copying thought song sunday clothes hello portrayed sidekick tucker high school production found song naive young men looking love similar wall hope jim suggested wall find film video included takes moment clip actors holding hands wanted visual way wall understands love conveys eve hello composer jerry allowed songs knowing saw film found incorporation story genius coincidentally newman uncle worked hello newman travelled london compose end credits song earth peter favorite musicians newman film include song composition sound played louis armstrong rendition rose montage wall eve attention earth script specified robots dance newman asked score scene similar switch occurred sequence wall attempts wake eve means originally montage play instrumental version head newman wanted challenge scored original piece sequence themes movie widely recognized critique society brings real issues world especially densely populated areas dealing today future asserts americans produce nearly million tons solid waste year according recent columbia_university study filling quickly run space year environment waste wall overtly critiques critiques disney production values aesthetic obvious dvd commentary said asked intention movie answer way answer question earth state robot left continue cleanup wall environmental adaption sentimental nostalgia robin murray joseph explain important theme nostalgia film nostalgia clearly represented human artifacts left wall collects plastic modern items use necessity sentimental lens bleak future earth nostalgia expressed musical score film opens camera shot outer space slowly waste filled earth playing sunday clothes reflecting simpler times human history film expresses nostalgia longing nature natural world sight feeling soil plant brought space ship eve captain decide time humans earth wall expresses nostalgia reflecting romantic themes older disney silent films describes theme film love defeats life programming realized point trying push programmed robots desire try figure point living took acts love sort discover built realized perfect metaphor real life fall habits routines consciously avoid living avoid having avoid having relationships people dealing person cell phones deal thought perfect point movie wanted run science way sort project technology noted commentators placed emphasis environmental aspect humanity film going cause indirectly happens life bad humanity planet said taking away effort work robots away humanity need effort relationships christian journalist rod saw technology complicated villain film humans artificial lifestyle separated nature making slaves technology base lost makes human contrasted dirt covered wall clean robots ship humans robots redundant humans ship earth robots ultra modern technology end credits humans robots shown working alongside renew earth wall film said doesn technology argues technology properly help humans true nature subordinate human help religion christian named eve biblical character wall loneliness reminded adam god created wife noted eve biblical namesake saw directive story eve uses plant tell humanity return earth away false god lazy lifestyle offers noted departure classical christian viewpoints adam cursed labor wall argues hard work makes humans human emphasized false god parallels scene robot teaches buy large best friend compared modern corporations mcdonald creating brand loyalty children world magazine felt film criticizes pursuit leisure wall learns truly appreciate god creation writing employee noted jim eve reminiscent dove olive branch story story reworked eve finding plant return humanity voyage wall compared essay discussing wall representative artistic compared wall scene robot expresses love eve making sculpture spare parts ancient greek tradition associates birth art maiden longing preserve lover shadow traces wall departed war myth reminds art born longing means creator muse way team told deeply personal story love cinema vision animation types relationships release continuing tradition wall paired short film theatrical release film dedicated wright animator worked died heart attack wall release disney built wall promote picture appearances resort franklin institute miami science museum seattle center tokyo international film festival safety concerns robots strictly controlled needed know exactly required interact reason generally refused meet greet children theme parks case wall child foot wanted photograph character cardboard small quantities merchandise sold wall cars items popular manufacturers interested speed successful line despite film failure box office created wall toys previously toy story dolls toy producers shown interest items wall danced connected music player toy taken apart groundbreaking remote control toy eve motion sensors allowed interact players ultimate wall figures stores film home release november retail price leading patriot news item hard core fans collectors february announced wall custom built lead animator angus latest design approved mass production release ideas home media film released dvd blu ray disc disney studios home entertainment november editions included new short film burn documentary film story shorts history buy large scenes special features digital copy film played itunes windows media compatible devices release sold dvd units total second best selling animated dvd released units sold best selling animated feature sales revenue best selling dvd reception box office wall grossed usa canada overseas worldwide total making ninth highest grossing film film premiered greek theatre los_angeles june canada opened theaters june opening weekend topped box office making fifth best opening weekend film fourth best opening films released june movie earned million week crossed million mark sixth weekend wall grossed million japan ireland malta france region germany mexico spain australia italy russia critical reaction american_film_institute named wall best films jury rationale states wall proves generation film medium true boundaries human imagination writer director andrew team created classic screen character metal trash rides rescue planet buried debris embodies broken promise american life little story emotion conveyed words hope arrives form film great screen robots remind audiences beating heart humanity love landscapes review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported critics gave film positive reviews based sample reviews average rating site critical consensus reads charming timely wall magic stellar visuals testify metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics film received average score based representing universal acclaim named wall best film year based annual survey film critics movie city news shows wall appeared different lists different critics lists surveyed mentions list film released richard time named wall favorite film later decade noting film succeeded connect ing huge audience despite main characters lack speech emotional like mouth shoulders evoke movie past compared wall eve relationship chemistry tracy hepburn critics named wall favorite film included tom charity cnn michael phillips chicago_tribune lisa entertainment_weekly scott new_york_times christopher new republic morris boston_globe joe wall_street_journal anthony lane new_yorker mccarthy variety called film ninth consecutive wonder saying imaginative straightforward said pushed boundaries animation balancing ideas immediately accessible ones main difference film science fiction projects rooted apocalypse optimism hollywood reporter declared wall surpassed achievements previous features probably original film date said heart soul spirit romance best silent films said film definitive stroke brilliance mix archive film footage computer graphics trigger wall romantic praised sound design saying thing hand roger_ebert chicago_sun-times named wall animated film visual decent science fiction story said dialogue allow cross language barriers manner appropriate global theme noted appeal adults children praised animation describing color palette bright cheerful little bit realistic managed generate curious regard wall comparing hard working design favorably obvious attempts creating lead characters said wall concerned ideas spectacle saying trigger little thoughts younger viewers named favorite films argued best science fiction movie years film interpreted minded agenda mccarthy said touch granted viewer ability accept ignore message kyle smith new_york_post wrote depicting future humans mass literally fat walk wall darker cynical major disney feature film recall compared humans patrons disney parks resorts adding sure seen major corporation spend money issue insult customers news world report questioned depiction humans children prefer play outside computer avoid similar fate interpretation led criticism film conservative commentators contributors national review online including coffin admitted fascinating occasionally brilliant production notable critics argued film vastly claiming failed live high enthusiasm watching particular second acts expected labels included long child reviews sent mixed citing inadequate storyline patrick ford american conservative said wall conservative critics missed lessons film felt appealed traditional argued mass film shown product big business close tie big business big government government provided citizens needed lack variety led earth downfall responding coffin claim film points mankind ford argued depicted resulted losing touch humanity fundamental conservative representations farm family unit entertainment end held aloft human characters concluded steering conservative families away wall commentators readers great director terry praised film stunning bit work scenes left planet earth beautiful great silent movies stunning artwork says ecology society live action film people floating brilliant stuff social comment smart right button accolades wall won academy_award best animated feature nominated best original screenplay best original score best original song sound editing sound mixing academy_awards lost millionaire original score original song sound mixing dark knight sound editing milk original screenplay disney pictures pushed academy_award best picture nomination nominated provoking controversy academy deliberately restricted wall best animated feature category peter commented time animated feature deserved nominated best picture wall animated films beauty beast films toy story nominated academy_award best picture reflective stated disappointed film restricted best animated film nomination overwhelmed film positive reception eventually line live action animation getting think proceeding year going tougher tougher animated movie animated movie wall healthy appearance end year awards circles particularly best picture category animated films overlooked won award equivalent boston society film critics tied millionaire chicago film critics association central ohio film critics awards online film critics society notably los_angeles film critics association animated feature win prestigious award named best films american_film_institute national board review motion pictures won best animated feature film golden globe awards academy_awards broadcast film critics association awards nominated awards annie awards including best feature film animated effects character animation direction production design voice acting ben beaten category won best animated feature 62nd british academy film awards nominated best music sound thomas newman peter won grammy awards earth define dancing won awards nominated visual effects society best animation best character animation wall eve truck best effects animated motion picture categories animated film win best editing comedy musical american cinema editors won award beating dark knight stargate atlantis episode shrine won best animated film nominated best director saturn awards british national movie awards voted public won best family film voted best feature film british academy children awards wall listed empire online poll greatest movie characters conducted early time ranked wall best movies decade sight sound magazine poll greatest films time wall second highest ranking animated film neighbor tying film spirited away nominated kids choice awards lost madagascar escape africa robotic mike american began working model wall final product built moving parts wall foot robot appearance disney family museum featured opening week project headed adam savage wall creation mike popular robot dozens appearances events mike completed wall build created eve found photo disney expo


spider man spider man american superhero film produced marvel studios distributed columbia pictures based fictional marvel comics character spider man directed sam scripted sam final film sam spider man trilogy film stars james franco thomas church grace dallas howard harris james cliff final acting appearance set year events spider man peter parker cultural phenomenon spider man mary jane watson continues broadway career harry seeks vengeance father death escaped flint falls particle transformed shape shifting sand extraterrestrial crashes earth bonds peter influencing behavior worse development spider man began immediately release spider man release pre production originally wanted villain included request producer director added venom producers requested addition gwen principal photography film began january took place los_angeles cleveland moving new_york_city july additional pick shots august film wrapped october post production sony pictures created visual effects shots spider man premiered april tokyo released united_states conventional theaters film grossed million worldwide making successful film trilogy financially second film franchise released plot peter parker plans propose mary jane watson broadway musical debut lands near central park extraterrestrial peter police pursue escaped prisoner flint falls experimental particle body microscopic level surrounding sand transforming harry attacks peter new weapons based father green technology leading partial amnesia makes forget revenge festival honoring spider man armored car captain george tells peter aunt uncle ben killer deceased dennis accomplice vengeance obsessed peter sleeps spider man costume bonds peter wakes hanging skyscraper discovers costume changed powers enhanced brings peter dark wearing new black suit spider man daily competitor eddie breaking camera battles subway tunnel discovers water weakness breaks water pipe reduce mud washing away pipes spider man leaving dead peter changed personality mary jane career finds harry harry recovers amnesia urged dead father mary jane break peter mary jane tells peter loves somebody harry meets peter claims guy later peter wearing black suit confronts harry tells father loved harry throws bomb peter harry face influence peter showing submitted photographs showing spider man criminal furious having print daily chief fires soon mary jane jealous peter brings daughter gwen nightclub mary jane works gwen catches leaves peter accidentally attacking mary jane realizes changing slowly retreating church bell tower discovers remove suit bell rings peter removes falls lower tower landing praying peter death bonds body transforming venom finds offers join forces mary jane taxi hangs web hundreds feet sand filled construction site peter seeks harry help rejected peter battles harry learns truth father death goes help peter harry peter battles peter harry harry jumps way fighting peter remembers church bell weakened grabs pipes creates ring creating wall sonic vibrations releases peter uses pull gained power peter live host peter throws bomb harry jumps save killed explosion battle explains peter reason save dying daughter intended kill ben wanted car shot accidentally dennis grabbed arm ben death left plagued guilt peter away peter harry forgive harry dies mary jane peter harry funeral peter mary jane dance relationship nightclub cast peter parker spider man brilliant physics student columbia_university photographer daily gets spider like abilities radioactive spider uses persona spider based protecting new_york_city criminal underworld mary jane watson broadway actress peter childhood girlfriend james franco harry new dedicated son norman peter estranged best friend believes spider man murdered father learning peter spider man father green tends battle peter directly assassin armed equipment father thomas church flint small time estranged wife sick daughter struggle rob money daughter treatment freak accident master sand hunted spider man peter uncle ben true killer grace eddie venom rival daily photographer exposed peter creating fake image spider man ready revenge bonds turning monstrous spider like powers dallas howard gwen peter lab partner good friend saved spider man falling death harris parker peter aunt gives nephew engagement ring propose mary jane teaches forgiveness aggressive chief daily spider man james george gwen father new_york_city police department captain russell emma flint wife baker peter college physics professor examines piece tells peter characteristics host especially aggression bill joseph longtime employee daily elizabeth banks betty daily daily employee suggests penny flint emma sick daughter norman green harry late father encourages son destroy spider man cliff ben parker peter deceased uncle peter landlord peter rent daughter michael dennis believed murdered peter uncle ben joe flash thompson mary jane boyfriend bully peter original film appears silent cameo end film attends harry funeral spider man creator stan lee cameo spider man marvel based films plays man reading news bulletin peter tells know guess person difference followed said actor bruce campbell cameo roles wrestling ring announcer spider man rude usher spider man returns spider man new cameo french character helps peter try propose mary jane years later henderson worked cancelled spider man movie released information villains appear movie included bruce campbell character progression composer christopher young appears film pianist mary jane theater fired producer grant curtis cameo driver armored car attacks production development march spider man released coming june marvel studios begun developing spider man release release spider man release date spider man set production sequel begun date later changed january sony pictures entertainment completed seven figure deal screenwriter penned spider man work spider man option write fourth film immediately spider man release wrote treatment months sam deciding use film explore peter learning humanity considers criminals harry brought wanted conclude storyline felt harry follow father legacy instead introduced antagonist found visually fascinating character petty criminal comics created background character uncle ben killer increase peter guilt death challenge simplistic perception event overall described film peter mary jane harry peter journey forgiveness wanted villain ben involved negotiations play vulture character cut producer convinced include venom character perceived lack humanity initially criticized sam venom alter ego eddie minor role script told director venom strong fan base included character began appreciate character film version character amalgamation venom stories eddie human venom serves mirror peter parker characters having similar jobs romantic interests actions journalist spider man represent contemporary themes tabloid journalism producers suggested adding rival love interest gwen filling girl type created additions soon found script complex considered splitting films abandoned idea create successful intermediate climax filming camera crews spent days november film sequences involve intense visual effects sony pictures begin work shots early project steps taken spider man begin producing visual effects early sequences involving villain doctor octopus principal photography spider man began january wrapped july days filming team filmed los_angeles spring film location manager peter brought camera crews cleveland greater cleveland film commission offering production space city convention center cost cleveland shot battle spider man armored car team moved manhattan filming took place locations including chase manhattan plaza july shooting placed strain units complete picture shooting difficult cinematographer bill pope spider man venom new black fight scenes taking place night august pick ups conducted sought film action scenes film wrapped october additional special effects shots taken production month later pick shots resolution story amounting different versions effects john won academy_award visual effects work spider man declined work film visual effects supervisor colleague scott took place supervisor leading programmers sony pictures group designed specific computer programs exist spider man began production creating visual effects shots addition innovative visual effects film created miniature skyscraper section scale new deal studios hunter david chose design miniature instead computer generated imagery damage building portrayed timely involving computer models addition sony cafe provided visual effects crane disaster scene spider man rescues gwen shots climactic battle understand effects sand experiments types sand launching pouring results computer create visual effects scenes involving visual effects thomas church super imposed screen computer generated imagery applied sand possible hazard scenes buried actors ground substitute instead resemblance substance sand arizona model sand fight spider man punches chest martial arts expert took place filming scene right hand birth helped deliver intended effect punching chest suit worn comics spider man plain black affair large white spider design changed film black version spider man traditional costume complete motif consequence suit grace wore venom bore motif producer grant curtis noted spider man suit twisted right additionally motif gave sense life giving appearance gripping character body want resemble spider octopus sense character model separate strands venom animators observed footage big cats lions character movements music originally composer previous installments plan return installment spider man difficulties director sam said miserable experience working spider man comfortably adapt music christopher young announced score spider man absence december producer grant curtis announced begun collaborating christopher young music spider man theme uses low french horns sound low aggressive heavy young described venom theme vicious instructions devil theme demonic sounding venom theme uses french horns approved new themes performance rejected initial music birth finding monstrous tragic young score later stage producers felt themes previous films ultimately new themes love story aunt mary jane dropped release spider man world premiere cinemas hills tokyo april film held premiere april leicester square premiere took place film festival queens april spider man commercially released sixteen territories film released japan days prior american commercial release coincide japan golden week spider man released china market growth copies film studio release film china domestic release sony pictures releasing international spider man opened countries world film commercially released united_states north american record total theaters including theaters record number theaters later beaten pirates caribbean world end released theaters united_states spider man tracking data month release reflected awareness choice statistics estimated opening weekend million spider man online tickets spider man reported april purchased faster rate times times online ticket sales spider man reported sales rate times greater rate spider man strong ticket sales caused theaters add following midnight showing accommodate demand channel signed year deal television rights spider man began airing price based film box office performance option opportunities sony sell rights broadcast networks marketing new_york_city hometown spider man fictional universe tourist attractions arranged events exhibits april lead release spider man unique campaign include spider exhibit american museum natural history workshops baby spider plants new_york botanical garden green mask making workshop children museum manhattan hunt bug central park zoo holds license marvel characters released toys tie film include deluxe spinning web lines action figures aimed children collectors toys green doctor octopus films released match smaller scale new figures toys hunter style reminiscent films techno source created interactive toys including hand held battle device inside player wrist web motions japanese toy corporation produced distributed critical reception movie review aggregator site rotten_tomatoes spider man approval rating based reviews site consensus reads characters action sequences spider man nonetheless isn refined metacritic spider man received score based reviews yahoo movies spider man graded film critics new_york_times film pacing said lacked humor richard chicago_sun-times gave film stars feeling slam bang action sequence far sluggish scenes david new_york magazine misses threat alfred character adding villains don add referring alfred portrayal character spider man james felt director sam grasp allowing villains specifically saying venom bad guy roger_ebert gave film stars thought church expressed felt new powers spider man vengeance said film mess villains romantic conversations street crowds looking high air shouting way shouting way new_yorker anthony lane gave spider man favorable review gave film negative review film makes rules goes roger fox news called film star opera noting long plenty humor action andy comic book resources praised film easily complex orchestrated superhero epic filmed despite enormous characters action sci superhero plot going film spider man feels weighted tedious boring ross big fan comic books felt film best trilogy richard time commended filmmakers ability feelings angst personal betrayal worthy film dress comic book colors morris boston_globe gave film stars wrote fresh film leave viewer dean total film felt film complex plot helped film pacing rarely feels loose spider man shelf life entertainment_weekly named eighth best computer generated film character john gave spider man positive review stated flaws having storylines opinion echoed houston_chronicle amy complained script busy supporting characters plot series charming lost noise jack daily_news thought film devoted quiet conversations peter mary jane fans disappointed action finally sean burns philadelphia weekly felt director substituted scope scale warmth wit previous pictures memorable accolades 35th annie awards 61st british academy film awards gave movie nomination best animated effects best special visual effects spider man win visual effects society awards nominations received performances earned nomination national movie awards received nomination favorite movie actress kids choice awards ceremony movie fared better teen choice awards amounting total seven nominations varying choice movie villain grace choice movie dance choice movie shared box office spider man earned north_america countries worldwide total worldwide 36th highest grossing film highest grossing film highest grossing film sam spider man trilogy highest grossing film distributed sony columbia film set worldwide single day record million friday broke record saturday million set worldwide opening weekend record million ranks fifth largest surpassed harry potter half blood prince film screenings reached million days faster film remastered format north_america spider man 29th highest grossing film highest grossing film spider man series highest grossing film distributed sony columbia highest grossing film film sold estimated tickets released theaters screens friday set opening single day record surpassed dark knight included million midnight spider man set opening weekend record surpassed dark knight record weekend theater average theater surpassed hannah montana cyrus best worlds concert opening weekend record million surpassed dark knight film set record friday sunday achieved largest cumulative gross second fourth day release surpassed dark knight set record saturday gross surpassed marvel outside north_america 23rd highest grossing film highest grossing film sam spider man trilogy highest grossing film distributed sony columbia opening day tuesday spider man grossed million territories increase intake spider man day release territories spider man set new opening day records territories japan south_korea hong_kong thailand malaysia singapore taiwan philippines france italy germany film surpassed opening day gross spider man day opening weekend sunday film earned million markets finishing spider man set opening weekend records markets including italy china south_korea surpassed pirates caribbean world end india singapore philippines hong_kong thailand malaysia taiwan indonesia mexico brazil argentina colombia peru records achieved thanks day opening previous record holders countries opened traditional day weekend traditional day day day weekend countries spider man place box office outside north_america consecutive weekends home video spider man released region dvd australia september region united_kingdom film released october spider man released dvd region territories october film available disc disc editions standard blu ray formats packages previous films release sam james franco thomas church grace dallas howard grant curtis contributed audio commentaries sony announced plans create largest marketing campaigns hollywood october release dvd beginning partnership sony printed close billion impressions pizza boxes television radio online ads sony worked potato crisp blu time pop corn sony vice president marketing anderson stated studio spend approximately marketing budget digital campaigns sent text messages mobile phones ads anderson stated held consumers able win prizes sony promotional partners united_states film grossed million dvd sales grossed million dvd home video weeks dvd sales results film meet industry expectations canceled sequel reboot franchise spider man entered development attached direct cast members set reprise roles fourth fifth film planned time idea shooting sequels concurrently consideration stated march fourth film development time fifth sixth films films actually continuation james hired october pen screenplay initial reports early sony pictures contact david wrote spider man film script subsequently rewritten pulitzer winning playwright david november rewritten ross october sony engaged write scripts spider man spider man expressed interest portraying transformation villainous alter ego character actor baker producer grant curtis enthusiastic idea december john negotiations play vulture anne play hardy transformed black cat comics new figure stated years later going black cat spider man sony pictures announced january plans spider man cancelled withdrawal project reportedly ended participation doubt meet planned release date time film creatively went script different hated film franchise reboot series called amazing spider man released july andrew peter parker february sony pictures marvel studios announced spider man appear marvel cinematic universe character appearing film sony releasing spider man film produced kevin amy july sony continues finance distribute final creative control spider man films marvel studios explore opportunities integrate characters marvel cinematic universe future spider man films new incarnation character debuted captain america civil war portrayed tom holland


harry potter order phoenix film harry potter order phoenix british american fantasy film directed david distributed warner pictures based novel film fifth instalment harry potter film series written michael making film series scripted steve produced david david story follows harry potter fifth year ministry magic denial lord return film stars daniel harry potter alongside emma watson harry best friends ron sequel harry potter fire followed harry potter half blood prince live action filming took place england scotland exterior locations film studios interior locations february november month break june post production film continued months add visual effects film budget reportedly million million warner released film united_kingdom july north_america july conventional theatres potter film released order phoenix 32nd highest grossing film time critical commercial success acclaimed best consistently offered praise film adaptations work film opened worldwide day opening million fourteenth time grossed nearly million total second pirates caribbean world end greatest total film nominated bafta film awards plot order phoenix secret organisation founded informs harry potter ministry magic denial lord return order headquarters harry godfather black mentions object previous attack arrival harry learns minister magic appointed new defence dark arts professor harry immediately clash harry lies forcing write message magic hand ron notice harry outraged refuses distanced harry summer control school increases ron aid harry forming secret group train students defensive spells calling army students recruited expose group harry develop romantic feelings harry vision involving attack arthur point view arthur attacker concerned exploit connection harry instructs harry lessons defend mind influence connection harry leads harry friends cousin escapes death squad expose army escapes orders arrest new harry relationship falls apart believes betrayed army harry discovers memories hated harry father james ridiculed harry vision tortured harry ron rush fireplace alert order network fireplace monitored stops harry tricks entering forbidden forest search secret weapon harry lead hiding place giant half brother confronted kidnap attacks insults harry ron fly ministry magic attempt save enter department mysteries uncover prophecy object ambushed death including reveals harry saw dream tortured simply ruse lure harry death grasp harry refuses prophecy fight army death death harry hostages threatening kill prophecy harry arrive order members mad eye moody attack death drops prophecy destroying kills appears arrives network moments kill harry duel destroying escapes prove evenly matched possesses harry try sacrifice harry love harry feels friends makes impossible remain body ministry officials arrive forced admit returned minister disgrace removed returns explains distanced harry year hoping risk connection harry comes terms prophecy live survives school year finally comes end begins head train station head home ron meet harry board train walk swiftly train harry realizes idea survive survive dies achieve ron harry searching true friendship cast daniel harry potter year old british wizard famous surviving parents murder hands infant enters fifth year school ron harry best friend emma watson harry born best friend brains trio carter loyal death cousin black half giant care magical creatures teacher member order phoenix lord leader death dark wizard intent conquering world michael legendary leader order phoenix mad eye moody harry defense dark arts teacher member order phoenix richard harry uncle jason falsely pardoned senior death black harry godfather member order phoenix teacher head serving spy death order phoenix harry aunt smith teacher member order phoenix new defence dark arts teacher plant corrupt ministry magic david harry defense dark arts teacher member order phoenix emma thompson teacher david bradley ill tempered davis teacher head tom son harry rival robert hardy paranoid minister magic george harris member order phoenix young trained moody member order phoenix mother figure harry member order phoenix casting casting began early announced reprise role harry media took place release fire main returning actors announced return series including watson lewis wright announcements casting rest new characters series spanned lynch won role girls attended open casting waiting line stretched mile long considered role persistent rumours linked elizabeth role warner asserted truth whatsoever reports cast early august rumours began linking helen role february announced cast april revealed months pregnant withdrew film able perform intense battle sequences ministry magic september october announcement carter recast role subsequently cast harry potter half blood prince onwards inclusion cutting characters sparked speculation fans importance characters final book series released days film april representatives jim said playing brother head harry friends found army week later announced role minor speculation significance role final book speaking mtv reported october house appeared second film chamber secrets fifth book cut opening plot questions role filled mtv reported month release final book black family house cut film draft script filmmakers include saying know wouldn cut seventh film tied knots added script minor roles cut subsequent drafts script premiere fire series producer david said professor played kenneth harry potter chamber secrets draft script phoenix character appears final version benjamin scheduled return film role johnson captain team withdraw commitment playing fox character entire subplot ultimately cut film record sound clips order phoenix video game family cameo appearance film signed director david partner aunt appear alongside family commitments arsenal football club forced pull production british television director david chosen direct film harry potter fire director mike jean del matthew turned offers believed approached studio saw fit handle edgy emotional film political backstory previous television projects including state play sex traffic girl café demonstrated producer david supported comments film political theme stating order phoenix political film capital teen rebellion abuse power david films politics heavy handed film political social aspects emma watson stated talks life july way people behave scared way truth denied things society face facing fact authority corrupted means having non approach reality power steve screenwriter potter films commitments michael considered pen film series filled wrote script rehearsals order phoenix began january filming began february finished start december filming month hiatus starting sit levels watson sit exams film budget reportedly million million largest budget films series million cost fire mark day film editor cinematographer costume designer choreographer paul harris previously worked david times created physical language combat fighting scenes set design stuart returned set designer having designed films sets number notable new sets film ministry magic feet length making largest expensive set built potter film series date design inspired early london underground stations said architects tried imitate classical architecture tile king court road london fantastic victorian façade embodies age set number place contains black family spread walls producers told wanted details birth year complete copy entire tree set hall entirely digitally built fight scene occurs crash ground break actual physical set reset time weeks set trial scene fire doubled size harry trial film protecting symmetry new professor teaches classroom appeared films inhabits office vastly different predecessors set pink number plates moving animated post production hour photo shoot held photograph film use plates gives harry write lines designed set designers filming producers explored options film outside film studios location interior scenes including great hall drive number place shot locations england included river_thames flight order phoenix number place flight army ministry magic sequence includes landmarks london eye wharf big ben buckingham palace hms belfast filming platform took place king cross station past telephone booth near scotland yard harry arthur enter ministry crew closed westminster tube station october allow filming arthur accompanying harry trial ministry magic scenes filmed oxford specifically nearby palace express crosses past films aerial scenes shot time filming places scotland snow making ideal backdrop director david stated interview originally shot hour film order phoenix material cut final edit movie minutes long locations scenes appear final cut film virginia water scenes shot professor recovers stunning spells filming scene introduces fifth year care magical creatures class harry stones monument cut scene visual effects film required visual effects shots london based company double negative created working months starting september double negative largely responsible sequences room requirement forbidden forest hall death chamber new character film giant half brother came life new technology called soul capturing developed image instead building character scratch movements facial expressions actor tony model actions music nicholas composer soundtrack film following john williams scored films patrick fourth new score incorporated variations theme series theme originally written williams film heard subsequent ones march april london chamber orchestra recorded nearly hours music abbey road studios london score like film book darker previous series emphasise new main themes reflect sinister new character lord invasion harry mind japanese drum deeper sound percussion soundtrack released july eve film release work film nominated world soundtrack discovery award trailer prominently features cues divine crusade ray dog dna music film featured song boys boys ordinary boys differences book pages british edition american edition order phoenix longest book harry potter series screenwriter michael described task cut novel searching best equivalent way tell story job stay true spirit book letter said told producers wanted great movie gave permission liberties felt needed translate book movie love cutting book meet time frame film explained figured organising principle screenplay harry emotional journey looked opportunity couldn sort pay homage background feel like taking place screen cut hated absence sport truth movie book included subplot lesser film said book ron grows character trying team ron facing challenges coming way harry tried film ways possible feel like details story spirit present film change disappointed actor looking forward stuff significant scene book harry sees memory father school days insulting mother stood film abbreviated idea words iconic moment realise parents normal flawed human beings things trimmed kept meat gave coming age story young lily potter appear promotional unknown teenager role scene hospital harry friends run classmate learn parents tortured insanity cut required construction new set main purpose action scene relocated room requirement army lessons speed film climax events ministry leading harry battle removed including brain room encounter place ron appearance member order thief eventually steals discarded place teaching followed suit character house included script request larger book film novel seen saving black family artefacts order phoenix throw away extremely important seventh book kind tricky raise story later said figured probably introduce later approach took whilst remained scenes involving cut important actions given characters journalist played richardson fire removed book writing article supports harry rest world denies claims richardson noted gon book film exactly certain aspects book hope going commercial people want distribution marketing trailer released november attached film happy feet available online november happy feet website international trailer debuted online april utc trailer shown spider man posters released internet showed harry accompanied classmates including generated controversy media essentially picture advertised release poster profile played emma watson outline breasts enhanced noted fan site wrote representatives later wrote poster fire official poster unfortunately image accidentally posted website video game version designed released june produced set model lowest sets film far produced series action figures larger array smaller figures produced entertainment international company theatrical release film harry potter film given simultaneous release conventional theatres release featured movie final minutes film according estimates march warner film debut theatre screens summer film released countries week period starting july tried stick day date releases countries middle_east minor markets holidays point set summer releases films typically released winter opportunity said representative previews film began march chicago area tight security prevent piracy security guards patrol looking cell phone cameras small recording devices preview japan world premiere took place tokyo japan june myspace users bring copies online profiles gain free admission sneak previews different cities country june premiere took place july london leicester square author public appearance premiere took place july los_angeles premiere young stars film series watson honoured ceremony placed cement chinese theatre originally warner set australian release date september nearly months majority release dates complaints australian community including petition garnering signatures date pulled july release dates film moved july july respectively book longest series pages film minutes long hours minutes second shortest entire film series home media dvds included additional scenes feature showing day life played documentary films books film editing phoenix dvd rom features timeline sneak film harry potter half blood prince dvd blu ray contain additional features movie experience video commentary members army share favourite moments production film focus points certain scenes film dvd includes exclusive feature called community screening enables owners dvd watch film internet order phoenix seventh best selling dvd million units high definition dvds combined sales copies units coming blu ray version dvd extras featuring scenes look sets movie found purchased target stores future shop canada target exclusive package included time code activated digital copy film played computer windows media player digital copy playable apple devices issue partially addressed film available itunes_store reception box office film opened worldwide day opening million fourteenth biggest opening time star wars force awakens world harry potter furious harry potter half blood prince marvel age dark moon spider man iron man pirates caribbean stranger tides pirates caribbean world end twilight saga breaking dawn united_states tickets hundreds midnight film bought online ticket seller sold making approximately site weekly ticket sales canada midnight screenings early morning july brought million midnight exhibitions making successful batch midnight exhibitions night earnings phoenix world end debuted hours earlier date north_america phoenix earned additional million wednesday post midnight making biggest single day wednesday gross box office history total million theatres topped sony pictures spider man held record million wednesday record broken revenge fallen million fifth biggest opening day movie history time surpassing world end million earned million record breaking screens highest opening day day week beating spider man million result similar film million opening day run breaking box office record biggest day opening weekend phoenix gross million canada making fifth highest grossing film regions million million overseas grossed million seventh highest overseas worldwide total million making second highest grossing film year closely pirates caribbean world end million gross sixth highest grossing film history time second highest grossing potter film worldwide second potter film break million mark december 32nd highest grossing film time fourth highest grossing potter film franchise harry potter billion harry potter philosopher stone million harry potter million highest grossing film australia corporation warner pictures announced film million screens worldwide impressive screen average making highest grossing live action release history south_africa film opened number total screened theatres critical response film received positive reviews film holds certified fresh approval rating rotten_tomatoes making second lowest rated film series site site general consensus states easy longest harry potter book shortest movie director david bang job creating order phoenix entertaining action packed score metacritic fifth highest rated prisoner fire half blood prince charles frederick telegraph headlined review potter film best new_york_daily_news gave film stars calling best potter film wrote die hard potter broad universe care reverence mark adams sunday mirror giving film stars called dark delicious delight movie rodriguez miami herald gave film stars wrote film instalment soon series seven doesn like money harry potter brand instead phoenix feels like real movie performance carter widely acclaimed described perfect choice film greatest pleasures coming close stealing daily_mail described portrayal refreshing addition character described cross margaret bucket carter said shining talent variety praised portrayal writing seldom actor newcomer lynch playing received good word number reviewers including new_york_times declared peter rolling_stone lauded principal actors achievements especially film watching daniel grow role harry deep character harry sensational performance touching bases tender fearful rolling_stone review classified film better previous series losing candy ass aspect raising bar heat resonance fourth peter rolling_stone called film best series far laughs juice wild harry leo lewis times london expressed disappointment main actors able fully advance emotional sides respective characters weakening film san_francisco_chronicle complained storyline alleging minutes film harry trial performing magic outside school threatened expulsion cleared charges advance plot hollywood reporter wrote phoenix possibly enjoyable series far despite eye catching moments magic movie magic missing review criticised use cream british acting noting brief appearances carter smith emma thompson david richard accolades released order phoenix nominated new category mtv movie awards best summer movie haven seen august film won award choice summer movie drama action adventure teen choice awards film nominated awards scream awards presented spike categories ultimate scream best fantasy movie best sequel daniel nominated fantasy hero categories respectively film won best sequel won villain film picked awards inaugural itv national movie awards taking best family film best actor best actress emma watson film nominees hollywood movie year nominated best live action family film broadcast film critics association awards won people choice award favorite movie drama having nominated awards 13th empire awards organised empire including best film david won best director later received bafta award artistic excellence directing harry potter films includes order phoenix nicholas received nomination world soundtrack discovery award score film nominated british actress supporting role category london film critics circle awards bafta awards film nominated best production design best special visual effects order phoenix nominated awards art directors guild costume designers guild awarded outstanding special effects motion picture visual effects society nominations british academy children awards bafta nominated order phoenix best feature film hugo awards nominated film best dramatic presentation long form hollywood accounting leaked online showing movie ended million loss paper

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)


rocket science film rocket science american comedy drama film written directed blitz starring thompson anna nicholas vincent aaron tells story year old decides join school debate team develops crush star member addresses themes coming age sexuality finding voice blitz conceived rough storyline film making documentary national spelling bee hbo films executive persuaded write film based told experiences film producers visited cities united_states canada thompson cast based tape agent sent follow audition actor cast lead forced pull film shot days baltimore maryland new_jersey rocket science premiered january film festival theatrically released august financial success earning million budget received critics reviewers praised thompson performances film parallels real life believed film deliberately quirky forgettable nominated dramatic grand jury prize independent spirit awards failed win grand jury prizes blitz won dramatic directing award plot year old student new_jersey pronounced older brother earl obsessive father recently walked family heated argument mother juliet begun date father school friend riding school bus home day approached articulate competitive star debate team urges join replace partner ben dropped high school falling silent mid speech losing new_jersey state high school policy debate championship initially declines finds agrees partner begin study upcoming tournament form arguments federal government support teaching sexual public schools finds unable talk practice debate runs room hides closet joins kisses hopefully subsequently falls contact parents assure confident work completed meet day debate day tournament coach tells debate team transferred prep remainder senior year paired day struggling speech calls suggests sing speech talk foreign accent finish day success wins trophy place individual speaker goes missing coach asks leave team telling planned debate partner recruited cruel joke damage school chances winning breaks earl bedroom takes bottle stolen rides friend lewis house lives street drunken lewis mother cello street throws window arriving home new teammate ram later year mother breaks father decides seek return trophy stole rejects apology travels big city find ben debate partner convinces ben debate register home team upcoming policy debate championships order overcome ben helps write entire speech tune battle hymn republic tournament interrupted middle song speech coach debate official ben grounds home ben satisfied efforts finds leaving insists day day tells easy walks insults finger spends evening nearby beach father picks tries tell life love shouldn rocket science unable phrase rocket science cast thompson plays shy year old student high school new_jersey pronounced beginning late rocket science producers traveled american canadian cities looking actor play lead role point carter set play nbc blocked contracted episodes surface hbo films told producers months searching abandon project lead actor found weeks point desperate blitz watched audition tapes sent knew immediately promising candidate saw thompson tape casting originally posted teenage boy aged act thompson previously taught blitz wanted different style knowing going block particular word looking ways work round filming thompson taught specific style speech anna plays ambitious competitive star high school debate team anna cast members sign film blitz recalls writing anna audition auditioning girls cast prepare role learned typical debating strategy spreading rapid fire delivery order present evidence information possible time limit nicholas studied college debate coach viewed live high school debate comment game little man inserted script blitz journal asked write character nicholas plays ben debate partner dropped high school work dry falling silent losing championship trophy nick takes work seriously approach like ben mind said blitz calling performance right joked cast high school student having cast student previously election released years rocket science like learn number debating techniques prepare role vincent plays earl obsessive older brother vincent studying new_york acting school rocket science casting sessions held decided audition actors cast auditioned spoke said blitz eventually decided away major speech family plenty kept rest choices brought earl blitz cited portrayal earl example strong choices actors interpreting character aaron plays earl curious school friend ends joining debate team aaron alien kids new_jersey connected scene aware said blitz performance says cast dramatic decisions brought portrayal start plays lewis year old boy befriends street outside house blitz pleased original audition came audition new_york instantly obvious perfect smart natural ability nail timing lines mimic reading hare plays father walks family abruptly following argument wife hare originally auditioned alternate role describing hare blitz audition different session role scheduling conflicts hare available filming days production day filming scenes film final scene plays vain speech offers successful advice character based blitz experiences youth meaning ineffective sought treatments hill plays junior philosopher teenager meets library studying policy debate hill initially auditioned role film unavailable shooting film time blitz keen appear wrote small role junior philosopher appearing scenes dan voices narrator blitz chose use person narrative narrator character voice character voice purely articulate voice showing gulf wishes blitz film producers considered having celebrity cameos parents roles decided cameos draw away film celebrities onscreen long celebrity shooting film release hill known celebrity films knocked blitz describes reluctance feature celebrities themes film critic writing variety summarized film love self realization adolescent angst main theme addressed rocket science coming age portrayed understanding love finding voice film takes title closing quote understanding life love shouldn rocket science blitz described lost mystery love loved idea kid lost confronted love sex homage playboy founder hugh film seen surrounded sex relationships seasons year placed images kissing students mother having intercourse new boyfriend friend lewis shows images lewis parents attempt relationship music therapy adults film written similarly confused frustrated love world children trying hard like adults according stylus adults try ing childhood taking chance ignore children meaningless void leisure time blitz believed metaphor lack mastery life love control thing ought simple life like journalist mark highlighted fast talking opposite ends spectrum speech struggling communication expression blitz said children speak incredibly fast packing sentences tons sat words don know exactly talking question content talking matches feeling trying express kid talking million miles hour saying kid isn able word mercy knowing express inside production conception success documentary blitz encouraged agents write fiction larger revenue brought fiction films blitz began piece story come filming kept thinking met kid amazing lover words met kid lured spelling bee love girl compiled mental list characters expected encounter making eventually rocket science characters despite claiming autobiographical films persuaded hbo executive write screenplay based told teenager joined school debate team try overcome says teen films way going teen movie felt like try honest actual experience teenager like aware clichés teen films tried blitz wrote script year commercial directing cites directors billy greatest influences comedies critics suggested influence alexander mike anderson despite blitz specifically saying want sic artificial world parts rocket science completely fictitious number story details lifted directly blitz experiences scenes film trying ask slice pizza word pizza drawn blitz experience trying order hotel room service able word debate scene based blitz debate minutes sound scene throws cello window inspired blitz destruction flute blitz grew new_jersey chose set narrative new_jersey place visited closer new_york_city found humorous characters referred big city orbit dead city comparison new_york design blitz hired belgian cinematographer having collaborated previously commercials blitz admired european sensibility shooting wanted use aesthetic tell story equal parts suggestive real world creating look film said relied opposite tell story carry comedy film lighting art direction felt real framing shots come production designer butler chose bland simple furniture commonplace houses cars film sense familiarity color palette production costume design ordinary blitz inspired cinematography production design films watched films blending absurd comedy filming night filming began blitz took thompson dinner insisting stay character thompson unable tell wanted order earl obsessive asked fresh straw time passed decide order explain menu repeatedly purpose evening according blitz actors comfortable inhabiting roles self consciousness roles required act potentially embarrassing ways principal photography began baltimore maryland week beginning july project receiving tax baltimore employer wage program filmmakers film shot day schedule overall budget million blitz chose film maryland child labour laws restrictive new_jersey film set important thompson sixteen years old time appears scene baltimore stood new_jersey scenes set new_jersey filmed location including shots lower bridge delaware river final scenes film took place jersey shore shoot concluding filming blitz hand gestures director chair instead cut score soundtrack blitz wanted film music sweet touch melancholy step rhythm demonstrating sense world express teenage angst maintain ing underlying sweetness writing rocket science script blitz listening indie rock band music suggested use music soundtrack hbo executive producers contacted lead singer use band songs says sense write original instrumental music composed incidental score choosing instruments tried create sounds match little played blitz gotten little bee point started original songs love unknown chosen album favorite music blitz chose use violent songs sun kiss cover version add violent songs chosen film blitz filming begun believed expressed rage love gone wrong better band allowed songs film reading script blitz thought violent suggested anger humor distribution rating reviewed motion picture association america rocket science rated strong sexual language brief sex brief nudity violence scene depicting teen drinking blitz described decision mind claimed images seen briefly film antique indian paintings teenagers discussion blow jobs harmless clearly engaged criticized rating live free die hard released involves girl getting beginning sorts gigantic body count completely fucking crazy questionable elements altered production including graphical male calendar shown theatrical release world premiere rocket science held january film festival film subsequently screened european film market comedy arts festival afi dallas international film festival philadelphia film festival atlanta film festival maryland film festival san_francisco international film festival cannes film festival film festival international film festival film festival edinburgh international film festival theatrical release august rocket science limited theatrical release united_states initially playing selected theaters new_york_city los_angeles debut week beginning august week second highest grossing independent film days paris earning screens screen average following week film expanded screens fell screen average week earned screen average different theaters placing 22nd list highest grossing independent films cumulative total rocket science ended theatrical run total domestic gross foreign gross worldwide total placed highest grossing films year rated films home media rocket science released dvd january region february region single disc volume includes additional making rocket science music video love unknown performed featuring clips film reception critical reception review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported collected reviews rocket science positive average score metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics film received average score based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews chicago_sun-times critic roger_ebert gave film stars praising thompson performances film honesty suspected lot high school students recognize elements real life movie bruce film journal international agreed calling film dead revelation high school like variety magazine thought blitz displayed terrific ability embrace people real fictitious called cast strong ensemble commending thompson particular san_francisco_chronicle peter thought script fails present unexpected scenario usually accompanied moment felt ultimate failure frustrating prefer endings stephen writing new_york_times believed final scenes sure sign movie integrity guide fox similarly admired real ending wrote film sharp wonderfully dry washington_post praised blitz common stereotypes opt ing deeper darker developments reviews positive owen entertainment_weekly graded rocket science calling film annoying tale teen hard candy shell irony david dvd talk criticized film deliberate impressed thompson portrayal authenticity wrote supporting characters chance ring true cast unnecessary online film critic james called film moderately uplifting especially memorable claimed problem rocket science character center drama isn energetic truth told interesting chicago_tribune michael phillips gave film stars felt doesn work spark goes writing seeks ben accolades rocket science nominated independent spirit awards categories best feature best screenplay blitz best supporting female anna failed win film festival blitz won dramatic directing award film nominated dramatic grand jury prize film dvd trailer nominated golden trailer awards best theater advertising best music