| Photos (See all 213 | slideshow) | Videos (see all 29) |
Directed by | |||
| Zack Snyder | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| David Hayter | (screenplay) and | |
| Alex Tse | (screenplay) | |
| Dave Gibbons | (graphic novel illustrator) | |
| Alan Moore | (graphic novel) uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Wesley Coller | .... | co-producer | |
| Herb Gains | .... | executive producer (as Herbert W. Gains) | |
| Lawrence Gordon | .... | producer | |
| Lloyd Levin | .... | producer | |
| Lorne Orleans | .... | IMAX version | |
| Deborah Snyder | .... | producer | |
| Thomas Tull | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Tyler Bates | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Larry Fong | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| William Hoy | |||
Casting by | |||
| Kristy Carlson | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Alex McDowell | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| François Audouy | (supervising art director) (as Francois Audouy) | ||
| Helen Jarvis | |||
| James Steuart | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jim Erickson | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Michael Wilkinson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Martin Astles | .... | sculptor: Drac Studios | |
| Thomas D. Bacho Jr. | .... | moldmaker: Drac Studios | |
| Anji Bemben | .... | hair stylist department head | |
| Greg Cannom | .... | special effects makeup | |
| Anne Carroll | .... | hair stylist | |
| Rita Ciccozzi | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Rosalina Da Silva | .... | makeup department head | |
| Emanuela Daus | .... | makeup artist | |
| Cara Doell | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Chris Dooley | .... | moldmaker: Drac Studios (as Christopher Dooly) | |
| Chris Gallaher | .... | makeup effects supervisor: Drac Studios (as Christopher M. Gallaher) | |
| Vanessa Giles | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Aaron Globerman | .... | silicon technician: Drac Studios (as Aaron M. Globerman) | |
| Céline Godeau | .... | tattoo artist | |
| Kelly Golden | .... | prosthetic painter | |
| Jamie Grove | .... | sculptor: Drac Studios | |
| Diane Holme | .... | hair stylist | |
| Will Huff | .... | makeup specialty effects artist (as William Huff-Keys) | |
| Jason James | .... | effects technician: Drac Studios (as Jason M. James) | |
| Tim Jarvis | .... | effects technician: Drac Studios (as Tim P. Jarvis) | |
| Mark Killingsworth | .... | effects technician: Drac Studios | |
| Jim Knell | .... | production photographer: Drac Studios | |
| Rebecca Lee | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Carrie LeGrand | .... | makeup production supervisor: Drac Studios | |
| Harvey Lowry | .... | production supervisor: Drac Studios (as Harvey K. Lowry) | |
| Christine Mansfield | .... | silicon technician: Drac Studios (as Christine A. Mansfield) | |
| Sharon Markell | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Zabrina Matiru | .... | makeup artist | |
| Julie McHaffie | .... | hair stylist | |
| Brian Meck | .... | silicon technician: Drac Studios (as Brian F. Meck) | |
| Mark Nieman | .... | silicone department supervisor: Drac Studios | |
| Mimi Palazon | .... | special makeup effects | |
| Geoff Redknap | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Roy Sidick | .... | hair stylist (as Roy Siddick) | |
| Rick Stratton | .... | tattoos | |
| Miles Teves | .... | lead sculptor: Drac Studios (as Miles A. Teves) | |
| Miles Teves | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Todd Tucker | .... | artistic supervisor: Drac Studios | |
| Debra Wiebe | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Steve Winsett | .... | effects technician: Drac Studios (as Robert S. Winsett) | |
| Jacqueline Robertson Cull | .... | wig maker (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Christopher DeFaria | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Sara Flamm | .... | production supervisor | |
| Herb Gains | .... | unit production manager (as Herbert W. Gains) | |
| Jim Rowe | .... | unit production manager | |
| Andrea Wertheim | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Elizabeth Miller Gavcus | .... | post-production executive (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Thomas D. Bacho Jr. | .... | special effects technician | |
| Paul Benjamin | .... | special effects technician | |
| Dan Cervin | .... | special effects first assistant | |
| Jerry Constantine | .... | special effects makeup | |
| Dan Crawley | .... | special effects technician | |
| Michael Del Rossa | .... | special effects makeup | |
| Michael Del Rossa | .... | special effects technician | |
| Brandon Ellison | .... | special effects technician | |
| Brandon Engstrom | .... | special effects technician | |
| Janet Evaschuck | .... | special effects technician (as Janet Pearce) | |
| Bill Fesh | .... | special makeup effects technician: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. | |
| Katherine Fraser | .... | special effects rigger | |
| Christopher Gilman | .... | special lighting effects: Dr. Manhattan: Global Effects Inc. | |
| Chris Hampton | .... | special effects technician | |
| Nicholas Hiegel | .... | model maker | |
| Kelly Kerby | .... | pyrotechnician | |
| Jim Kundig | .... | mechanical technician | |
| Arthur D. Lindfield | .... | special effects technician | |
| Aimee Macabeo | .... | special makeup effects artist: hair | |
| Alan McFarland | .... | special lighting effects: Dr. Manhattan: Global Effects Inc. | |
| Randy Pike | .... | special lighting effects: Dr. Manhattan: Global Effects Inc. | |
| Gregory Wade Reynolds | .... | effects animator | |
| W.A. Andrew Sculthorp | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Dale Shippam | .... | special effects technician | |
| Charles Sowles | .... | costume specialist | |
| Corie Tornack | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Scott R. Treliving | .... | special effects set supervisor | |
| Andrew Verhoeven | .... | special effects: electronics | |
| Adam Walls | .... | special effects technician | |
| Christina Adia Wang | .... | associate interactive compositor: Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Joel Whist | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Brad Zehr | .... | special effects technician | |
| Suma Adams | .... | seaming and patching department: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Ozzy Alvarez | .... | special makeup effects technician: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Jason Barnett | .... | special makeup effects technician: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Sophia Coronado | .... | specialty costumes: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Robert Kato DeStefan | .... | body shop technician: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Damian Fisher | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Megan Flagg | .... | special effects technician: Quantum Creation FX (uncredited) | |
| Joe Gomez | .... | mold shop supervisor: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Vincent J. Guastini | .... | conceptual designer (uncredited) | |
| Moto Hata | .... | key artist: Quantum Creations FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Carol Koch | .... | sculptor: Quantum Creation FX (uncredited) | |
| Steve Koch | .... | specialty costumes sculptor: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Jacqueline Makkee | .... | seaming and patching department: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Walter Phelan | .... | special makeup effects technician: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Justin Raleigh | .... | prosthetic suits supervisor: Quantum Creation FX Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Justin Raleigh | .... | specialty costumes: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Ray Shaffer | .... | special effects lab technician: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Brett Stern | .... | special effects costume painter: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
| Chris Wolters | .... | mechanical designer: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Victor Abbene | .... | gaffer | |
| Gary Abrahamian | .... | animation lead: CIS Hollywood | |
| Matthew Adams | .... | 2D supervisor: MPC | |
| Michael Adkisson | .... | senior compositor | |
| Laide Agunbiade | .... | compositor | |
| Laide Agunbiade | .... | senior lighting technical director | |
| Frank Akrong | .... | digital compositor | |
| Paul Alexiou | .... | visual effects film editorial: MPC | |
| Ian Allard | .... | digital artist | |
| Enrico Altmann | .... | model maker: New Deal Studios | |
| Vinicio Alvarez | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Tim Angulo | .... | director of photography: New Deal Studios | |
| Suzie Askham | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Greg Astles | .... | 2d supervisor: Intelligent Creatures, Inc. | |
| Henry Badgett | .... | lead compositor | |
| Jesse Balodis | .... | matte painting | |
| Kelly Barschig | .... | recruiter: SPI | |
| Jean-Paul Beaulieu | .... | lighting and compositing artist | |
| Darren A. Bell | .... | visual effects executive producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc. | |
| Chad Belteau | .... | lighting and compositing technical director | |
| Ori Ben-Shabat | .... | compositor: Image Engine | |
| Jeff Benjamin | .... | lead production services technician | |
| Jeffrey Benoit | .... | pre-visualization artist | |
| Eli Best | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Bineesh | .... | roto artist | |
| Dan Blank | .... | compositor | |
| Sarah Blank | .... | digital compositor (as Sarah Birns) | |
| Alex Blatt | .... | additional visual effects editor | |
| Douglas Bloom | .... | visual effects | |
| Michael Boggs | .... | scanning manager | |
| Landon Bootsma | .... | compositor: MPC | |
| Jayni Borgaro | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Jelmer Boskma | .... | previs modeler | |
| Alan Boucek | .... | compositing supervisor: yU+Co | |
| Jean-Christophe Boue | .... | digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures | |
| E.M. Bowen | .... | visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios, Inc. | |
| Dhiraj Brahma | .... | roto artist: SPII | |
| Michael Brazelton | .... | digital compositor: MPC | |
| Danielle Brooks | .... | CG artist | |
| Randy Brown | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Max Bruce | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Jeff Bruneel | .... | senior digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Wendell Bruno | .... | assistant DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Izet Buco | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jose Burgos | .... | lead technical director: MPC Vancouver | |
| Matt Burlingame | .... | model maker: New Deal Studios | |
| Elika Burns | .... | roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Elika Burns | .... | roto/paint supervisor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Jeremy Burns | .... | visual effects | |
| Naomi Butler | .... | roto/prep artist | |
| Melissa Cabrera | .... | visual effects producer: Hirota Paint Industries | |
| Steve Cady | .... | lead animator: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Allison Cain | .... | sequence producer | |
| David Cameron | .... | visual effects | |
| Dan Camp | .... | technical animator: SPI | |
| Joe Carhart | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Onny P. Carr | .... | lighting and compositing: SPI | |
| Joseph Carson | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Anthony Ceccomancini | .... | production manager | |
| Joshua Chapel | .... | technical director | |
| Freddy Chavez Olmos | .... | compositor: Image Engine (as Freddy Chavez) | |
| Freddy Chavez Olmos | .... | visual effects compositor (as Freddy Chavez) | |
| John Abraham Chempil | .... | digital artist | |
| Dominic Cheung | .... | 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Hyemee Choi | .... | lighter | |
| Jangwoo Choi | .... | senior modeler | |
| Scott Seungpil Chung | .... | effects technical director: CIS Hollywood | |
| Katarzyna Cieryt | .... | lighting artist | |
| Rhys Claringbull | .... | asset lead: MPC | |
| Rhys Claringbull | .... | lighting artist: MPC | |
| Craig Clarke | .... | digital compositor | |
| Oli Clarke | .... | layout artist: MPC | |
| Jessee J. Clarkson | .... | modelmaker | |
| Miodrag Colombo | .... | digital compositor: The Moving Picture Company | |
| Jerry Corda-Stanley | .... | senior TD -Rorscahch look development and lighting pipeline: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Chris Coupland | .... | visual effects editor: MPC UK | |
| Garrett Cox | .... | visual effects | |
| Craig Crawford | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Kevin Culhane | .... | character rigger: CIS Hollywood | |
| Will Cunningham | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| Seth Curlin | .... | model maker: New Deal Studios | |
| Glenn Curry | .... | digital effects artist: MPC | |
| Mark Curtis | .... | compositor | |
| Christopher Davies | .... | render wrangler | |
| Paul A. Davies | .... | character animator | |
| Adam Davis | .... | crowd pipeline td | |
| Claudio de Oliveira | .... | rotoscoping artist | |
| Dean Deakyne | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Lisa Deaner | .... | senior Flame artist | |
| Yoshi DeHerrera | .... | visual effects artist: 3D scanning & modeling | |
| Stanley A. Dellimore | .... | head of layout: MPC | |
| Owen Demers | .... | texture/matte painter | |
| John 'D.J.' Des Jardin | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Purva Deshpande | .... | digital artist (IMAX version) | |
| Matt Dessero | .... | lead lighting and compositing | |
| Dhananjayan | .... | roto artist | |
| Ben Dickson | .... | digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| John Dietz | .... | visual effects producer: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Jeff Dillinger | .... | lighting and compositing | |
| Ben Dishart | .... | texture artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Thai Son Doan | .... | digital compositor | |
| Waylon Dobson | .... | modeler: CIS Hollywood | |
| Jonny Doig | .... | 3D department manager: MPC | |
| Tom Dow | .... | layout artist: MPC | |
| Nick Drew | .... | visual effects production manager: CIS London | |
| Steven Dugaro | .... | pipeline technical director | |
| Gord Dunick | .... | visual effects set supervisor | |
| Minh Duong | .... | modeler | |
| Ty Duperron | .... | modeler: previz | |
| Noel Eaton | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Elayaraja | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Janeen Elliott | .... | compositor: Image Engine | |
| Keridan Elliott | .... | character setup technical director | |
| Josh Elmore | .... | junior modeler: Gentle Giant | |
| Michael Elson | .... | executive producer: MPC | |
| Stephen Enticott | .... | lead animator | |
| Fish Essenfeld | .... | senior technical director | |
| Ian Fallon | .... | render wrangler: MPC | |
| Michael Fessenden | .... | visual effects artist: Entity FX | |
| Forest P. Fischer | .... | model crew chief: New Deal Studios (as Forest Fischer) | |
| Lisa Fisher | .... | paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Jordan Flanagan | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jerome Fournier | .... | visual effects | |
| Richard Fox | .... | digital compositor | |
| Nick Fredin | .... | pre-viz animator | |
| James French | .... | previs animator | |
| Nihal Friedel | .... | lighting technical director: MPC | |
| Mathias Frodin | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Jigesh Gajjar | .... | matchmove supervisor: The Moving Picture Company | |
| William Gammon | .... | senior compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Rasshi Ganeriwal | .... | visual effects production assistant: Intelligent Creatures, Inc | |
| Daniel Gaudreau | .... | digital compositor | |
| P. Whitney Gearin | .... | digital effects production supervisor | |
| Mikael Genachte-Lebail | .... | digital artist: MPC | |
| Clement Gerard | .... | head of environment: MPC london | |
| Deborah Giarratana | .... | visual effects executive | |
| Greg Gibbons | .... | matte painting supervisor: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Peter Giliberti | .... | animator | |
| Ben Gillingham-Sutton | .... | digital paint and rotoscope artist | |
| Rocco Gioffre | .... | matte artist: Svengali FX | |
| Alex Gitler | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Alex Gitler | .... | digital compositor | |
| Alex Gitler | .... | visual effects: CIS Hollywood | |
| Lisa Gonzalez | .... | modeller: MPC | |
| Demian Gordon | .... | special projects: pipeline | |
| Virginie Goulet | .... | digital compositor | |
| A.B. Govardhan | .... | matchmove artist | |
| John Grotelueschen | .... | senior production services technician | |
| Omar Gudjonsson | .... | compositor | |
| Glen Gustafson | .... | matte painter | |
| Martin Halle | .... | effects technical director | |
| Jason M. Halverson | .... | digital compositor: uncredited | |
| Brian Hamblin | .... | editorial technical manager: SPI | |
| Chris Hardman | .... | matchmove artist: The Moving Picture Company | |
| Jim Cody Harrington | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| Jim Cody Harrington | .... | senior visual effects technical director | |
| Chris Harvey | .... | visual effects consultant: Frantic Films | |
| Michael Hatton | .... | visual effects production executive: Intelligent Creatures Inc. | |
| Parag Havaldar | .... | lead software engineer | |
| Jason Heapy | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Oliver Hearsey | .... | matchmove artist: The Moving Picture Company | |
| Chris Hebert | .... | visual effects photographer | |
| Joe Henke | .... | digital effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Nicole Herr | .... | digital character animator: SPI | |
| Jeffrey Charles Higgins | .... | research & development technical director (as Jeff Higgins) | |
| Bryan Hirota | .... | visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Alex Hislop | .... | matchmove | |
| George Ho | .... | senior technical director | |
| Jean Ho | .... | digital effects coordinator | |
| Sam Hodge | .... | compositor: rising sun pictures | |
| Andrew Hogden | .... | junior compositor | |
| Christopher Holland | .... | additional assistant editor: DMR (IMAX version) | |
| Justin Holt | .... | digital matte painter: MPC | |
| Justin Holt | .... | senior texture painter: MPC | |
| Carl Hooper | .... | effects animation lead | |
| Rob House | .... | senior technical director | |
| Brian Howald | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Wade Howie | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Pearl Hsu | .... | 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures | |
| John Hughes | .... | senior effects technical director: SPI | |
| Chris Hung | .... | senior technical director | |
| Alwyn Hunt | .... | senior texture artist: MPC | |
| Matthew Hunt | .... | render wrangler | |
| Neil Huxley | .... | main title designer/art director: yU+Co | |
| Bridget Immelman | .... | model shop coordinator | |
| Jonna Isotalus | .... | digital artist | |
| Justin Israel | .... | senior production service technician: SPI | |
| Mike Jahnke | .... | animator: previz | |
| Jeffrey Jasper | .... | digital artist: New Deal Studios | |
| Alicia Johnson | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Helen Johnson | .... | roto/prep artist | |
| Linden Johnson | .... | visual effects (as Linden Wineland Johnson) | |
| Ross Johnson | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Dennis Jones | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Keith Jones | .... | roto/prep artist | |
| Marc Jones | .... | matchmove artist: MPC | |
| Owen Jones | .... | lead matchmove artist | |
| Jason Jue | .... | digital compositor: Hirota Paint Industries | |
| Howard Julian | .... | layout artist: MPC | |
| Mark Justison | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Mark Justison | .... | roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Kareem K.H. | .... | digital compositor | |
| Terry Kalinich | .... | animator | |
| Terry Kalinich | .... | rigger | |
| Patricia Kavanaugh | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Patrick Kavanaugh | .... | digital effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Peng Ke | .... | digital compositor: MPC | |
| Tyler Kehl | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Michael Kennedy | .... | senior compositor: MPC | |
| Blaine Kennison | .... | lighting and compositing technical director: SPI | |
| Tim Ketzer | .... | lighting technical director | |
| Val Kharitonashvili | .... | effects technical director: SPI | |
| Sithiriscient Khay | .... | digital matter painter | |
| Elaine Kieran | .... | software research and development: MPC | |
| Louis Kim | .... | compositor: Image Engine | |
| Seunghyuk Kim | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| Bernhard Kimbacher | .... | digital artist: Image Engine | |
| Ken Satchel King | .... | senior character animator: SPI (as Ken "Satchel" King) | |
| Gyuri Kiss | .... | effects lead | |
| Ranjith Kizakkey | .... | matchmove lead | |
| Jeffrey Klug | .... | systems engineer: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Apryl Knobbe | .... | visual development | |
| Marta Knudsen | .... | matte painter: CIS Hollywood | |
| Lev Kolobov | .... | rorschach effect designer: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Stephen Kowalski | .... | senior systems architect | |
| Daniel Kramer | .... | digital effects supervisor | |
| Sylvia Kratzsch | .... | lighting technical director: MPC | |
| John Kreidman | .... | digital production manager | |
| E. Suresh Kumar | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Joosten Kuypers | .... | senior lighting and compositing technical director: SPI | |
| Giselle Kymberly | .... | digital compositor | |
| Daniel La Chapelle | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Bill LaBarge | .... | effects animation lead | |
| Luis Labrador | .... | senior character modeler | |
| Ken Lam | .... | senior technical director: color and lighting (SPI ) | |
| Ken Lam | .... | compositor: Moving Picture Company | |
| Ken Lam | .... | digital compositor | |
| Alex Lama | .... | compositor: Image Engine | |
| Jean Lapointe | .... | compositing sequence supervisor: MPC | |
| Pedro Lara | .... | digital compositor: MPC | |
| Shandy Lashley | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Stuart Lashley | .... | sequence lead | |
| Mike Lasker | .... | lighting technical director | |
| Jesus Lavin | .... | compositor: Image Engine | |
| Michelle Ledesma | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Sean Lewkiw | .... | technical head of 3D | |
| Lyndon Li | .... | senior technical director | |
| Gregory D. Liegey | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Kirk Lilwall | .... | third assistant editor: DMR (IMAX version) | |
| Bryan Litson | .... | lighting technical director | |
| Randy Little | .... | lead compositor: titles yU + Co | |
| Chris Logan | .... | cloth & hair lead | |
| Justin Long | .... | vfx artist - camera dept: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Steven Lovell | .... | visual effects | |
| Matthias Lowry | .... | digital compositor | |
| Keith Luczywo | .... | associate production manager | |
| Stephen Lunn | .... | lighting and compositing sequence lead | |
| Matthew Lynch | .... | visual effects bidding producer: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Bob Lyss | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Darren MacKay | .... | digital compositor | |
| Dawn Brooks Macleod | .... | visual effects producer: Image Engine | |
| Heather MacPhee | .... | paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Damien Macé | .... | concept artist | |
| Kevin Mah | .... | effects & lighting technical director: Intelligent Creatures Inc. | |
| Mike Marcuzzi | .... | digital artist (IMAX version) | |
| Mincho Marinov | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Javad Matoorian-Pour | .... | roto/prep | |
| Alan McCabe | .... | 3D lighting artist: MPC | |
| George McCarthy | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Andrew McDonald | .... | head of modeling: MPC | |
| Kenn McDonald | .... | animation supervisor | |
| Shannon McGee | .... | senior technical director: SPI | |
| Nakia McGlynn | .... | lighting technical director: The Moving Picture Company | |
| Chuck McIlvain | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Ian J. McIntosh | .... | visual effects coordinator (as Ian McIntosh) | |
| Sarah McLauchlan | .... | vfx editor: Rising Sun PIctures | |
| James McPhail | .... | digital effects artist: Image Engine | |
| Antonio Meazzini | .... | digital paint artist | |
| John J. Meehan | .... | animator | |
| Ximena Melendez | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Diana Miao | .... | CG supervisor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Diana Miao | .... | texture & lighting supervisor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Pericles Michielin | .... | character animator: SPI | |
| Matt Middleton | .... | sequence lead | |
| Ellen E. Miki | .... | prep artist | |
| Gavin Miljkovich | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Jacob Curtis Miller | .... | digital artist: Image Engine | |
| Katie Miller | .... | coordinator assistant: CIS Hollywood | |
| Katie Miller | .... | production assistant: CIS Hollywood | |
| Ryan Mintenko | .... | lighter: MPC | |
| Michele Moen | .... | matte painter: Svengali VFX | |
| Lon Molnar | .... | visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Sarah Moore | .... | lighting & compositing: SPI | |
| Koji Morihiro | .... | animator | |
| Jean-Francois Morissette | .... | senior matchmover | |
| David Antonin Mucci | .... | sequence supervisor | |
| Tricia Mulgrew | .... | visual effects production supervisor | |
| Ryan Mullany | .... | digital artist | |
| Tim Mulvihill | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Adil Mustafabekov | .... | matte painter: SPI | |
| Serena Rainbow Naramore | .... | digital compositor (as Serena Naramore) | |
| Leo Neelands | .... | digital compositor | |
| Julia Neighly | .... | visual effects production manager: CIS Hollywood (as Julia Gaudette) | |
| Jarrod Nesbit | .... | senior visual effects coordinator | |
| Steve Newburn | .... | model maker: New Deal Studios | |
| Mark Newport | .... | effects support | |
| Jeff Newton | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Adele Ng | .... | 3d artist: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Jordan Nieuwland | .... | digital matte artist | |
| Chris Nokes | .... | visual effects line producer: Intelligent Creatures | |
| James P. Noon | .... | tracking | |
| Sam Norman | .... | digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Collette Nunes | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Roma O'Connor | .... | visual effects executive producer | |
| Nick Ocean | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Nick Ocean | .... | visual effects production assistant | |
| Joshua Ochoa | .... | motion capture supervisor | |
| Gregory Oehler | .... | senior compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Stephen Olsen | .... | mocap artist | |
| Jonathan Opgenhaffen | .... | lead cgi artist: CIS London | |
| Ellery Ortiz | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Tharanipathi Padmanabhan | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Scott Parker | .... | systems engineer: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Isaac Partouche | .... | animation | |
| Isaac Partouche | .... | motion capture director | |
| Stephen Paschke | .... | effects technical director: MPC | |
| Luca Pataracchia | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| Simon Payne | .... | character rigger | |
| Geoff Pedder | .... | look development lead: MPC Vancouver | |
| Tom C. Peitzman | .... | visual effects producer (as Tom Peitzman) | |
| Joseph Pepper | .... | senior technical director | |
| Tom Perry | .... | lighting technical director: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Derek Peterson | .... | storyboard coordinator | |
| Rob Pieke | .... | research and development: MPC | |
| Jason Pomerantz | .... | digital artist (IMAX version) | |
| Eric Ponton | .... | digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter | .... | production manager: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Shaun Anthony Portillo | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Pavan Kumar Potluri | .... | senior digital compositor | |
| Donna Poynton | .... | roto/prep artist | |
| Olivier Pron | .... | head of matte painting: MPC | |
| Mark Pullyblank | .... | previz animator | |
| James Purdy | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Paul Pytlik | .... | digital artist (IMAX version) | |
| The-Hung Quach | .... | texture painter | |
| Neil Rafuse | .... | digital compositor | |
| Søren Ragsdale | .... | look development: shader artist: SPI | |
| Balaji Ramakrishna | .... | digital compositor | |
| Vinoth Ramalingam | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Sandesh Ramdev | .... | rotoscoping lead | |
| C.R. Ramkumar | .... | digital compositor | |
| Ollie Rankin | .... | motion capture director | |
| Donny Rausch | .... | lighting and compositing | |
| Nicholas David Reed | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Nicholas David Reed | .... | visual effects | |
| Tom Reed | .... | head of rigging: MPC | |
| Arturo Revilla | .... | matchmover: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Eddy Richard | .... | digital environment artist : MPC | |
| Hannes Ricklefs | .... | research and development: mpc | |
| Scott Riopelle | .... | lead digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Becky Roberts | .... | visual effects producer: CIS London | |
| Ben Roberts | .... | digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Liz Roberts | .... | visual effects production manager: MPC | |
| Pau Rocher | .... | digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Cabral Rock | .... | visual effects coordinator: MPC | |
| Craig Edward Rogers Jr. | .... | film recording | |
| Toby Rosen | .... | visual effects technician | |
| Joseph Rosensteel | .... | lighting & compositing technical director: SPI | |
| Jeya Ruban | .... | digital compositor | |
| Juan Rubio | .... | digital artist | |
| Angel Gil Ruiz | .... | lead matchmover: Intellegent Creatures | |
| Chris Ryan | .... | cg supervisor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Sabanayagam | .... | digital artist: Imageworks India | |
| Kayte Sabicer | .... | model maker intern: New Deal Studios | |
| Frank Sacco | .... | lead animator: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Avi Salem | .... | compositor | |
| Marc-Andre Samson | .... | senior matte painter | |
| Suresh Sarangapani | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Atsushi Sato | .... | senior character animator | |
| Elizabeth Schafer Knovick | .... | digital coordinator (as Elizabeth Schafer) | |
| Robert Schajer | .... | pre-visualization producer: Frantic Films | |
| John Schlag | .... | shader artist | |
| Scott Schneider | .... | digital set designer: New Deal Studios | |
| Aaron Schultz | .... | animator: CIS Hollywood | |
| Tom Schultz | .... | match mover: SPI | |
| Victor Schutz | .... | lighting lead | |
| Victor Schutz | .... | look development | |
| Eric Scott | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Remington Scott | .... | animator | |
| David Seager | .... | digital effects supervisor: SPI | |
| Vincent Serritella | .... | senior technical director | |
| Randy Sharp | .... | senior modeler | |
| Shervin Shoghian | .... | compositing supervisor: Image Engine | |
| Prateep Siamwalla | .... | tracking | |
| K.S. Sivapriyan | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Adam Smith | .... | digital compositor | |
| Marc Smith | .... | 3D laser scanning | |
| Drew Solodzuk | .... | DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Eddie Soria | .... | digital paint and roto | |
| Kevin Souls | .... | color and lighting | |
| Marc Steinberg | .... | senior modeler | |
| David Stephens | .... | fx team lead | |
| Derek Stevenson | .... | matchmove artist: Image Engine | |
| David Stopford | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Joe Strasser | .... | look development technical director: SPI | |
| Youngsam Suh | .... | effects technical director | |
| Sumit Suri | .... | digital lighting artist: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Kenji Sweeney | .... | lighting and compositing technical director | |
| Jean-Francois Szlapka | .... | motion capture animation supervisor | |
| Giuseppe Tagliavini | .... | digital compositor: MPC | |
| Aaron Tankenson | .... | recruiter: SPI | |
| George Taylor | .... | compositor | |
| Saravanan Thanikachalam | .... | matchmove artist | |
| David Thompson | .... | digital compositor | |
| Richard Thwaites | .... | visual effects production manager: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Tim M. Townsend | .... | layout artist: MPC | |
| Peter G. Travers | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Christine Troianello | .... | roto/prep supervisor: MPC | |
| Max Tyrie | .... | senior character animator | |
| Carolyn Uy | .... | senior technical director | |
| Chris Uyede | .... | visual effects artist | |
| George Vajna | .... | second assistant DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Kristafer Vale | .... | character setup artist | |
| James Valentine | .... | paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Brad van Bodegom | .... | digital artist (IMAX version) | |
| David Van Dyke | .... | visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood | |
| Theo Vandernoot | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Theo Vandernoot | .... | senior artist | |
| Dana Vanhove | .... | digital production manager | |
| Fani Vassiadi | .... | roto/prep artist: MPC | |
| Alexander Vegh | .... | previs supervisor: Proof, Inc. | |
| Karla Ventocilla | .... | digital artist | |
| Karla Ventocilla | .... | roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Rickey Verma | .... | digital compositor | |
| Anu Vijayan | .... | matchmove artist | |
| Bruno Vilela | .... | senior compositor | |
| Bruno Vilela | .... | senior lighter | |
| Tom Voll | .... | CG artist | |
| Paul Vorsman | .... | digital compositor | |
| Marko Vukovic | .... | lighting/compositing: SPI | |
| Pat Wakefield | .... | digital compositor | |
| Adam Walker | .... | modeller: MPC | |
| Matt Wallin | .... | compositing sequence supervisor | |
| Nancey S. Wallis | .... | senior technical director: SPI | |
| Shawn Walsh | .... | visual effects supervisor: Image Engine | |
| Christina Adia Wang | .... | associate interactive compositor: Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Jason Wardle | .... | senior cgi artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Ben Warner | .... | senior digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures | |
| Nathan Warner | .... | previs artist: Proof, Inc. | |
| Barry Weiss | .... | senior staff | |
| John Welborn | .... | software engineer | |
| Aaron Weldon | .... | previz supervisor | |
| Craig Wentworth | .... | lead lighter & compositor | |
| Cameron Widen | .... | animator: Image Engine | |
| Guy Wiedmann | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Von Williams | .... | roto/animation artist | |
| Robert A. Willis | .... | compositor: Hirota Paint Industries | |
| Chris Wilson | .... | render wrangler: MPC | |
| Matt Wilson | .... | compositor: CIS Hollywood | |
| Eric Withee | .... | visual effects coordinator: Svengali FX | |
| Derek Wolfe | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Samson Sing Wun Wong | .... | compositor: Image Engine | |
| Stephen Wong | .... | matchmove artist: MPC | |
| Max Wood | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Sarah Wormsbecher | .... | associate visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Rachel Wright | .... | compositor | |
| Xye | .... | tracking | |
| Gus Yamin | .... | digital artist: Image Engine | |
| Chris Yee | .... | cloth & hair lead | |
| Elbert Yen | .... | texture paint supervisor: SPI | |
| Jaehyun Yoo | .... | effects artist: CIS Hollywood | |
| Jaehyun Yoo | .... | effects technical director: CIS Hollywood | |
| Jaehyun Yoo | .... | fluid technical director: CIS Hollywood | |
| Nina Yoon | .... | paint/roto artist | |
| Bhoopathy Yuvarajan | .... | digital artist | |
| Kai Zhang | .... | lighting technical director: Intelligent Creatures Inc. | |
| Bjorn Zipprich | .... | senior effects technical director | |
| Bojan Zoric | .... | digital matte artist | |
| Christian Zurcher | .... | previs supervisor | |
| Nadarajan Usha Abheesh | .... | roto artist (uncredited) | |
| Matt Ashton | .... | senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Durai Babu | .... | senior matchmove artist (uncredited) | |
| Sebastien Betsch | .... | i/o technical specialist (uncredited) | |
| Eglantine Boinet | .... | matte painter (uncredited) | |
| Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Chandrasekhar | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Robert Chapin | .... | previs artist (uncredited) | |
| Jon Cowley | .... | visual effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Christian Cunningham | .... | technical director (uncredited) | |
| Anthony De Chellis | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
| Tony Diep | .... | flame artist (uncredited) | |
| Benjamin Fiske | .... | effects animator (uncredited) | |
| Niall Flinn | .... | effects technical director (uncredited) | |
| Donald Fly | .... | general manager: CIS Group (uncredited) | |
| Amy Garback | .... | effects liaison: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Alex Gatsis | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
| Sebastian Greese | .... | digital artist: Image Engine (uncredited) | |
| Taigne Hammock | .... | resource administrator (uncredited) | |
| Jon Hanzelka | .... | Lidar operator (uncredited) | |
| Richard Helliwell | .... | lead render wrangler: MPC (uncredited) | |
| Brian Holmes | .... | systems engineer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Sho Igarashi | .... | cloth artist (uncredited) | |
| Steven Ilous | .... | visual effects supervisor: Digital Concepts Group (uncredited) | |
| Eugene Jeong | .... | senior technical animator: SPI (uncredited) | |
| Mike Jiang | .... | lighting and compositing technical director (uncredited) | |
| Drew Jones | .... | visual effects executive producer: MPC (uncredited) | |
| Ken Mitchel Jones | .... | technical director: Intelligent Creatures (uncredited) | |
| Kwang Jib Kim | .... | visual effects producer: Digitrove.Inc (uncredited) | |
| Seryong Kim | .... | cg supervisor: Digitrove, Inc (uncredited) | |
| S. Gopi Krishna | .... | digital paint artist (uncredited) | |
| Praveen Kumar | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Russell Lum | .... | visual effects coordinator: MPC (uncredited) | |
| Manikandan | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| Marco Marenghi | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
| Krista Maryanski | .... | visual effects producer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Maurice | .... | Lidar supervisor: Lidar Services (uncredited) | |
| James McPhail | .... | effects technical director (uncredited) | |
| Robert Minsk | .... | systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Leila Nicotera | .... | matchmove Artist: MPC (uncredited) | |
| Chris Oben | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Andrea Lackey Pace | .... | manager of production services (uncredited) | |
| Rik Panero | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Adam Paschke | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| Duncan Robson | .... | motion editor: MPC (uncredited) | |
| Juan Carlos Moreno Rogel | .... | production services specialist (uncredited) | |
| V. Samundeswari | .... | senior compositor (uncredited) | |
| Sankarasubramanian | .... | paint artist: imageworks india (uncredited) | |
| Panneer Selvam | .... | compositor: Imageworks India (uncredited)) | |
| V. Gouri Shankar Rao | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Leonardo Silva | .... | visual effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Jim Stacey | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Mathew Thomas | .... | senior matchmove artist (uncredited) | |
| Corey Turner | .... | performance capture data tracking (uncredited) | |
| Sukumaran Lalithambika Vijin | .... | rotoscope artist (uncredited) | |
| Jaikishan Vyas | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Tim Warnock | .... | concept artist and senior digital matte painter (uncredited) | |
| Mark Wendell | .... | senior lighting td: Sony Imageworks (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Stéphane Couture | .... | lead character animator | |
| Paul A. Davies | .... | senior character animator | |
| Jason Doss | .... | animator | |
| Alice V. Kaiserian | .... | animator | |
| Rohini Kumar | .... | animator | |
| Jason Labbe | .... | previsualization artist | |
| Frank Sacco | .... | lead animator: Intelligent Creatures | |
| Keith W. Smith | .... | lead animator | |
| Grant Wilson | .... | animator | |
| David Armitage | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
| Marco Marenghi | .... | animator (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Michelle Allen | .... | casting: Canada | |
| Andrea Brown | .... | extras casting director | |
| Arlene Kiyabu | .... | casting associate | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Bim Narine | .... | casting assistant | |
| Jennifer Weinstein | .... | casting assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Travis J. Andersen | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Des Carey | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Salvatore Catanzaro | .... | on-line editor | |
| Caroline Hardon | .... | assistant editor | |
| Erik Kaufmann | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sherman Kew | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Thom Kyle | .... | assistant editor | |
| Anna Obropta | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Mark Reaser | .... | hd mastering | |
| Melissa Remenarich | .... | first assistant editor (as Melissa Remenarich-Aperlo) | |
| Tyler Ruocco | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Lee Wimer | .... | color timer | |
| Kyle Cunningham | .... | executive sales assistant: Technicolor Creative Services Vancouver (uncredited) | |
| Ian Turpen | .... | digital intermediate scanner: Company 3 (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Nick Baxter | .... | engineer: ProTools | |
| Gustavo Borner | .... | music mixer | |
| Ross DeRoche | .... | supervising music copyist | |
| Darrell Hall | .... | music editor | |
| Dieter Hartmann | .... | electronic music programmer | |
| Hollywood Film Chorale | .... | choir | |
| John Lissauer | .... | music producer/arranger | |
| Wolfgang Matthes | .... | electronic music programming (as Wolfgang Matthew) | |
| Justin Moshkevich | .... | engineer: ProTools | |
| Jason Tregoe Newman | .... | engineer: ProTools (as Jason Tregoe-Newman) | |
| Lisa Papineau | .... | solo vocals | |
| Victor Pesavento | .... | music research | |
| Fletcher Sheridan | .... | playback singer | |
| Andrew Shulman | .... | musician | |
| Sally Stevens | .... | vocal contractor | |
| Tim Williams | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Tim Williams | .... | conductor | |
| Tim Williams | .... | orchestration | |
| Gina Zimmitti | .... | music contractor | |
| Sebastian C. Besquet | .... | programmer (uncredited) | |
| Ryan Dodson | .... | assistant to composer (uncredited) | |
| Scott McRae | .... | music preparation (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Blue Angus | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Tim Fortin | .... | transportation captain | |
| Mark Hoeppner | .... | unit driver | |
| Paul Irvine | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Ian-Peter Jacobi | .... | transportation | |
| Barrie Poirier | .... | unit driver | |
| Rick Rasmussen | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| Tana Tocher | .... | production driver | |
| Blake Zickefoose | .... | driver: cast | |
Other crew | |||
| Laurence J. Alvarez | .... | assistant: Mr. Gordon (as Laurence Alvarez) | |
| Tyra Atkins | .... | staff assistant | |
| Dan Ax | .... | production assistant | |
| John Balfour | .... | tactical advisor | |
| Tommy Bernard | .... | assistant: Mr. Gains | |
| Ron Blecker | .... | military advisor | |
| Petina Louise Bradley | .... | production secretary (as Petina Bradley) | |
| Morgan Brady | .... | production assistant | |
| Crystal Braunwarth | .... | assistant: Mr. Gains | |
| Amanda Bronswyk | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Stephanie Brown | .... | staff assistant | |
| Richard C. Burton | .... | stand-in: Billy Crudup | |
| David Cameron | .... | digital assets manager | |
| Simon Carrigan | .... | production secretary | |
| Stephen Chan | .... | staff assistant | |
| Chantal Cholette | .... | production assistant | |
| Josh Climo | .... | post production intern | |
| Jason Collier | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Carl Cunningham | .... | public relations | |
| Renee D. Czarapata | .... | production accountant (as Renee Czarapata) | |
| Hans Dayal | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Hanelize de Beer | .... | second assistant coordinator | |
| Carrilyn Deist | .... | assistant: Mrs. Snyder | |
| Jitka Dermiskova | .... | staff assistant | |
| Elyse Dinh | .... | adr loop group | |
| Heather Douglas | .... | assistant: Mr. Snyder | |
| Kelsey Evans | .... | key office production assistant | |
| Jona Eyjolfson | .... | staff assistant | |
| Paul Fenkart | .... | documentary field producer | |
| Sarah Freudeman | .... | assistant to writer | |
| Todd Ireland | .... | trainee assistant location manager | |
| Kimball Jansma | .... | office production assistant | |
| Braden Jennings | .... | miscellaneous crew | |
| Linden Johnson | .... | post accounting | |
| Stephen Kadlec | .... | staff assistant | |
| Sherman Kew | .... | staff assistant | |
| Sam Kim | .... | staff assistant | |
| Carmen Lee | .... | staff assistant | |
| Michael J. LeGresley | .... | location scout | |
| Kyle Leydier | .... | staff assistant | |
| Grant Lutz | .... | staff assistant | |
| Ann McLaren | .... | sculptor | |
| Sean Meade | .... | staff assistant | |
| Eva Morgan | .... | production office coordinator | |
| Lee Anne Muldoon | .... | unit publicist | |
| Peter Mulholland | .... | background wrangler | |
| Steve Muller | .... | assistant: Mrs. Snyder | |
| Nick Ocean | .... | staff assistant | |
| Derek Peterson | .... | staff assistant | |
| Sonny Ritscher | .... | production controller | |
| Tyler Ruocco | .... | staff assistant | |
| Celeste Schipono-Coller | .... | assistant: Mr. Snyder | |
| Michele Lee Shellenberg | .... | construction accountant | |
| Steven Slater | .... | post-production assistant (IMAX version ) | |
| Trevor Smith | .... | assistant: Mr. Gordon | |
| Adrienne Sol | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Ryan Steacy | .... | armorer | |
| Sarah Szloboda | .... | key production assistant | |
| Jamie Reid Tait | .... | transport office coordinator | |
| Joel Thingvall | .... | researcher | |
| Randy Thomas | .... | staff assistant | |
| Gladys Tong | .... | computer and video graphics supervisor | |
| Matt Towstyka | .... | on-set caterer | |
| John Tsolinas | .... | staff assistant | |
| Kendrie Upton | .... | location manager | |
| Chanda Venable | .... | production assistant | |
| Aaron Walrod | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Kimberly Wasson | .... | production assistant | |
| Kimi Webber | .... | script supervisor | |
| Rhona Williscroft | .... | assistant production office coordinator (as Rhonalea Williscroft) | |
| Shayne A. Wilson | .... | production secretary (as Shayne Wilson) | |
| Janice Yip | .... | staff assistant | |
| Garson Yu | .... | title designer and supervisor | |
| Philip Westgren | .... | creative executive for Lawrence Gordon productions (uncredited) | |
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| News articles | IMDb Action section | IMDb USA section |
Firstly, I have not read the graphic novel. This was deliberate, since I knew there was going to be a movie, and reading any book tends to ruin the movie. I'm sure there are a whole bunch of things in the graphic novel that they left out or changed, and it's hard for those who have read it to imagine how people could understand the subtleties of the story without it. But trust me, the morally complex, multi-layered characters and plot were very well delivered by the movie alone. There was nothing that seemed like it didn't make sense or wasn't quite explained. The movie was just about perfect.
I'm surprised to hear a lot of reviews saying that this is just an action movie for teenage boys; I thought quite the opposite. There was much less action than I expected, the movie centered mostly on emotions and ideas conveyed through dialog, narration and character flashbacks. The action scenes were all fairly short, though when there was action it was delightfully innovative. There were a lot of nasty and unexpected twists like limbs snapping, guts sticking to the ceiling, bones audibly crunching... Every time something violent happened, they made it interesting and shocking rather than recreating the generic ho-hum violence of every other movie. (And there was no obligatory 30-minute-long final action scene culminating in the conclusion of the plot... oh joy! Those get so boring.) Plus, many of the scenes were rather bold for a mainstream film, and showed certain things that are normally hidden off-screen or completely avoided. The only example I feel I can give without spoiling anything is the full frontal male nudity, something that is rather conspicuously hidden in almost every Hollywood movie. This movie isn't concerned about hiding little things like that, just as it isn't concerned about hiding certain subjects that most movies wouldn't show.
This movie definitely isn't for everyone. People expecting another Dark Knight will be disappointed (or, as in my case, thrilled), as this movie is completely unique. People who want an action movie and don't want all that talking and thinking will be disappointed. But to those looking for a long, complicated, deeply moving epic that will really make them think about the very concepts of right, wrong, and heroism (and who haven't read the book, which based on other reviews seems to ruin it): Do NOT miss this movie!