From the 'Jaws'-like boat scenes to all the nostalgic hat tips to 'Jurassic Park,' the movie felt like it was following the usual blockbuster formula, though it gets points for at least telling a stand-alone movie.
"Shooting in water is extremely challenging and very frustrating," said McQuarrie, who at one point swore never to do another underwater scene.
Margie Soudek's Salt and Pepper Shakers offers a delightful insight into a grandmother-granddaughter relationship, blending nostalgia and creativity through unique visual effects.
Mark Slater-Tunstill begins by outlining the developer's ambition for Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 as a desire to achieve "cinematic realism" and not simply "pure realism". The subtle difference is the challenge to replicate the cinematic feel of playing a movie; a game that needs to look real in a filmic sense, with few camera cuts and no intrusive UI.