: The film won four awards from the Visual Effects Society and was an Oscar nominee for Best Visual Effects. Its "transformation" sequences were considered revolutionary for their mechanical detail and realism.

: The film was shot using a variety of high-end equipment, including Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL and Arriflex 435 Xtreme cameras on 35mm film.

: This indicates a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels , which was the gold standard for high-definition during the Blu-ray and HD-DVD era.