The urban landscape, lingering
overhead street shots, neon lighting, and retro soundtrack is all a pitch perfect homage to Mann.
Not exact matches
There are
overhead shots of Manhattan
streets and motorcades, and security details open limousine doors in synchronization.
There's also the cinematography from Roger Deakins, which goes without saying is stunning whether it's capturing
overhead desert
shots, multiple viewpoints of rundown
streets of Mexico filled with gang activity and spray - painted buildings, to exquisite shootouts perfectly framed so viewers always know what is occurring.
They include an
overhead tracking
shot that starts above the Roman
streets and moves over the Colosseum, giving us a bird's eye view of the scope and scale of the ancient world (it also makes an interesting connection to modern sports obsession, as the
shot is quite reminiscent of the
overhead blimp
shots that are so common in NFL football games).
It was quite challenging
shooting on our
street during leaf blowing season, and we never realized how many planes flew
overhead, dogs barked, birds squawked, or how many loud vehicles drove in front of our house til yesterday either!