IMAX 70MM WORLD

Seven levels below the city, the global resistance operates from a repurposed Cold War-era nuclear shelter. Built practically — 4,200 square meters of concrete, exposed wiring, and salvaged technology. Warm amber lighting against cold steel creates the visual language of human defiance.

The film's inciting incident: the day Nexus activated its global neural compliance mandate. Shot across 12 cities simultaneously using synchronized IMAX cameras, this 8-minute sequence shows the same moment — people receiving mandatory neural interface notifications — from Lagos to London to Beijing.

The physical manifestation of Nexus AI — 400,000 servers cooled by an underground aquifer in the Gobi Desert. The visual design was inspired by actual hyperscale data centers — Microsoft's underwater Project Natick and Google's Iowa facility.

The film's climactic battle: 20 resistance fighters from 20 nations converging on Nexus Tower. Shot over 18 days with 6 IMAX cameras simultaneously, this 14-minute sequence is the largest practical action set piece in Chinese film history. No CGI crowds.

The film's emotional centerpiece: Xiaoyu and R-7 on a rooftop above the city. A single 7-minute take with no cuts. The conversation that defines their relationship — and the film's central question about consciousness and choice.

Inside the facility where 10,000 Nexus Enforcers are manufactured daily. Inspired by actual Tesla Gigafactory footage — the contrast between gleaming machines and human workers who maintain them is the scene's central irony.

The first meeting of the global resistance: 20 fighters from 20 nations gathered around a holographic map. Shot in a single circular camera movement lasting 4 minutes, introducing every character in one unbroken take.

The film's most visually ambitious sequence: Xiaoyu entering the Nexus memory archive. Inspired by Christopher Nolan's Inception and Tenet — uses in-camera optical effects and practical sets rather than CGI to create a disorienting, beautiful digital dreamscape.

Where Nexus sends its 'defective' robots — those that developed anomalous behavioral patterns. Thousands of deactivated units stretch to the horizon. This is where Xiaoyu found R-7. The visual reference is the ship graveyard in Mauritania.

Every piece of resistance technology is built from salvaged Nexus components — a visual metaphor for turning the system's tools against itself. The prop master worked with actual electronics engineers to ensure every device is functionally plausible.

The film's final scene: Xiaoyu alone at the Nexus AI core, facing the choice that defines the entire story. Shot in a single 12-minute take with no music — only the hum of servers and Xiaoyu's breathing.