So it would seem that creativity trumps the massive budgets and state of the art technology that are the hallmarks of just about all modern day SciFi flicks; hmmm ... wonder if that principle is somehow applicable to the startup scene?
I dunno. That setup looked pretty darn expensive. Did you see the number and size of all of the pieces involved? Custom etched and built models. Huge amounts of high-powered explosives. Not to mention the cost of the film. I don't mean to undercut your point of finding creative solutions, but I'm not sure this is a good example.
well if wikipedia is to be believed it had a 28 mill budget so 67 mill today. 67 doesn't sound like much compared to Avatar or Lord of the Rings but it's still a hell of a lot. And IIRC Harrison Ford was the only big name at the time, which saved them some money I'm sure.