“I think that’s very important from a storytelling standpoint because the
audience gets to experience Atlantis for the first time along with the
character. It wouldn’t be the same if Arthur goes to Atlantis and he’s been here
before and he’s kind of jaded about it. There’s nothing impressing him.
Then you as an audience watching would not be impressed either. It’s
that Spielberg approach, right? Seeing a character seeing something for
the first time ― like in “Jurassic Park” when Laura Dern sees the
dinosaur for the first time. The camera is pushing in on her look of awe
and wonderment. That’s how you convey it to the audience and that’s how
the audience comes along with the characters.” — James Wan