"The narrative coherence of the blockbuster is often said to have been undermined by an emphasis on the provision of over-powering spectacle"

With the emergence of the Hollywood Blockbuster movie some people fear that the narrative is being ignored and the spectacle and special effects of the film are being considered the more important. According to Buckland "narrative complexity is sacrificed on the altar of spectacle" It is suggested that in a blockbuster film the narrative becomes thinner, the characters end up being one dimensional and stereotypical and the action is based around loosely linked sequences built …

…special effects. The special effects and spectacle did play a large part of the film and indeed the narrative was carried through the special effects in some parts. One of the characters who is shown turning into liquid form and without the special effects the story would not have worked so in this case the special effects not only helped the narrative along but the whole film would have been impossible to make without them.