Nolan's Rule: Never Let 'Not Allowed' Kill the Scene

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The biggest constraint on the Dark Knight's opening heist wasn't budget or time — it was a rule against destroying a historic building. Nolan's crew responded by engineering an elaborate workaround: a disassembled bus, a false wall, and an air cannon. The best filmmakers treat hard 'no's as engineering problems, not dead ends.

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