Illustrators often use 2006-era screencaps to study how studios handled lighting and shadow before the advent of modern ray-tracing.

1. The Power of Perspective: Shifting Scale and Cinematography

If you are researching for a paper, here are key visual elements often noted by critics: Scale and Perception

By 2006, liquid simulations and particle effects were becoming highly sophisticated. Screencaps of the film's climax and action beats reveal the technical boundaries of the era:

Screencaps of the wasps in flight show heavy, directional motion blur applied to their wings and the tips of their limbs. This conveys immense speed and power.