[redindian75]

Quote: "I wanted to capture the fearlessness of superheroes – without a green screen or cheap special effects."

But they were all tethered with safety harness and then evidence was removed in photoshop. How is that "magical, one mis-step would mean end"?

Sorry, but I thought the premise of this was daredevil stunts from ordinary people, but this is no different than greenscreen or cheap special effect which u seem to deride.

[jacalata]

According to the comments in this thread, the safety harness and other equipment was inadequate enough that they actually were one step from death - so it was more daredevil than he intended?

[smacktoward]

It's like riding a roller coaster or doing a bungee jump -- you know intellectually that you're strapped in tight and therefore safe; but your lizard brain, the part that operates at a deep subconscious level, doesn't get that message, so it's still scary and/or thrilling.

[Retra]

That's great, but watching someone else ride a roller coaster doesn't communicate that feeling at all.

[TheOtherHobbes]

Why did this need to be Hollywoodised?

It's plenty scary - and more emotional, IMO - showing ordinary people doing terrifying things, even if they're tethered.