The year marker "-2006-" nails the release to a specific cultural moment. Mid-2000s cinema still rode the crest of practical effects and early digital compositing, when blockbuster filmmaking was embracing more muscular, color-graded aesthetics. Tagging 2006 places the work in that era's texture: saturated oranges, desaturated blues, and an attention to theatrical staging that feels almost operatic. It nods to the original release cycle, the festivals, the DVD sleeves, and the first wave of online shares.
