The most obvious cinematic quality of this film is the lens flares. They were used a lot in the scenes that were set at night. A specific example would be the train crash scene. Due to the fact that lens flares are like "breaking the forth wall" because they cause the audience to remember that they are watching a film and are not part of it, lens flares are rarely used. J. J Abrams though, is not at all afraid to incorporate them in his films. He is famous for his use of this technique and therefore it is no surprise that this movie is full of them!
The cinematography was very well done in this movie. Lots of different camera techniques were used but I can only talk about a couple of them. Close-up shots were often used to show case the superb acting of the young child stars. This especially occurred when Alice and Joe were together, like the scene where he "turns Alice into a zombie". The children in the movie also road around on bikes (which the actors say they actually got to keep after filming) quite a bit, so dollying was done to effectively and smoothly film them.
As for sound, there was tense music throughout the film that would set the mood and create suspense. That was the only nondiegetic sound that I noticed. The rest of it was diegetic and lots would have had to be added on during post production, like the explosions and sound that the mystery cube made.
Some may argue that the computer generated effects in this film were nothing special or new, but I didn't have a problem with them at all. There were some pretty big scenes in which computer generation was heavily used and it did the job! I thought that the train crash was extremely realistic and I felt like I was a part of the action. I personally wasn't a big fan of the ending, but regardless of the story, the C.G. effects made the unlikely event seem real!
From a cinematic point of view, this was a very strong movie. It was very enjoyable to watch!
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