.." He continues to recount he story: "my travels took me to a quaint little village.It was a beautiful night.The stars were shining like diamonds, high above the roofs of that sleepy old town.Pretty as a picture.As I wandered along the streets, there wasn""t a soul to be seen."The camera pans over to the storybook and literally moves into the picture on the first page.It quickly travels over a few rooftops down to the cobbled street level of a European village (with angled buildings) where a sole-lighted window, the only sign of life in the village, is identified as the home of a woodcarver named Geppetto: "So, I hopped over - and looked in.The chase scene was exceptional because of the wide variety of vehicles involved -- police cars, an overhead helicopter, a SWAT van, the 16-wheeler, and Batman""s new wide-wheeled Batpod after his own Batmobile suffered "damage catastrophic.We bear gifts and viands to feast the suitors who, on the morrow, come to woo our Princess.Meanwhile, The Thief and his associate emerged from heir hiding place via a well - the two were scheming to break into the palace and they joined the parade, but were denied entry.]The other ten Academy Awards nominations were: Best Picture, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Faye Dunaway), Best Director (Roman Polanski with his first Best Director nomination), Best Cinematography (John A.