The director did follow the 180-degree rule. The first shot of Hugh Jackman has him on the right side of the screen. Then we cut to Christian Bale on the left side looking where Hugh just was. This is how the 180-degree rule works. It makes sure that the camera is positioned in a way that makes cutting easy for a viewer to understand. If one was to super-impose one shot onto another, then they would have the characters looking at one another. When the camera cuts to the girl in the glass box, it is still following the 180-degree rule. The camera start behind the box, on the side furthest from where Hugh Jackman was standing, then cuts to the front on that same side. This is the most important part. This ensures that 180 is not broken and that the audience is able to understand where the characters are positioned. It is a subconscious thing, but one that is so important. If the director did not follow this rule then the audience would be distracted from the important parts of the scene.
The rule of thirds is followed throughout. Both Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale’s eye lines are on the upper third. Christian is on the left third and Hugh is on the right. The first shot from behind the woman in the tank she is on the upper left third. The reverse angle is on the upper right.
Both rules of 30 are followed. No cut is a jump cut. Following the 30-degree rule ensures this. The 30-degree rule means that the camera must move more than 30-degrees in order to avoid a jump cut. The camera cuts back and forth at angles much greater than thirty degrees, allowing the characters to be far enough away on the screen that the scene is very understandable. This first hot cuts from a medium shot and then cuts to a close up. This follows the 30% rule and makes sure that the camera cuts to a shot that is at least two sizes away. This is not necessarily necessary in this instance, however, because the camera cuts to a different subject.
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