The actors spent weeks with real cops and notorious bank robbers before filming. Robert De Niro even went out to dinner with a real thief for his character.
The soldiers putting down their guns, the score from Hans Zimmer, the cinematography. My favorite scene in the movie.
Even after they shot at him, he still continued to protect them from Zod, until he gained their trust.
The opening sequence of ZODIAC (2007), set on the Fourth of July, deserves to be mentioned alongside the greats.
David Fincher recreated the neighborhood almost entirely with CGI and digital set extensions after the real location had changed too much.