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Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted killer from the city's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.

The story is the thing, it’s everything, and only people can tell it. People. Flesh-and-blood actors.
Stu Maschwitz, CGI wizard, helped me understand this. Of all people. Sure, Stu had the entire CGI arsenal at his disposal - but he insisted that THE SPIRIT be true to its soul.
Even when I wanted to go for an impossible, across-the-city camera move, he balked, saying it would "look digital".
And Stu wouldn’t let one damn character turn into a "bendie" or digital in any way. Hence my favorite shot - the Spirit leaps onto a water tower, and stumbles, just for a moment. Pure Eisner.
Like I do, Stu wants THE SPIRIT to be what it is: A love letter to New York City, featuring the best talents we can find, abetted by abundant CGI that you will find elegant... or invisible.