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Double Indemnity Frame Analysis
Up to this point in the movie, Walter Neff has somehow managed to get away with everything surrounding Mr. Dietrichson’s murder. In the scene right before this, Walter looks shocked that his plan actually fooled Keyes. As the viewer it seems like everything is looking up for Walter, but then the director Billy Wilder hits the audience with this frame. Wilder purposefully uses this frame to immerse the viewer into the dark unexpectedness that is the noir life of Walter Neff. This frame has a lot going on in terms of composition. It is a longer shot that has a lot of depth and layering going on. The viewer is at first drawn to look at Walter’s silhouette deep in the background. Then their eyes move closer to the foreground of the frame, following the leading lines of the Venetian blinds, where Phyllis is seen lounging in the shadows. Since there is barely any light in this frame, the light that is present must be important. The light surrounding Walter’s shadow is the most bright, making...
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