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The narrator in the story is a character part of the story hence, an Intra-diegetic narrator and also a Homo-diegetic narrator. The film is designed in a black and white, as the cinematography of Roger Deakins is straightforward and traditional. Most shots are made with the camera at eye level, with normal lensing and a long depth of field. The lighting is textbook, with quarter-light setups. The character is calm and does not show any sign of fear. The camera is usually focusing on him in MS, then it switches to his perspective as the camera pans while the character looks at the audience behind the glass window watching him.
Billie Bob Thornton’s character expressions seem unrealistically calm, that in a way I believe he is either dreaming
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