Zero Draft Questions for Double Indemnity

Question #1

The ending of the film was more dark and mysterious more consistent with film noir where the bad guy "Walter Neff" is shortcoming in getting happy ending whereas  the novel ending was more predictable where the bad guys get away. Phyllis's and Walter's world was closing in on them and their separation first presents itself in the scene where she overhears Walter talking to keys. Walter tells Phyllis they should wait awhile before they see each other again and she takes it as Walter pretty much giving up on her. Walter ends up going to Phyllis's house with murder in mind the suspense builds up as he closes her blinds diming the scenery were wondering what's going to happen, who's going to make the first move as we know Phyllis is packing also with same intentions as Walter on her mind. Phyllis fires the first shot right into Walters chest, then their is a sense of a bit of confusion as Walters slowly walk towards her and she's slowly dropping her gun only to hug him and . Just when Phyllis shows some type of humanity Walter shoots and kills her consistent with film noir" erotic, weird and cruel. In the end Walter is defeated mainly by Phyllis's gunshot to his chest and only to have his fate/freedom in the hands of keys who he feared throughout the film, in the film he ends of with smoking a cigarette lighten by keys which is kind of like a gangster and more consistent with film noir as opposed to the novel where its a bit confusing and there's no big showdown or blood bath only a confusing boat cruse with a possibility of suicide...

 

 

Question #9

 As we are first introduced to the dynamic relationship between Walter and keys its evident that they have a strong bond almost like brothers with Keys being the strict and give tough love big brother that Walter looks up too and respects his wisdom. Walter is always lighting keys cigarette and telling him he loves him showing that he has his back in my opinion. Keys may come off  to many as cold hearted and grouchy but Walter seems to know him best and it shows in the scene where he's in keys office and keys says "now get out of here before I throw my desk at you" Walter lights his cigarette and says "I love you to" then he goes on by saying "and I really did always yelling your head off you never fooled me with your salling dance, I always knew behind the cigar ashes behind your vest you had a heart as big as a house".  Walter seemed somewhat intimidated by key's investigative skills and this is shown when he tells Phyllis  "You don't know keys once he gets his teeth into something he never lets go he will investigate you shattered". Walter and keys bond seems to slowly depart as we see Phyllis comes into play and pulls Walter to the dark side. At times Walters seems he going to do the right thing but he stays caught in-between the two until this love triangle ends with Phyllis dead, Walter shot and Keys finally lighting Walters cigarette and Walter in what most would call expressing the last words of a dying man to his significant other "I love you to" sounds like a love triangle straight from court TV wicked....