Los+Cronocrimenes

This is the very last scene of the movie where all the events have been recreated and Hector-3 can finally relax with his wife. Hector takes his wife and they sit down in the lawn chairs while the camera moves away. He may not be happy with the result but at least he did what he needed to do. Since this is the last scene of the film, there is a lot of reflection happening in the main character's mind and a lot of the director's choices keep this in mind. Lighting The back light in this shot outlines the two characters and gives them an ominous feel. Hector is especially outlined by the light as he is the controversial protagonist in the movie. He has successfully completed and resolved the time loop, but with a lot of consequence and sacrifice. Viewers will debate whether he is a good guy that wants the best for his wife or a selfish man that only wants what matter to him.

Camera Angle In this shot, the heads of the two characters are cut off because of a camera angle that is close to a worm's eye view. This angle stays for quite some time and adds a kind of eerie effect to the shot. A definite reason for cutting of the characters heads in the shot is unclear but it is possible that the director wanted to make the two characters seem less human. It is debatable wether Hector did the right thing in his actions and cutting off their heads may be the director's way to make viewers see his negative side. The head is common symbol of intelligence, emotion, and just overall humanness and by taking this away, he makes Hector seem lifeless and antagonistic. Lighting The lighting in this shot is very low key, very hard light that contrasts the sides of Hector's face. This contrasts his dark side and his brighter side. His darker side is his want of keeping his wife and home for himself and getting rid of his "time copies". This side also killed the girl in the woods. His brighter side is the side that knew that, to make everything right, he had to replay the events that he saw as Hector-1 and recreate the "time crimes", on accident and on purpose. Makeup Although the shot focuses on Clara, Hector can be seen in the background. He has a severely marred face adds to the scare factor and shock of the movie. It makes him seem like a negative person that has done bad things to earn these wounds. His damaged face also reflects all his injuries and accidents that he experienced during the course of the movie. Camera Distance This is a close up of Hector's and Clara's hands, reflecting all the things/crimes that Hector has done/committed with his hands. He killed the girl from the woods by pulling her off the roof, put on the bandages to make himself his own attacker, held the binoculars, and also comforts his wife. This adds to his controversial personality and helps replay the stories in the viewers' minds.

Editing In this scene the effect of editing does not come from what the editor chose to do, but rather, from what he chose not to do. When Hector and Clara hear the forest woman's scream, the editor does not insert the clip of the woman falling off of the roof. This is the case in the entire movie, as the story focuses only on one of the Hectors. I would also like to note the smoothness of the transition, with Hector's hand almost moving from one frame into the other. The editor also uses affinity. Hector is on the left in the previous shot and Clara is on the right, and this positioning is the same with the two hands. All these come together to create a great cut. Camera Placement The camera is located behind Hector and Clara and makes them look like they are reflecting on the series of events that just occurred. They are looking out into the black forest, similar to the beginning of the movie. This placement of the camera as opposed to in front of them, signifies the end of the movie effectively. Instead of looking ahead like in the beginning, they are looking back at the events and reflecting on their choices. Camera Distance Hector throws the scissors, signifying is done with time crimes. This is a wide shot as opposed to the previous medium shot. It most likely implicates the loneliness of the two characters in their life, as they have moved to a very secluded location. This moving and this seclusion was part of the cause of all the time-travel. If there had been more people around and a larger cast, none of the events would have happened. This lighting reflects that.

Lighting Hector and Clara are placed in a circle of very unnatural light that highlights them in the scene even though it is a wide shot. The source of this light is unknown to the viewer creating some confusion and debate over the importance of the two characters. It also has much of the same effect as the previously mentioned wide shot. Camera placement In this very long shot, the camera moves up and over the house, past the dead girl from the woods and then focuses on the leaving car. This is a very effective way to sum up and recount some of the most important events of the film. The viewer is given time to think about the unworldly series of desperate "timecrimes" that have just happened.