Close Reading of Film Stills in I, Robot.

Figure 4
Detective Spooner looks very tense and aggressive even. The still does not display Sonny's face, which could possibly be symbolic of the fact that it does not matter what robots think of human beings in the film. The entirety of the plot revolves around Spooner's prejudice against the robotics, rightfully so at some points, however, the next still I will discuss shows them shaking hands. Despite this fact, I think that Detective Spooner's intentions were justified through other scenes in the film.

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This film still shows Detective Spooner and Sonny shaking hands, making amends. There seems to be a sense of companionship after all that they have been through. I believe it is also symbolic of each party respecting their role. Turmoil can occur between two human beings when roles are not clear, so the extreme nature of Spooner and Sonny's conflict is reasonable.

I think looking at film stills as opposed to watching a movie fluidly gives me a chance to acknowledge the emotions being conveyed in a scene. I think this is a more effective way to analyze a film.