Double Indemnity And Body Heat Comparison

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Double Indemnity and Body Heat are two movies that deal with heated passion, tainted love, and reckless murders. Double Indemnity was created before Body Heat in the 1940's setting the tone for the film noir period of movies. Whereas the movie Body Heat created in the 1980's is a Neo-noir film that recreated certain elements from the film noir type movies. On a side note, Double Indemnity and Body Heat were both directed by men which is another similarity between the two movies. Double Indemnity clearly paved the way for Body Heat by giving audiences an updated version of the same story directors had created 30 years ago. Body Heat gives the audience a new perspective on just how far someone will go to be with the person they love. Both movies …show more content…

They both commit murders for married women they fall head over heels for. These women are known as the femme fatale characters. Matty Tyler Walker the femme fatale in Body Heat is almost overly masculine. She always takes control of the conversations that happen between her and Ned. When Ned, and Matty first meet in the beginning of the movie Ned tries to start the conversation talking about how hot it is outside. Within minutes Matty explains how she is married, but is on her own most of the time because her husband only comes home on the weekends. Ned finds Matty very attractive and instantly wants to explore this opportunity of sneaking around with a married women. Ned wants to go to the bathroom to wash up, and leaves Matty for a brief moment. While he's gone she leaves without any goodbye. Matty shows no interest in wanting Ned, and that's what leaves him wanting her even more. Then there is Phyllis Dietrichson who is the femme fatale character of Double Indemnity. Phyllis is introduced to Walter Neff, when Walter shows up at her door looking for her husband who he wants to sell automobile insurance to. Phyllis is in her robe just getting out of the bath when they first meet, and Walter cannot stop smiling. Phyllis compliments Walter on being a good sales insurance man when they get to talking. Walter, and Phyllis continue to flirt back and fourth eventually she invites him back to her place for the following day at 8:30. Phyllis says she wants him to come back to meet her husband so he can get a deal going, but Phyllis has her own plans in mind. Phyllis' character is very similar to Matty Walker's because they both are confident, appealing to the eye, charismatic. and know how to get what they want. The traits they both posses are said to be more masculine, than

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