Critical theory: DVD Analysis

The Killers and Double Indemnity are two film noirs which have many similarities, such as the plot, key conventions but also the DVD covers themselves.






The colour scheme for both DVD covers is black, white and red, which is traditional for a film noir. Both covers consist of the traditional femme fatale and anti-hero character types. The femme fatale looks very glamorous and is wearing red lipstick on both, which can be seen as iconography within a film noir.