Kiss Me Deadly

I found Kiss Me Deadly to be much more interesting to watch than Double Indemnity, probably because of the added violence and dramatic sequences. The one thing I was upset with was how the plot never really led to any rhyme or reason. The "box" appeared, to me, to be completely irrelevant to the entire movie, or vice versa. The only sense I got out of it was that it really portrayed the characters' intelligence and persona. For Hammer, the box is something that he wants answers from, even though he doesn't know what he is looking for, he rationalizes into thinking it holds the truth about Christina. This shows how he is a bit naive, but after opening it, understands that it should not be opened again. Gabrielle on the otherhand portrays her complete stupidity. It is sort of an irony for her character considering that she spends so long searching for the box and obtaining it, when infact it's kills her in the end. This also shows her naiveness, but mostly her stupidity for not listening to Hammer. Lastly, for Velda, the box shows how much more intelligent and rationale she is. She doesn't know what is in the box, and she doesn't care to know.

Overall, this movie was a little confusing with the plot and hardly made sense, but the one thing I understood was that the importance of what was in the box, isn't as important as how it portrays the characters.