Double Indemnity is a thriller noir film about a housewife who elaborately kills her husband, by seducing an insurance salesman, in an attempt to pocket her husband’s life insurance. The film is set up as MacMurray, the insurance salesman, having a flashback. This technique helps create a narrative within the movie, allowing internal dialogue throughout the film. This dialogue builds irony and suspense within the viewer. In addition, the inclusion of dramatic music throughout the film successfully induces suspense in the viewer. Furthermore, the lighting throughout the movie adds another layer of suspense and depth. Wilder heavily weighs the use of light and darkness throughout the film, which layers to the film’s motif of good vs. wrong. Some scenes are filmed in darkness, allowing only enough light to hint at the action within the scene. By simply turning the lights off, viewers lose the normal visibility of a movie, and suddenly see the room the way the characters see it. Thus, Double Indemnity is worth a watch, due to the ingenious layering of technique used by Wilder.