During the scene, there are many things that make the scene so much more intense, however, the lighting stands out the most to me. Through this shot, we see Sergeant Bormon press up against the wall. The context for this is that the Sergeant distrusts what the Black Africans are saying, and confronts Geel Piet as he transports the tobacco while everyone is distracted by the concert. The director gave a purpose to the lighting used, the darkness that Geel Piet is confronted in suits what happens. Soon after the shot, Geel Piet is killed, he is killed in the night to mean the end of his days. It is a dark time for him and the others, if this was instead done during the day, it wouldn't nearly have the same effect on the audience. The difference between how darker lighting can be used for both sad and happy shots is the characters and how the other aspects contribute to it, an example of this is the scene where P.K climbs the trellis against the wall of Maria's house, in this scene, it isn't nearly as sad, but still has that same level of intensity.
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