Cinematography by Roger Deakins. He doesn’t have a unique style, but conveys the mood of the scene excellently. It’s not about magnificent lighting or colors, but about clarity in what belongs in the frame. For example, this iconic shot from The Shawshank Redemption
The camera moves from him to the sky; what better conveys the joy of freedom than rain bestowing blessings from above? We can feel what freedom means to a victim who was wrongly convicted; we feel emotional along with him. These little joys make the movie iconic beyond generations.
The shot from “ No Country for Old Men” that inspired Vanga to replicate in Ranbir’s “Animal”. A brutally violent scene turns iconic in the way it’s shot.
Blade Runner 2049 — the way the light moves in this scene when they walk forward. Pure cinematic magic.
If you remember this single shot running scene in 1917. Christopher Nolan says this is one of the best shots in war movies
Prisoners - no words to explain
James Bond’s Skyfall - entire fight shot in silhouette against distinctive neon-blue signage
The monochrome shots in the thriller The Man Who Wasn't There
Hail Caesar - this shot has been copied multiple times in various films across the globe
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And yes, The Beautiful Mind. Every shot will speak about how his mind processes the images around him as mathematics. Particularly, the writing in the glass window