This picture, is in the scene where John Anderton is trying to hide from the pre-crime cops. He tries to make himself invisible to heat sensors by cooling his body temperature with ice water. What was interesting is that the four intersections of the grid each indicate different lighting. The upper righthand intersection is clearly a place of emphasis, over the lower righthand intersection, as it is lighter and more visible. It attracts attention to the oddly blue bathtub and the helpless looking Anderton. It also highlights his bandaged eyes. The only way to free himself from his identity was by replacing his eyes, and like in Oedipus the King, he seems to gain "insight" by doing so. He now sees what he must do to outsmart pre-crime. The top left intersection highlights an odd strip of light, and it automatically grabs our attention because it is the brightest part of the shot. I think this adds suspension because it shows an entrance for the cops to enter that we would miss otherwise.
This shot is eerily similar to the shot of Agatha in "the soup". For one, both shots are tinted blue. It makes me wonder what type of lighting was used here? It adds an eery feeling because it is not the normal color a bath would look like and it makes the "soup" Agatha is in look more futuristic. Another similarity is the position of helplessness that Agatha and Anderton are in in these shots. Agatha is clearly helpless as she is an essential part of pre-crime against her will. She is not treated as a human and cannot leave on her own terms. This is also a helpless moment for Anderton. He is blinded, cannot run from the cops and all he can do is hold his breath and wait. The scene is very nerve-racking because Anderton is very vulnerable and is also unable to leave on his own terms like Agatha.
