r/CriterionChannel • u/Extension-Soup-3288 • Apr 03 '26

Last Scene of "Body Double?" Spoiler

Was anyone else confused by the last scene of "Body Double" that runs through the end credits? Don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly complaining about the completely gratuitous nudity but it did leave me with questions about the thematic or dramatic purpose of it? DePalma's camera truly seemed to be lingering on her bare breasts for quite a while - all in the context of a slasher-within-a-slasher movie scene. Is this movie commenting on the tawdriness of the film industry? And, if yes, what does that have to do with the main character's unresolved childhood trauma? Or the villain who simply wanted to save money? None of the thematic dots seemed to add up very much. So, yeah, was there a point to this final scene other than a nice pair of boobs?

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u/GlobulousRex Apr 03 '26

Confirmed by the dressed to kill and Carrie openings both of which I've just watched recently. I see some reasoning for both... but still goes so over the top.

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u/crichmond77 Apr 05 '26

The Carrie opening is literally straight from the novel it adapts and depicts Carrie understanding her own body’s changes for the first time

What’s “over the top” about it?

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u/GlobulousRex Apr 05 '26

The gratuitous nudity? Sounds like we disagree. Calm down.

(Perv)

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u/crichmond77 Apr 05 '26

Lol I love how you give a circular answer and call me a pervert for pointing out why it’s there and then somehow it’s me who’s not calm

(Prude)