Minority Report Frame Analysis

In this shot we can see Anderton in a different perspective and situation from the start of the film. While towards the beginning we see him solving a murder and saving a life, here we see him buying drugs to help him make it through his night.

Just a scene before, he was putting pieces together to find a to-be murderer and saved the murderer's wife, while here he's just walked through dark alleys and abandoned buildings late at night to go meet with a dealer. In the previous scene the lighting was light, and futureistic. Everything looked clean and ready for use, where in this shot we can see the grit and pores of a darkly lit face.

Anderton went from an upstanding hero to a petty criminal, and we can see this in the lighting. In previous scenes he was a literally bright figure, at the center of every shot, but now he's in shadow and to the very left of the screen. In lots of cultures, left is related to evil and wrongdoing, literally the opposite of right, as in justice, and right, as in the direction. 

This shot also reveals how troubled Anderton feels, both through the fact he was buying narcotics to the simple look on his face. Even half in shadow, his mouth and eyes show a concern and distrust. This is towards both the dealer and towards himself. While during the day he's a detective, at night he may as well be hunting himself. Even later at his home, we see a large amount of his problems coming to surface.