The use of mis-en-scene in A Time to Kill was most objectively utilized in the scenery, costumes and especially the lighting. The narrative compiles a majority of dark scenes with a careful use of low-key illumination and a variety of shadows. These low-light settings draw the viewer to express feelings toward the characters and their actions. The extensive close-up camera shots of the character's faces reveal the emotions they are portraying, whether they are talking …showed first 75 words of 1566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1566 total…and white people outside the courthouse waiting for the decision. Finally, the doors swing open and a boy runs out yelling ‘innocent, he’s innocent.’ During the entire movie Jake saw Carl Lee as his friend and looked past the color of their skin, but it took until the end of Jake’s speech for Carl Lee to see that Jake was his friend and not a man that saw him only for his color.