The montage of he hustle and bustle of the city symbolizes how engulfed, surrounded, isolated and insignificant he is - everything is shot from his point of view.He must""ve seen the whole thing happen.He must""ve seen his mother get killed, and all just ""cause she loved him.Isn""t that what her revenge was all about? Her sense of loss, her rage at what she thought happened? Her love for him? Bizarre, isn""t it?." They also couldn""t figure out the strange symbol found on the title page of her wizard children""s storybook.His first view of the beautiful female is incredibly transcendental - she is half-seen in a close-up profile as she deliberately pauses behind him [to display herself to him] and awaits Elster, with the radiant light reflecting off her hair.The realistic, documentary-like, urban crime/heist film - advertised as "A John Huston Production" - was one of the first films that completely and specifically detailed how to pull off an authentic-looking heist - something usually considered morally improper under the Production Code.