12019-02-06T00:12:12+00:006.x21 The Robe1The Robe (1953)plain2019-02-06T00:12:12+00:00The Robe features several stationary long takes, but it also includes carefully placed dollies and cranes, which shape the tone of the story’s key turning points. When the Roman tribune Marcellus receives the order to crucify Jesus, the camera dollies in to emphasize the fact that Marcellus alone is aware of the gravity of his assignment. The subtle movement—slow, measured—is appropriate to the moment, showing a man who is experiencing the first glimmer of conscience rather than the sudden sway of conversion.