In The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou directed by Wes Anderson, there is a scene when Zissou is underwater in a mini-submarine. The scene begins with a longshot of the outside of the sub while it's surrounded by the dark water of the bottom of the sea.
In the shot, the sub is the only source of light. I think what Anderson was trying to convey with this shot was a feeling of loneliness, but also one of hope. So far, no one really knows whether the shark Zissou is hunting is real or not, so in that sense, he is alone. But the light that the sub gives off seems to be a sense of hope, the hope of Zissou that he isn't crazy, and the hope of his crew that he is still the same captain they followed when he was still making hit documentaries.
The next shot is a medium shot of everyone in the submarine. The focal point of the shot is Zissou and it seems to convey the crew's hopes all resting on Zissou's shoulders. The shot is very heavy, but there is also an optimism to it about what they could find.
The last shot is a loose close-up of Zissou. A close-up was used so that the audience could see the emotion on Zissou's face when he finally realizes his mission is complete and he recognizes everything he's been through in order to get to that moment. The close-up is the reason the scene is so emotional because you really see all of Zissou's emotions.
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