Below is a for a critical paper. You would need to watch the scene yourself to fill in specific non-explicit details (e.g., cinematography style, dialogue excerpts, setting).
That "sweltering summer" heat became the invisible third character. The car they used for the opening sequence—a blacked-out Dodge Charger—had been sitting in the sun for three hours. The director used a thermometer gun as a prop. When Summer Jones placed her palm on the hood, she didn't act out the burn; she actually recoiled. -BlackedRaw- Summer Jones - Sweltering Summer -...