Towards the beginning of the film there is a scene of Delmar, Pete and Everett near a river being surrounded by a robed congregation who is singing and migrating towards the river for baptism. This scene is fairly comical considering the immediate entrancement set upon the trio by the hymn and swaying. They end up following the group and As Everett starts ridiculing the congregation for "looking for answers," Delmar runs in to be baptized and buys into the idea of being rid of all of his lying and sins right off the bat. This is done through a long shot showing the congregation and pastor. The next shot is a crane shot medium shot showing Delmar's entire body being dunked under water by the pastor. Then there is a slight pan/tracking downwards and to the left as Delmar retreats. While he explains his case after returning to Everett and Pete there is a medium shot in which he has his arms up in a pleading fashion towards the sky. During the dialogue there are trading medium shots between Delmar and Pete with Everett.
The best part about that scene is how it ties in with the next scene in the car. Everett puts down Delmar and Pete for following the superstition of "being freed of sins." After a short dialogue they notice Tommy Johnson, an African American musician on the side of the road whose reason for being there was to sell his soul to the devil. The juxtaposition is hilarious and ironic. Everett makes sure to recognize his lack of affiliation.
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