Shots that convey OBVIOUS meanings?

That shot from The Milk of Sorrow is obviously making the players seem alienated from one another.

What are some other movies that employ shots like this?

Ha, that is kind of overt. Almost comically so. It’s like the moment in Buñuel’s THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE when the mousetrap goes off (apart from the mousetrap being content and not form).

The last shot from The Searchersis showing the “Moses” moment. Wayne’s character is unable to cross the threshold back to join his family. He led them to the promised land, but cannot come in.

North By Northwest

I think it was intentionally obvious, however.

Mike: …

Yes…?

The Thin Red Line opening shot simbolises the central question of the film
I think, what is the source of underbelly of hate that fuels war.

In Godfather ll, the shot of Hyman Roth’s birthday cake with a map of Cuba on it, which is then sliced into pieces. Intentionally obvious both for the characters and the audience.