I always loved that it was a dude called Joseph who was the person who picked him up and took such an important, ever loving and tender job as taking him to somewhere safe and respectful as the tomb. I wonder how the convo went between Jospeh and Pilate went - "hey you I'd love to take Jesus's body to keep it safe", "but why?" "Because I think he's awesome and needs to be honoured..."
But this surely also shows something about Pilate too. He had the choice there to either allow Joseph to take him, understanding that Jesus did deserve to be taken down and treated differently to others who had been crucified - which proves that he's been moved by what happened... Or he had the choice to arrest Joseph for being a follower.... I wonder how he managed to remain seen to be doing the right thing, whilst allowing Joseph to take Jesus and give him the dignity and the honour he deserved...