It’s easy to perceive the duality of Black Swan. I mean, the main protagonist is suffering visions that lead most people to believe it’s about schizophrenia. To draw this conclusion, all one has to do is decipher the names of each “personality” to find the true mean, Nina and Lily, which mean radiance and dark respectively, in ancient Hebrew. However, where the duality really lies, is in the abstract of art as a phenomenon — all art having two sides, the creative and the destructive. When you look back at the movie with that in mind, it makes a whole lot of sense.
In this masterpiece based on a Chuck Palahniuk novel, we find out at the end, that the two men we’ve been watching are actually split personalities of the same person. However, what you might not have realized, is that Marla is also just another personality. Marla is simply Tyler – same clothing and jewelry type, both smoke and they even have similar hair (for most of the movie) – plus the female principle. So, she is the narrator’s feminine side, also fighting to get out, similar to Tyler.
The wardrobe for the characters of this Christopher Nolan mind bender revolve around two central colors. Light blue, which symbolizes the eternity and of the sky and sandy brown, for earth and time. The characters move between these colors based on how their interpretation changes.
In action movies, especially ones as explosive as Mad Max, it can be hard to perceive deeper meanings. However, sometimes even amid the ruble, there are hidden messages. For Fury Road, this deeper meaning comes from the titular characters who represent the different aspects of a person’s personality.Furiosa = The Individual
Virgins = The Female Principle
Immortan Joe = The Father
Max = The Internal Voice
In this film aptly named after who actually watched it, Nemo tells us, “Everything on Earth could be different, but it would have the same meaning.”He’s a spectacularly clever boy who infers that each version of life with his mother revolves around emotion, while each with his father is based on reason. With these ideas in mind, Nemo chooses a third, different option: individual choice – which symbolizes his reaching maturity.
In this Steven Spielberg masterpiece, a girl in a red dress permeates the black and white surroundings. This little girl represents, in Spielberg’s own voice, “the USA, USSR and England all [knowing] about the Holocaust, but no one [doing] anything. This was a huge catastrophe that everyone saw, but no one did anything about it.” Not difficult to infer from that.
Yes, this movie revolves around a basic horror/suspense trope of the key protagonist not being in touch with reality, however, what you probably missed is that from the very beginning of the movie we are actually shown it’s a figment of his imagination. The detective’s room has restraints. The Policemen strain as if playing along against their will. The nurses don’t take him seriously at all and Miss Kearns is so unbelievably clumsy. But I guess if you pick up on these keys from the beginning, it pretty much ruins the movie.
The title of the movie stands for the darkness of anything we make an object of our desire, while the main character stands as a metaphor for the extreme of beauty. Also hidden within the film is the barrage of triangles throughout symbolizing the Holy Trinity, suggesting the world of fashion is like a new religion, with the catwalk being holy service.
Yeah, it’s a zombie show. Yes, it’s fun to watch the destruction and violence while remaining detached from any sense of loss. However, this series isn’t just about the living dead, it depicts forms of government throughout the history of mankind. Each season takes a stab at a different form:Season One = Democracy
Season Two = Monarchy
Season Three = Anarchy
Season Four = Totalitarianism
Season Five = Communism
Season Six = Feudalism
