tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695839894939757938.post5074742421385573456..comments2023-03-27T05:53:20.505-07:00Comments on Religion&Film: Symbolism in PleasantvilleJunior Religion Courseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328879969258896887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695839894939757938.post-82244487867323860462016-10-30T04:40:30.144-07:002016-10-30T04:40:30.144-07:00My Favorite Movie. I Love the Symbolism My Favorite Movie. I Love the Symbolism Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779286309203687262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7695839894939757938.post-46194741955544744952008-02-06T14:40:00.000-08:002008-02-06T14:40:00.000-08:00I think the veiling concept fits quite well with w...I think the veiling concept fits quite well with why the mother is the only character to change colors in a gradual manner. Obviously, there is a sense of self-veiling of emotions here, something that is indeed an expectation of women in this time period. If we are to believe that there is a metaphorical nod to racism and sexism in the film, then it makes sense too why there would be this percieved neccesity to veil emotion - the mother in this film had a very different, if even existent, role in the feminist protest than more youthful, counter-conventional women had. Thus, it isn't likely that the mother would immediately change colors.<BR/><BR/>When you bring up the end scene with the real mother, it makes me think of something interesting. To console his mom, Bud tells her that there is no right way to live. What do you make of this? If this is the unveiling scene, is the implication that the only "real" way to live is to live a life of risks? It's also interesting to compare the veiling and unveiling scenes together in concerns to Bud's development. In other words, there is most definately a change between Bud in the veiling scene and the Bud in the unveiling scene. Is this character change the result of his acknowledgment of female repression (think of the scene where he protects his pleasantville-momma), or simply due to his realization of responsibility to others? Hmmmm. <BR/><BR/>-JohnnyJunior Religion Courseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328879969258896887noreply@blogger.com