The Meaning of Red in Movies

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[@kemerydunn9532]

In Victoria (a German movie), red has an amazing transition in meaning. In one scene a red light during a romantic scene means love but then seconds later it means danger as a characters friends enter the scene

[@sifatshams1113]

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[@jksf4485]

Do the: meaning of chinese in movies pls

[@CalebS1330]

Unfortunately, due to my color blindness, that particular shade of red completely blends in to the background for me so I never knew that Spielberg inserted any color whatsoever into this movie until after watching a film review of it.

[@spencerhoeffling4464]

Same here

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Now you see it!

[@thebloocat]

Oh man that's sad

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[@slc679]

Same, I have to squint reallllly hard to see its got a slight hue

[@BiggEBoBo]

Hellboy comics usually have bleak earthy grays, muted blues and browns and crushed blacks except for Hellboy himself which instantly makes him the most eye catching thing in The panel. His bright red skin is a really good contrast with everything else.

[@oof-rr5nf]

Man, I gotta read these comics. WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE THO (in India, they are hard to find. They are available online of course, but the shipping costs are always so outrageous)

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@@oof-rr5nf Any luck getting them here for cheap? I don't want to resort to reading comics on my laptop

[@oof-rr5nf]

@@rohanp1227 Sorry. I donno. :( Dekhlo kahi second hand mil raha ki nahi online? Other than that I only know of apps (Marvel has its own on Google Play Store, don't know about DC or other labels) and online shopping.

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@@oof-rr5nf $17 US I feel ya. But single issues are $3.50

[@drazlet]

LEGORAINbow Glad you mentioned this. (See my pfp)

[@Shadowmask8]

Red isn't associated with fire because people thought it was alive, it's just because we didn't used to have a separate word for orange, it was considered a shade of red called "yellow-red". It's the same reason red hair is orange and red onions are purple. We called them red before we had a distinct concept of their actual colours.

[@Crick1952]

But that's the point, why red? Why didn't they have the color orange and call blood "red-orange" That's what he was examining and arguing

[@Shadowmask8]

I'm not saying the larger point of the importance of red doesn't stand, that's just specifically not why people think of fire as red.

[@sprazz8668]

Red panda?

[@sdgml3878]

@@Crick1952 primary colours

[@sexobscura]

albeit Ancient Greeks called the sky red or bronze

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*_That made me wonder why the KZbin logo is always red..._*

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MY GOD

[@astern.7425]

to attract attention, i assume

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*it's the blood of all the channels they killed*

[@norseman9114]

Satan

[@nesa1126]

because they are communist

[@Ostbuggen]

When a flag has the color red on it, it almost always stands for the *"BLOOD OF THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM"*

[@honeybee1256]

RED , THE COLOR OF BLOOD!!!!!

[@amelia-nq3ew]

*RED, THE BLOOD OF ANGRY MEN*

[@XxLeCaptainxX]

@@imagiman3362 Correct. The original poster's idea of red is closer to the French and Russian revolutionaries.

[@dellafelicita]

Red in Indonesian flag is widely known to have meaning of bravery. But our flag color passes centuries to centuries, generations to generations, and its origin meanings always diver. Some say that Red and White means mother earth and the father sky, some say it means blood and bones, etc, but yeah they're always linked to related meanings.

[@Zaftique]

r/unexpectedGeographyNow ;D

[@christopherrapczynski204]

when you braking down the color history, I think you should have mentioned that blue is inherently dark at its most saturated, yellow is inherently bright at its most saturated, while red is in the middle at its most saturated, making it look natural and achieving maximum contrast amongst black and white, similar to how yellow would look strongest against black and blue against white.

[@carlosandleon]

I was thinking yellow would have popped more

[@ang6872]

Oooo I like this comment

[@lindanorris2455]

BLUE, signified night time in Silent movies.

[@YaburuRunyaru]

That's extremely interesting! Thanks for adding this!

[@jr0ggy]

perhaps unrelated but, it reminds me of the white and gold or blue and black dress...

[@wug876]

Communism.

[@NowYouSeeIt]

Bingo. Originally popularized by the French Revolution, Red became a symbol of political extremism, which Communism clearly was.

[@mariananda5733]

@@NowYouSeeIt Wow...I think I love you now.

[@coboarders]

And Republicans, ironically once extremists. ;)

[@mariananda5733]

@@coboarders We are talking about extremism, republicans are not in that way.

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Now you see it, comrade.

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The new icon and banner is rad man

[@seaque.]

it's orange. are you and these 99 people are color-blind?

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@@seaque. I said r a d

[@control88able]

@@seaque. Are you and these 2 people literally incapable of reading comprehension?

[@QuestionableLogic_]

Interesting how your new KZbin profile is red.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Actually, it's Orange not red

[@QuestionableLogic_]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 um, silence

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@QuestionableLogic_ You see the profile? I bet it's Orange.

[@QuestionableLogic_]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 cease your corrections

[@norseman9114]

@@QuestionableLogic_ You will not silence the truth.

[@haleybell3292]

I knew about the connotations of red in art and media for a while but the color never really had any kind of emotional impact for me on screen until I watched The Handmaid’s Tale. Specifically the part when the handmaids are washing blood off of the wall where “criminals” are hung and the bright red blood is flooding into the white snow as almost a reflection of the handmaids themselves(red dresses, white headpieces). It really impacted me and made me think about the symbolic implications of the blood in the snow, what the handmaids wore, and the connection of the two. White is pure, and at the most basic level the handmaids’ job is to bring a pure life into the world. However, the white headpiece is the smallest part of the handmaids’ costume and is used to cover their face. Covering of the face usually indicates either that the character is hiding something or that the character feels shame. The handmaids feel shame about their job even though the result is a child which is something usually shown as pure and innocent. The red represents the women’s fertility, which is all they have that is valuable to the society they are trapped in. A sort of scarlet letter to show they are their sexuality. But, the characters are always bathed in red, overpowering the white purity like how the blood covered the snow. I really could go on and on about the meticulous use of color in the show, but this comment is already long enough.

[@thomastedder654]

Hear, hear!

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

I love this! I knew I would, when I saw it I went, “OoooOOoooohhh,” and immediately clicked. I’ve always loved color psychology and red specifically. Before my mentor died, she told me, “I want you to be the girl in the red lipstick. Different, vibrant, and not afraid to show it.” I was pretty shy and had a confidence issue because I was ill. Since then, I’ve tried to embrace my individuality and even weirdness. In my photo on here you can see my red mustang! I wanted it to match, after all! So for me, red is an homage and a reminder to not just exist, but to live. In a way, I’d adore for this to be a series, especially because blue is so intertwined with reflection and intelligence but was always so frickin hard to create in reality (vivid purple doubly so, part of why it wasn’t in flags). But I also understand if you have other content you’re way more jazzed about and I’m just grateful to have gotten this!! Have a wonderful year next year; you deserve all your success!

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Wohoo, an upload from my favorite KZbin artist

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You don't have to leave, Vincente. It is a joke that never gets old for me.

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[@lightrosepictures2626]

I also love the use of red in Dial M For Murder. At the beginning of the film, The Grace Kelly character wears white when she is with her husband, but in the next scene, she wears red when she is with her lover.

[@yanshero42]

First Riding A Horse, now this, I'm completely blown away by your latest essays, they just take those very well known simple associative concepts & metaphors and relay a much grander message tying into cultural and historical beliefs and concepts, highlighting similar trains of thoughts in parallel societies, how certain meanings have evolved over time and all of this relates to the media landscape of today, I'm impressed!

[@Squidrebals]

Man after this video, I want to hear you talk about Color theory in movies

[@orangej5005]

Very thoughtful video! This is a beautiful insight into how artists harness the world around them and manipulate them in turn to tell the most important stories. Bravo!

[@AeselElisabeth]

Great video. I am colourblind and never really noticed the red jacket in Schindlers List. This gave me a new insight to a great movie. Thank you :)

[@natalienagel6617]

I had always wondered about the little girl’s coat but I couldn’t put the right words to it. Great video.

[@synkadus]

RED CAR GOES FASTA!!!

[@Screened]

Really like the logo 👍

[@isabellar6217]

Paintings of kings can be found to have a red heel as an indication of who they are (a king). This video gave me chills! Loved it

[@chandleristhinking]

Your videos are so amazing. You should do more essays on the roles of primary colors in films! I see so much yellow/orange-blue contrast in recent movies and would love to see your thoughts on that

[@dariioo725]

No reference to Sin City in context of sexuality vs. danger..?

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Great video, and transition to the advertisement. Most people don't bother tying things together, and they sort of say without words, "this is where my content ends, you can stop watching now". You managed to make it interesting, just like your videos.

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[@angeloffish]

I noticed that on The Prince of Egypt Moses and the Hebrews in Egypt all wore reddish colours, while the Egyptians wore a dark turquoise colour. The only turquoise Moses wears in the ring he is given.

[@Netherfly]

Hell wasn't "always red." The red, fiery hell is a relatively recent invention. Originally, hell was *blue*, because it was a very COLD place, due to be so far removed from the warmth of God's love.

[@camaradiop3731]

Where can I find sourcing for this statement? Thanks in advance for responding.

[@gamemations5066]

he still hasn't responded

[@taysem321]

@@camaradiop3731 hades, the ancient greek hell, was cold

[@naha2153]

Tay Sem what? Hades wasn’t hell for the Ancient Greek. Some people did call the underworld “Hades” but Hades was just the god of the dead. He wasn’t seen as evil, in the way modern people view Satan. In fact, the Greeks believed EVERYONE went to the underworld when they died regardless of whether they were good or bad. The Greek underworld was more or less divided into Elysium (where the good people went. Basically their version of heaven) and Tartarus (a hot, fiery place filled with evil. This is where the bad people went) so the Greeks didn’t view the entire underworld as something “cold”

[@thomastedder654]

Just like the Arctic Circle. Hmmmm, just where YHWH jailed the 200 Watchers (Angels) who disobeyed GOD for 70 generations. Seems they were released around the time man started taking technological leaps. O' , say around late 1800s or early 1900s. First World War 1914. And, now the lawless world leaders make their push for their NWO as Trump makes one, maybe, last attempt to hold off the evil. Regardless, Prophecy will be fullfilled and that means an NWO world for a short time - then it's destruction.

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No joke, your channel is one of my favourites on KZbin atm, your analysis' are always insightful and interesting! Hope you keep making videos

[@maya-zj2sw]

Shindlers list made me cry about 50 times jfc

[@jpegwithallthecrust2649]

Great video! I really enjoyed it, and I will try to keep this in mind if and when I get into filmmaking.

[@benjaminblanchard-saiger9194]

Fire & Blood... *GoT theme starts playing in the distance*

[@Michelle-bb7bs]

I was wondering when will you do it! Thank you so much!

[@jaschabull2365]

I'd love to hear more of these colour analyses. Green's got an interesting duality too; it could signify life and health, as in a flourishing, leafy tree, or it could signify illness and disease, as in a sickly green face. Like, in Harry Potter, the main hero has green eyes while the main villain has red eyes, and that seems perfectly natural. But the main hero also is in the house which has red as its colour, while the main villain is in the house which has green as its colour, and that also seems perfectly natural. It would be interesting to hear more about that.

[@ConnorRiley]

You make the best film break downs. LOVE it man.

[@halfotherhalf1141]

That soundtrack brings tears down my face everytime dang it :(

[@LOLEliSays]

Fascinating. Great video. Can’t wait to see more content!!

[@NovaBasalt]

awesome analysis. i always found the use of red in The Sixth Sense juxtaposed well with how it not only symbolizes things touched by spirits and are connotationally dangerous, but how it also represents safety and control, ex. the church doors, cole’s figurines, and the red jewel in his school play’s sword.

[@IVUSER]

Phenomenal as always! I learn so much from your videos, thank you for making them as good as they are!

[@VickyNaomiz]

I also love the use of red in Carrie and It, it makes the images so powerful and beautiful, but at the same time terrifying.

[@TheMinkeCake]

1:50 I can not believe that the guy responsible for "The Visit" said such a thing

[@Dave-lr5bb]

Thanks for the video! Red is captivating to the human eye as it is an emotive colour. It is natural to be drawn to it, and that's why it is frequently applied for commerical purposes. E.g. in logos and signs.

[@ReviveR6]

Ahh no 2001 a space odyssey, the red on HAL and all over the ship was beautiful

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

So, in short: Red reminds us of vitality and its vulnerability

[@rajdeepkashyap5766]

I don't know earlier that red symbolises fire (I knew about blood) but I do know that blue symbolises FREEDOM, because of that most of the country use blue colour in their uniform or jerseys, to show the independency they have!

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[@apple8464]

Love your videos! I was wondering though if maybe you could list down all the movies you use in your videos (like even in quick scenes), because there were some movies in the video I didn't know and I would love to see it because my curiosity got piqued. Thanks a lot, happy 2019 to you!

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You always have an eye for this stuff... so interesting!!

[@dohaerguiti3695]

" we need to talk about Kevin " I thought about that color in all of the scenes !

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[@TechnicalHydra]

An Interesting note: The Nazi flag itself utilises red, along with black and white, to create a striking flag. If there is any symbolic meaning behind the flag from a Nazi point of view, I cannot discover, but perhaps the Nazis own obsession with blood.

[@kylemaljevac5482]

TechnicalHydra It could be associated with blood. Though according the Hitlers book, the black-white-red motif illustrated is based on the colours of the flags of the German Empire, for which Hitler payed tribute to display the greatness he believe was associated with Germany at the time. The colour scheme was also commonly associated with anti-Weimar German nationalists, who denounced the black-red-gold flag of the Weimar Republic.

[@TechnicalHydra]

Thank you for the information. I guess that makes sense, although it poses the question of what if anything was the symbolism behind the flag of the German Empire. Fascinating stuff anyway.

[@Crick1952]

I also recall that Hitler intended, ironically enough, that the white with the swastika to represent peace, purity and the prosperity of his Aryan nation surrounded by the chaos of the outside world. Had his regime lasted then it would probably rival North Korea as an isolationist state.

[@Realkeepa-et9vo]

@@TechnicalHydra If I recall right the Nazis also wanted to use a red flag to attract socialist/communists, they called themself National Socialist German Workers Party after all. (And I know that the Nazis, exept maybe for the Strasser Group, were no socialist but in name)

[@Zictor]

Please do the entire colour spectrum. I’m really interested in the use of colour in film, and you’ve started with red... hoping to see Orange pop up soon!

[@surohfrance103]

You must be a very good speaker because I can understand the majority of what you say. Thanks for your work, and greetings from France!

[@RaiCar1005]

“So, uh. Why is your new profile pic red?” NYSI: “Fire, Blood, Life, & Death” Ok...

[@CuteYuffie]

The movie that springs to my mind when thinking about the color red in movies is "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" by Park Chan-Wook. It's one of my favorite movies because of it's use of red, black and white (and lighting) and the compositions on screen in terms of symmetry and asymmetry.

[@rancidmarshmallow4468]

I think fire = red is based on those things to some degree, but also wood fires produce much more reddish flames and red embers, whereas the gasoline flames you see more often as special effects are much more orange. obviously, wood fires have been much more common throughout history.

[@hollyhutchinson3927]

great video as per usual, so well written

[@Arttective]

How could one forget Cries and Whispers? Bergman himself said that the use of red in the film symbolizes what he thinks is the true color of the human soul.

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

That was so informative! Thanks!

[@lylecann9265]

Terrific Video as Always.

[@nikz000]

I was waiting for this video! Love it

[@wurmpy3162]

this is why red is my favorite color, it has so much meaning and emotion

[@philiptumilty9765]

The Red Shoes huh??? Think about it, FRAZZLEDRIP

[@02turtledove]

You should do the use of yellow and blue used in Bandersnatch! Me and my friends noticed immediately how it was usually an indicator of the characters sanity

[@AGuyNamedRicky]

Lovin the new logo guys!

[@pdreding]

"Fire is considered red because it's thought of as a living thing …" Uh, no. Fire is considered red because it was red. Orange, as a colour, is a much more recent invention than people like to think.

[@josephtreweeke1631]

Yeah, I was wondering if that also played a part in it.

[@TheQuattro00]

"Theres even an urban legend that red cars..." GO FASTA?

[@ComoChegamosAqui]

Ok, Now I See It!

[@prodeucerposts]

Such a poignant analysis! Red is so fascinating with its contrasting meanings!

[@hyalinamusic18]

In Ayreon's The Theater Equation a live version of his album The Human Equation the characters of Passion and Love both wear red dresses. I can't remember for sure, but I think Fear and Rage also wear red.

[@hiphillbert]

Analyze the large amount science-fiction/dystopian media and why it's so popular today.

[@Jobbazz]

Just watched Schindler’s List last night good timing.

[@moonman8450]

Mac Dubh I watched it a week ago in my history course. As a German, that movie hit me so hard....

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[@gifdar]

I love the small little clip of Amélie, my all time favorite movie

[@sunberry3447]

You uploaded this at the right time, I've been noticing that I have a lot of red in my life latly...I keep using it in my art, and notice it surrounding me. I also have synesthesia and can see colors in music - and the emotional music I've been listening to lately has the color red. Idk, just wondering if it means something.

[@GG-yp6kd]

sun berries it doesn’t

[@enqrbit]

So that’s why red light districts are called *red* light districts?

[@sinividilium]

Check out Almodovar use of red! Nice vid 👌🏻

[@RudolfdeLang]

The girl in red in the film was Oliwia Dabrowska Oliwia Dabrowska was born on May 28, 1989 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland... You're welcome

[@wiwka13]

She wrote a book, it's quite good. "A girl in a red coat" or something

[@stargirl7646]

Oh my gosh she’s almost the same age as me...

[@LittleGameDev]

I never watched Schindler's list, now I'm very interested in watching the movie.

[@dileepvr]

Could have brought in more evolutionary theory. Flowering trees and plants coevolved with bees and birds, and colorized their flowers to attract pollinators. Ripe fruits also turn red to stand out and attract the attention of creatures (including humans) that eat them and spread the seeds around.

[@lucasthemycologist]

Red is the complimentary color of green, so it's the color that calls the most attention in a forest.

[@Booboonancy]

That colored coat left a very strong impression on me and I never failed to talk about it anytime the movie came up. The weird thing though is that I always talked about the yellow coat. I have no idea why and I only very recently saw that it is actually red. I have no colorblindness and no brain issue ( that I know of). Needless to say, I am baffled 😕

[@CrocsAreNice]

Nearly made me cry, rewatching the scenes from Schindler always gets me emotional. The makeup scene is so powerful, I love the way you conveyed the conflicting images- appear lively through blood, to avoid a bloody death.

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Yooo the logo change almost made me think there was another channel with the same name. It looks nice though 👌🏿

[@oliviacrosby9935]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about the prom scene in Carrie, great video though :)

[@ryanstewart6046]

Great analysis.

[@yjan39]

There is also a biological side in the way we perceive colors (something to do with the captors in our eyes if I remember well) that makes red the easiest to catch (that's why road lights for stop are red)

[@stefanmoon7033]

Loved this video!

[@fredbent3714]

love your videos and the insights you provide, but may i suggest adding some short breaks between your sentences? it would really make your content feel a lot less rushed and easier to digest

[@Mayermon]

I don't know if you read it, but there's a book called "The secret language of color" that has some chapters about specific color, like red, blue, green, violet and their relation with nature. There's really similar information about what you said in the video about red and if you didn't read it yet, I totally recommend you to

[@abecallard442]

Love the new avatar!

[@ShmurplesArePurple]

This was great!

[@nakachokos6751]

Pan's Labyrinth would have been a great example as well; any scene where Ofelia is in the real world is in blue/gray tones while any scene in the underworld is in red tones, signifying that she finds happiness and life in fantasy/death but misery in reality.

[@mifhadi]

The new logo 🔥

[@kenster8270]

Red plays an even more central role in The Village and The Scarlet Letter. And also in the final scenes of Valhalla Rising.

[@Nathan-dx2cb]

Now I see so many things with the red color here in my house, I was surprised how many of them are here and I did not realize it before

[@billieinka]

just seeing scenes and shots from goodfellas makes me happy

[@zotharr]

I was waiting to hear about the red in Shyamalan's The Village, but hey, its still an interesting video :)

[@kenster8270]

Same, in fact that was the first movie that came to mind. That and The Scarlet Letter.

[@dabeastfromdaweast9788]

For other colors the metaphorical range tends to be fairly narrow, green is bounty/life, blue is sadness/depth, black is darkness/corruption, white is light/purity. Red on the other hand shows an ironically grey nature in spite of the color's vibrant nature, shown in how much unfathomable range of expression the color has. Red can be life by invoking images of the heart and love while simultaneously representing death by invoking images of blood and carnage. It can seen as a color of warmth when being related to the comfort of a cozy fire, despite fire also doubling as one of the major symbols of destruction. It's a color that piques you're interest because it is a color of possibility, a color that can represent anything before meaning is put onto it, so our curious nature inevitably has our eyes drawn to the color to find out which side of the coin this representation of red falls on. Love or hate? Life or death? Warmth or destruction? We will only know once the movie decides to show its hand when the main motifs and conflicts start to be revealed, but until that happens we have to be satisfied with the fact that red is just simply an eye catching color even if we don't necessarily know why it is such a crowd pleaser

[@Stylo00o]

i was waiting for we need to talk abt kevin to make it. it's the first movies that really made me question the use of colors in film