My Eleventh Grade English class has forever changed how I look at literature, the world, and movies: everything has a deeper meaning. Thanks to constant, deep analysis all year long, I now delve into the meanings of color, action, appearance, plot, etc. Every color means something in this realm of analysis. I remember watching a Lie to Me episode with my friends in which the closing image had red flags hanging from poles as Cal Lightman walked away. This brought us into a discussion of why the director had red flags in the end of the movie rather than green or blue flags. Then we caught ourselves analyzing the episode and had an amusing conversation on what our English teacher had done to us.
Even though I don’t think everything authors and directors do is completely intentional, I do think that they intend to put a lot of symbolism into their works. So, even though it is annoying sometimes, thank you Ms. Smith for how you’ve corrupted so wonderfully.
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