Scholars around the world have always been in hot debates over several thousands of prose, poems, dramas, etc. on whether or not they can be deemed as literary merit. There are many exceptions to the rule in some eyes while others believe it is more clean cut than that. One of those controversial works is the film "The Village" which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It takes place in what seems to be a 19th century village surrounded by woods, but is later revealed that it is actually modern day and the village is just tucked into a well guarded wildlife preserve. The biggest issue that sets off alarms about the film is the fact that the ending was left open-ended while merits often have fixed endings. While it surely has commercial aspects …show more content…
Amidst the film's plot, strong color symbolism, and refined characters, "The Village" reveals a deep truth in human nature that cannot be rid of.
From the very beginning the film uses very bold colors in order to separate the creatures and the village itself, and the symbolism kneaded deep into these colors tie into a sort of grayness within human beings. Red is used to represent the 'bad color' while gold is used to represent the 'good color,' which is what the villagers wear when they go near the forest, it is used to create the barriers along it, and is even used as the main hue when capturing the village on the screen. The village is shown to have gold throughout its borders in order to set a clean boundary between good and evil. Gold is a sign of innocence, charity, safety, and perfection and then on the other spectrum red here is representing death, blood, danger, and hatred. The village of course is supposed to be completely gold, however that is not the case at all. In the opening sequence of the movie two women are sweeping the porch and joking around when they notice a red flower growing near it. They take the flower and burry it then …show more content…
After Lucius tries to gain entrance to the forest from the elders he is denied and later his mother tells him of how his father died when they lived in the towns in order to get his mind off of going. Alice may feel it is necessary to hold her son back using the concept of fear and manipulation as she wants to keep him safe. However, the use of manipulation is only going to make things worse as seen when she refuses to show him what is in the box. Alice wants to keep Lucius in the dark regardless of the fact that he wants to help the village so no more people will die to illness. It is like Alice is trapping Lucius in his own little individual box and keeping him hidden from the world around them. This mentality is found in each elder and is why the village was established in the first place. With the money he had, Edward Walker set up a wildlife preserve and stuck the village in the middle then with the other elders, told their children if they go outside the borders the monsters would get them. The village is one big lie in itself and keeps the citizens within it by using lies and deception. If they had to make such a lie to keep people in the village then surely something is wrong. The isolation they put