10 Best Uses of Color of All Time

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  • Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
  • Color is one of the most effective tools in a storyteller's arsenal. From fiery red, to the coldest blue, a great filmmaker knows just what colors to paint on the screen. Move over light and shadow, lets take the color wheel for a spin! Here are the very best uses of color in a movie ever!
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  • @sparrow9635
    @sparrow9635 7 років тому +14462

    Oh my gosh this is what WatchMojo dreams it could be.

    • @ManuelKomnenosI
      @ManuelKomnenosI 7 років тому +371

      Sparrow don't you have to have a soul to be able to dream?

    • @noahkarnafel7463
      @noahkarnafel7463 7 років тому +449

      Sparrow watch mojo lacks the actual knowledge that comes from knowing what their talking about, the people of cinefix obviously know what they're preaching

    • @OhZordan
      @OhZordan 7 років тому +88

      If only we could get rid of the stupid list format. I think all the youtube viewers and buzzfeed reader can now count to ten. Maybe by now it is not even the click bait it used to be anymore?

    • @sparrow9635
      @sparrow9635 7 років тому +19

      OhZordan
      Oh trust me it's still working, it's probably working now better than ever.

    • @andrewhope8409
      @andrewhope8409 7 років тому +33

      Sparrow agreed. I learned something watching this.

  • @goldenduck3931
    @goldenduck3931 6 років тому +3343

    Wes Anderson's past films have always been my motivation for cleaning my room. And when Grand Budapest came out, I cleaned the whole house.

    • @pizzzapi
      @pizzzapi 6 років тому +56

      haha this is my favorite and most relatable comment ! :D

    • @Daindrais
      @Daindrais 5 років тому +108

      I can't quite explain how thoroughly your comment shakes me. With laughter. I have always experienced this kind of response to film. When I first saw "Blade Runner" I immediately bought some new clothes. When I watched it the second time, I tossed out my entire wardrobe and restarted my life.

    • @idkwashitape178
      @idkwashitape178 5 років тому +5

      Why is this so Relatable

    • @PCLHH
      @PCLHH 5 років тому

      LOL

    • @TyrranoLex
      @TyrranoLex 5 років тому

      you made my day.

  • @CToast
    @CToast 5 років тому +1267

    The switch from black and white to Technicolor in The Wizard of Oz is probably the most memorable use of colour in a film to me. Its not the palette it's the use of colour as a plot point. Going from a sepia world into a fantasy world in a flick of a switch.

    • @sh0ck3r48
      @sh0ck3r48 4 роки тому +17

      i thought for sure it would be number 1 for this reason too

    • @Dario_Salvi
      @Dario_Salvi 4 роки тому +11

      I also noticed that on Tarkovskij's Stalker

    • @WrenFaithBridger
      @WrenFaithBridger 4 роки тому +17

      Yes! I remember seeing this as a child and thinking it pure magic. Not movie magic...but actual magic!

    • @tomvalveede6808
      @tomvalveede6808 4 роки тому +11

      Who can ever forget all the colors of the Munchkins? The Yellow Brick Road, the fields of Poppies, or the
      Emerald City and the Horse of a different colour? Perfection! And one of the reasons the Wizard of Oz has remained a Cinema Classic!

    • @juliahorsfall
      @juliahorsfall 4 роки тому +3

      They painted the set sepia and used a body double for Judy Garland with a sepia coloured dress so that they could film it all in one shot

  • @chloei_
    @chloei_ 5 років тому +332

    i’m going to film school next year and this video has just inspired:
    1) a colour-themed shoot
    and 2) a colour mood board for my portfolio!
    Thanks so much!

  • @hamiltonatthedisco8823
    @hamiltonatthedisco8823 7 років тому +2869

    Holy shit. A top 10 video where I actually learned something. Thank you! This was incredibly interesting actually.

    • @x0myspace0x
      @x0myspace0x 7 років тому +30

      I was expecting a silly "here's a list of 10 movies", instead I got this. I was pleasantly surprised.

    • @killianoshaughnessy1174
      @killianoshaughnessy1174 7 років тому +1

      same

    • @gnarthdarkanen7464
      @gnarthdarkanen7464 7 років тому +20

      And to think... I actually pissed away a year in high-school "color theory" advanced placement... passed the tests... and still managed to NOT learn as much as I just picked up in the last thirteen minutes! Thnx Cinefix!

    • @thelamismapues
      @thelamismapues 7 років тому

      Stranac Oppilas v

    • @awkwardsquirtle
      @awkwardsquirtle 7 років тому +42

      it was beautifully put together and he mentioned well over 30 films with brilliant colors and a decent story. It was surprising to hear consideration for each slot and was used as examples to show different uses of each type of "color choices".

  • @kingofwakanda6899
    @kingofwakanda6899 7 років тому +975

    I have to say now La La Land belongs in this list. The colors in that movie stood out so much, it was and is amazing.

    • @kissmyasthma3155
      @kissmyasthma3155 7 років тому +99

      Honest to god, La La Land is like cinematic porn to the eyes of a cinephile

    • @kingofwakanda6899
      @kingofwakanda6899 7 років тому +28

      KissMyAsthma amen. Lol they should put that on the Blu Ray cover.

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 7 років тому +40

      Judging by the variety of colour criterias, even Whiplash could have made in this list..
      Red Blood Stains on those Brightly Yellow lit Cymbals was amazing to look at..

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 7 років тому +3

      They have already included Ryan Gosling already

    • @RealPTH
      @RealPTH 7 років тому +32

      Luis Rolando Sierra Mancebo you have already used already already

  • @abcinyourface
    @abcinyourface 5 років тому +335

    Schindler's List use of colours broke my heart

    • @chrismulwee4911
      @chrismulwee4911 2 роки тому +2

      The ending of that movie is in FULL color, and takes place in the then present day (of 1993),

    • @özgeall
      @özgeall 3 місяці тому

      my heart dropped when i first saw that scene

  • @parthsuneja7395
    @parthsuneja7395 5 років тому +94

    "Her" also has awesome monochromatic palette

  • @jakobrogers625
    @jakobrogers625 7 років тому +84

    My favorite use of color in films has to be in La La Land. The colors were beautiful, memorable, cheerful and amazing in every possible way.

    • @ryankim3553
      @ryankim3553 7 років тому +11

      The scene with the City of Stars duet at the piano- that glowing green really does something to you. The colors really play on emotions in the film- the airy purple sky on the pier scene made me feel Sebastian's longing. Blue is a recurring color for Mia, and Sebastian is often seen in tones of brown and gold. Mia the ambitious young actress, and him the warm hearted traditionalist. Colors correspond beautifully with the music as well. I could just go on and on about La La Land

  • @saintanic8290
    @saintanic8290 7 років тому +616

    The Grand Budapest Hotel has got to be the most aesthetically pleasing movie I have ever seen.

    • @flogertadriza4703
      @flogertadriza4703 7 років тому +4

      Saint Culex I know right

    • @MunchthatCrunch
      @MunchthatCrunch 6 років тому +6

      Watched it on the come down from an acid trip. Perfection.

    • @Babalooza
      @Babalooza 6 років тому +3

      He's never seen Barry Lyndon

    • @keeperofthecheese
      @keeperofthecheese 6 років тому +14

      If you watch Wes Andersons films its like they were all leading up to it - some of them were funny, some of them got the colours right, but it was on Budapest where he finally nailed both.

    • @TsukiHikariOkami
      @TsukiHikariOkami 6 років тому +2

      Dude same. And it was so freaking theatrical and surrealist. It's one of my favorites

  • @alexrntt
    @alexrntt 5 років тому +72

    The Blade Runner movies used color to convey emotion very well, it kinda goes with the whole narrative of the series when you think about it.

  • @chris24hdez
    @chris24hdez 5 років тому +103

    0:49 #10 The Fall (2006)
    2:20 #9 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
    3:20 #8 Sin city 2005
    4:57 #7 Cries and Whispers 1972
    5:56 #6 Vertigo 1958
    7:08 #5 Contempt (1963)
    8:06 #4 Only God Forgives (2013)
    9:03 #3 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
    10:14 #2 The Living Trilogy (2000-2014)
    11:39 #1 In the Mood for Love 2000
    Unranked mentions in order of appearance
    The Great Train Robbery 1903
    Intolerance 1916
    Wizard of OZ 1939
    Scott Pilgrim vs The World 2010
    Skyfall 2012
    Tron 1982
    Charlie and the Chocolate factory 2005
    2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
    Hero 2002
    Only God Forgives 2013
    moonrise Kingdom 2012
    Vertigo 1958
    Three Colors: Blue 1993
    Enter the Void 2009
    Spring Breakers 2012
    The Holy Mountain 1973
    American Beauty 1999
    The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014
    O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000
    Buried 2010
    Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
    Suspiria (1977)
    Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
    Romeo + Juliet (1996)
    Speed Racer (2008)
    What Dreams May Come 1998
    Dick Tracy 1990
    The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989)
    Gate of Hell 1954
    Life of Pi 2012
    Moulin Rouge 2001
    Great Gatsby 2013
    Pleasantville 1998
    Sweeney Todd 2007
    500 days of summer 2009
    The Red Shoes 1948
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985
    The Aviator 2004
    Do The Right Thing 1989
    Schindler's List 1993
    Buried 2010
    Three Colors: Red 1994
    Three Colors: White 1994
    Citizen Kane 1941
    The Seventh Seal 1957
    Mission Impossible 1996
    Transformers 2007
    No Country for old Men 2007
    Deadpool 2016
    Curse of the Golden Flower 2006
    Amelie 2001
    City of Lost Children 1995
    Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964
    A Clockwork Orange 1971
    Volver 2006
    Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988
    The Last Emperor 1987
    Akita Kurosawa's Dreams 1990
    Springbreakers 2012
    Tron Legacy 2010
    Skyfall 2012
    Enter the void 2009
    Her (2013)
    The Shining (1980)
    Floating Weeds (1959)
    The Danish Girl (2016)
    Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
    Rushmore (1998)
    The Road (2009)
    The Matrix (1999)
    The Living Trilogy (2000-2014)
    Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
    You, The Living (2007)
    A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
    fanny and alexander 1982
    Lola Montes 1955
    Anna Karenina 2012

  • @elcatrinc1996
    @elcatrinc1996 6 років тому +1810

    The Grand Budapest Hotel is my favorite movie just because the colors and the costume desing

    • @benguyton5451
      @benguyton5451 5 років тому +3

      El Catrin C same here!

    • @abhaysharma9317
      @abhaysharma9317 5 років тому +34

      The day I watched this movie, Oh what else could be the best thing on that day, Such a marvelous movie in every aspect.

    • @Snazy30
      @Snazy30 5 років тому +42

      I watch it every chance I get. The colors. The way wes pans the camera. The eloquence of how they speak. It’s such a perfect movie.

    • @emiliecrtn9464
      @emiliecrtn9464 5 років тому +48

      And the characters. And the dialogues. And the plot. And the actors. And the way the camera is placed. And the sounds. And the music. And the humour. And anything else we didn't mentioned

    • @IQSim
      @IQSim 5 років тому +3

      I tried over and over again to get into Wes Anderson's movies and they just weren't for me. Then I watched GBH and loved it. Maybe I have to give his other movies another try.

  • @cyanjackson7689
    @cyanjackson7689 7 років тому +2231

    most would just make a video listing top 10 but cinefix really went beyond. This was so educational and interesting for me. i had no idea how much time was put into Brother where art thou and the palletes that even movies like Transformers use. Definitely something that i hope i and others appreciate more and notice. Most people assume colors as meaning vibrant film but it can mean so much more!

    • @tatehildyard5332
      @tatehildyard5332 7 років тому +1

      Trust me, the orange-blue scheme is in ALL of his movies.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 7 років тому +3

      Google image search "orange blue movie cover".

    • @noddwyd
      @noddwyd 7 років тому +2

      I thought Brother was going for a super hot late summer look, not autumn. I'm confused now.

    • @ROBYNMARKOW
      @ROBYNMARKOW 7 років тому +10

      Orange & Blue have become extremely over-used (for movie posters especially) I saw a video about that & then I noticed it myself.

    • @ezekielmbwilo2919
      @ezekielmbwilo2919 7 років тому +2

      Cyan Jackson

  • @jaggarciabenildefilm4409
    @jaggarciabenildefilm4409 3 роки тому +51

    Just wanted to say, I've been using this video in my film classes for over 3 years. It's brilliant. I love how it's not just a top 10, but a discussion and enumeration of types of color palettes and their applications. This makes it a great learning and teaching resource. Thank you!

    • @cirofesta1027
      @cirofesta1027 Рік тому

      I am about to start teaching the first adult ed film appreciation class in my area (maybe in my state...most Colleges and Universities here don't even offer it!), and I also plan to use this video, as it is very well done

  • @ActualDragonTears
    @ActualDragonTears 4 роки тому +223

    "Contrasting colors"
    Me: "vertigo, vertigo, VERTIGO"
    "Our pick is vertigo"
    Me: "YES!"

    • @LJ-wm1bl
      @LJ-wm1bl 4 роки тому +3

      That was exactly me😂

    • @maciek8159
      @maciek8159 3 роки тому

      @@LJ-wm1bl overrated piece of drivel

    • @LJ-wm1bl
      @LJ-wm1bl 3 роки тому +5

      @Manic Rhymes Nah😂

    • @maciek8159
      @maciek8159 3 роки тому

      @@LJ-wm1bl I never feel tense or scared when watching Hitchcock he’s so corny

    • @maciek8159
      @maciek8159 3 роки тому

      @@LJ-wm1bl Chan wook park, akira Kurosawa, igmar Bergman, andrei tarakosvy, bong joon ho, Michael Mann are all better directors

  • @braedenhuff2397
    @braedenhuff2397 7 років тому +814

    The Grand Budapest Hotel is my favorite movie of all time. The colors that Wes Anderson used are just unbelievably refreshing and iconic.

    • @breeblack8003
      @breeblack8003 7 років тому +31

      Braeden Huff I really love his filming style

    • @Gee-xb7rt
      @Gee-xb7rt 7 років тому +18

      not really a fan of Wes Anderson, but that movie is so quirkily garish it makes it enjoyable.

    • @AnaPerezGP92
      @AnaPerezGP92 7 років тому +2

      Braeden Huff, I couldn't agree more.

    • @mscocorosie
      @mscocorosie 7 років тому +48

      There is something about the music too. Its so.... quaint that it runs the line of precious and contrived, but somehow manages to come off as charming rather than irritating.

    • @cheezpuffg0rawr
      @cheezpuffg0rawr 7 років тому +26

      Clicked on this video specifically because The Grand Budapest was in the thumbnail.

  • @finleycastello6512
    @finleycastello6512 7 років тому +503

    *WOW! I never knew that films had colour palettes until now!*
    This video really blew me away.
    In fact it has made me really want to get into cinema!
    I really didn't realize that filmmakers paid so much attention to details like this

    • @karasaunderswitheldagraphi6863
      @karasaunderswitheldagraphi6863 7 років тому +1

      same!

    • @jasonports8517
      @jasonports8517 7 років тому +19

      You should start looking at art works and styles, a lot of cinematographers get their inspiration and knowledge from studying the colour, lighting and composition of famous paintings

    • @Kandiell
      @Kandiell 7 років тому +33

      i actually thought you were being sarcastic at first lol

    • @KhanggiTanka
      @KhanggiTanka 7 років тому +10

      that is why movie making is actually art its not only the story its also the painting

    • @youtubeuser2359
      @youtubeuser2359 7 років тому +1

      pretty much every form of visual "art" has a color palette. besides setting the mood/tone for the viewer, it´s one of the easiest things you can do to make sure your image(s) fit(s) together. you will also see this in cartoons, drawings, advertisements, photographies, music videos etc.

  • @flordeloto944
    @flordeloto944 5 років тому +86

    When people mention Color in movies, my mind goes straight to Wes Anderson and Baz Luhrmann.

  • @berkayzuhre6617
    @berkayzuhre6617 5 років тому +505

    1 - In the Mood for Love (2000)
    2 - The Living Trilogy (2000-2014)
    3 - The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
    4 - Only God Forgives (2013)
    5 - Contempt (1963)
    6 - Vertigo (1958)
    7 - Cries and Whispers (1972)
    8 - Sin City (2005)
    9 - O Brother Where Art Thou (2000)
    10 - The Fall (2006)

    • @earthbound2772
      @earthbound2772 5 років тому +6

      Berkay Zühre not good enough what are all the names of the ones he showed but didn’t talk about

    • @taniavezure2772
      @taniavezure2772 5 років тому +8

      @@earthbound2772 all the titles are written on the screen

    • @ddfanani
      @ddfanani 5 років тому +3

      Give this man a medal!

    • @alvis6683
      @alvis6683 5 років тому +1

      Thank you !

    • @matthewhenington8139
      @matthewhenington8139 5 років тому

      Real MVP

  • @snow4summer515
    @snow4summer515 7 років тому +1033

    ok ok I get it ill watch in the mood for love.

    • @wegnostyk60
      @wegnostyk60 7 років тому +57

      You definitely should

    • @AlbertFu
      @AlbertFu 7 років тому +29

      Ice Gman It's a masterpiece in many ways

    • @xankazo
      @xankazo 7 років тому +15

      A masterpiece, man.

    • @kasetophono
      @kasetophono 7 років тому +4

      Only the best film ever made

    • @abrahandelabastida843
      @abrahandelabastida843 7 років тому +3

      is not as good as they say. Chunking express is so much better

  • @lisak3257
    @lisak3257 7 років тому +329

    As a graphic designer this is so satisfying to watch!

  • @ThePortraitArt
    @ThePortraitArt 4 роки тому +166

    I was expecting "HER" to be on here but at least it got a quick 2 sec cameo. Awesome video!

    • @inigojuancarlos
      @inigojuancarlos 3 роки тому +4

      It falls under alongside films of Wes but as you know, Wes is the master on that category

    • @aguilarrojasoctavio4402
      @aguilarrojasoctavio4402 2 роки тому

      I was expecting to see something of Truman Show, The Cat in The Hat, Joker (this last one was new) but I had something far beyond

  • @MHTutorials3D
    @MHTutorials3D 5 років тому +47

    Thank you for this good and intelligent top 10

  • @johnhelf597
    @johnhelf597 7 років тому +335

    Honestly La La Land could be on here for sure

    • @LilaREmber
      @LilaREmber 7 років тому

      yes!!!

    • @fletchous444
      @fletchous444 7 років тому +1

      Young James Franco Yes! First thing I thought of lol

    • @lukejohnson8017
      @lukejohnson8017 7 років тому +22

      I love it too, but the colours in the movie are all over the place depending on what point in the movie you're at. Couldn't pin down the actual colour scheme they use very easily.

    • @ryebread9299
      @ryebread9299 7 років тому

      Young James Franco omg thank you GOD

    • @cjwonders1143
      @cjwonders1143 7 років тому +1

      la la SHOULD have been on here!!! One of the best uses of color in cinematography ive seen in a long time!

  • @pausa831
    @pausa831 7 років тому +429

    *Slow Clap* for the citizen kane joke, I actually didnt expect it...

  • @linden8337
    @linden8337 5 років тому +57

    in my opinion 2001: a space odyssey used color really well. especially in the end. but i also love the grand budapest hotel (:

  • @BG-dq9pp
    @BG-dq9pp 5 років тому +7

    Falling down has one of the best uses of colour i have ever seen in a movie. The colour palette focuses on yellow, brown and red mostly, which doesn’t sound good, but it expresses the main characters frustration with the world, and gives the film an eerie look in general.

  • @katie_the_lady
    @katie_the_lady 6 років тому +1865

    Truly loved this- I now have a complete list of movies to rent when I am searching for beautiful movies! Thank you so much! _PS You do those top ten lists the right way and kept me completely interested._

    • @maxonmendel5757
      @maxonmendel5757 5 років тому +4

      Katie Weinhold you still rent movies?

    • @bellammare
      @bellammare 5 років тому +3

      Apart from wishing you good luck to find a Blockbuster still open for you to RENT those films, this list it's very academic and not really accurate, but overall, some films he advice here are pretty shit and they use the color palette selection as a way to save them from being a flop. Example: instead of The Fall get The color of pomegranates. The fall it's a very uninteresting rip-off of TCOP. Sin city? Naaaa that's just arty farty. Avoid Only god forgives as it's remarcably shit and get the ones he intelligently discarded (Springbreakers, Enter the void, Suspiria and I'd add Irreversible but OVERALL: Blood and the Black Lace from Mario Bava. Basically ones of the best artists of cinematography that this guy that made the video _kindly_ forgot.......). PLUS this guys doesn't mention almost any cinematographer which, to be honest, that's where all the color shit comes from. Check the Sven Nivkist (sorry for the spelling, I can't check on google atm) entire work, he revolutioned the cinematography world!

    • @theoman971
      @theoman971 5 років тому +2

      Cinematographers are responsible for producing the colour. It's the writers/directors that choose them in the first place. Of course there are select examples where the cinematographer has played a much larger role, but in general their job is much more technical rather than conceptual

    • @noahhughes2501
      @noahhughes2501 5 років тому

      damn i wish i could still rent movies

    • @greatomeister675
      @greatomeister675 5 років тому

      Renting movies ? What is this? 2002? 😂😂

  • @paulinaenck5797
    @paulinaenck5797 7 років тому +64

    For number 5, Heathers always stands out for that idea. The powerful red of Heather Chandler, the innocent yellow for Heather McNamara, the envious green of Heather Duke, and the isolated blue for Veronica. There's also the grey/black for JD.

    • @MissAkua100
      @MissAkua100 6 років тому +1

      Wendla Bergman wendla? oh my gosh you’re alive!

    • @solarprogeny6736
      @solarprogeny6736 5 років тому

      @@MissAkua100 oof

  • @HermioneOnABike
    @HermioneOnABike 5 років тому +129

    Edward scissorhands for the pastels!

    • @kerrajohnson3203
      @kerrajohnson3203 4 роки тому +4

      Thank you! I'm disappointed they didn't mention it.

    • @YourMajesty143
      @YourMajesty143 4 роки тому +6

      Yes, no color scheme stirred me as a child like the clinical-like palette of the Bogg's neighborhood. It was so eerily perfect & sterilized, almost Stepford Wives-looking.

    • @inigojuancarlos
      @inigojuancarlos 3 роки тому +1

      Cmon! Pastels belongs to Wes. He, according to cinefix, is the master of that category and rightfully so.

    • @devrajsood5525
      @devrajsood5525 3 роки тому

      Wes Anderson is the king of pastels and probably will be for eternity

  • @virtualbadass
    @virtualbadass 5 місяців тому +2

    I don’t know what it is about this video but I’ve come back and rewatched it over and over now for years. Definitely my favorite CineFix list.

  • @vb2388
    @vb2388 7 років тому +167

    Cinefix's top 10
    1. In the Mood for Love
    2. The Living Trilogy
    3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
    4. Only God Forgives
    5. Contempt
    6. Vertigo
    7. Cries and Whispers
    8. Sin City
    9. O' Brother Where Art Thou?
    10. The Fall

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 7 років тому +2

      I have seen 8 films in this list. Still haven't seen Godard's Contempt and The Living Trilogy..

    • @oldDNU
      @oldDNU 7 років тому +1

      I saw the first one: Songs From the Second Floor. It is a weird, weird movie that can be tedious and boring at times (mainly because you don't know what the hell is going on). It doesn't have a plot so much as it's an exercise in mood, and that mood is utter despair. With that said, every scene (all very long takes with a stationary camera) is a marvel to look at. Every frame of the film could be a painting.

    • @vespermartini2556
      @vespermartini2556 7 років тому

      I saw Contempt, in fact, I think I found it in YT a while back. Don't remember much except Jack Palance was in it and it was very pleasing to the eye, color palette that is.

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 7 років тому

      Erik Dresner great!
      Sounds like my kind of film :P

    • @vincentadultman8527
      @vincentadultman8527 7 років тому +3

      VB MUTT You just saved me 13 boobless minutes.

  • @WOOJINTHEPOOH
    @WOOJINTHEPOOH 7 років тому +1296

    All the Movies Mentioned (No Specific Order):
    Wizard of Oz
    Tron
    Space Odyssey
    What Dreams may Come
    The Life of Pi
    The Fall
    Scott Pilgrim vs The World
    Hero
    Only God Forgives
    American Beauty
    Vertigo
    Enter the Void
    O Brother Where Art Thou
    Buried
    Curse of the Golden Flower
    Holy Mountain
    Spring Breakers
    Romeo + Juliet
    Speed Racer
    Mad Max: Fury Road
    Intolerance
    The Great Train Robbery
    Skyfall
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
    Moonrise Kingdom
    Three Colors Blue
    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Suspiria
    Dick Tracy
    The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
    Gates of Hell
    Moulin Rouge
    The Great Gatsby (2013)
    Pleasantville
    500 Days of Summer
    Sweeney Todd
    The Red Shoes
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
    The Aviator
    Do The Right Thing
    Sin City
    Schindlers List
    Three Colors Red
    Three Colors White
    Hero
    Citizen Kane
    Cries and Whispers
    Mission Impossible
    Transformers
    No Country for Old Men
    A Clockwork Orange
    Deadpool
    The City of Lost Children
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
    Volver
    Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
    Akira Kurosawa's Dream
    The Last Emperor
    Contempt
    Her
    The Shining
    Floating Weeds
    The Danish Girl
    Royal Tenenbaums
    Rushmore
    The Road
    Matrix
    The Living Trilogy
    Songs from the Second Floor
    A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
    Fanny and Alexander
    Lola Montes
    Anna Karenina
    In The Mood for Love

  • @assetttt
    @assetttt 5 років тому +18

    This is ridiculously high quality. Never subbed faster

  • @MilfLvr420
    @MilfLvr420 5 років тому +15

    Color in cinema is some of the most important aspects of a movie for me (that and the score). My uncle does the colorization for films such as Avengers: Infinity War and Roma, the former being a film bursting with color while the latter is entirely black and white. I find the color spectrum and its ability to shift emotion and tell a story all its own fascinating, and my paintings often use the monochrome technique

  • @airwann
    @airwann 7 років тому +278

    A use of color I loved was in "sixth sense" by Night Shyamalan ; every time dead people appear, the color red is present or appeared right before, leading us to the final realisation that Bruce Willis also is dead. That is done with subtlety, though it still is visible enough.

    • @keyman6689
      @keyman6689 6 років тому +12

      Tom Atans I agree. That's the sort of detail you don't get on first viewing, but is great to admire and savor on repeated viewings.

    • @megholford4262
      @megholford4262 6 років тому +3

      Tom Atans That’s instantly what I thought!!

    • @rk-ve6jy
      @rk-ve6jy 6 років тому +4

      mention [spoiler] in the comment!!

  • @WaterHazard86
    @WaterHazard86 7 років тому +54

    My god CineFix, I laughed so hard at the Citizen Kane joke at the number 7 spot. XD

  • @Capture.Castle
    @Capture.Castle 5 років тому +13

    I legitimately LOL-ed at the Citizen Kane fake-out. 😂 Well played.

  • @jerryricks8389
    @jerryricks8389 5 років тому +29

    I like how this video gives me ten essays for the price of one.

  • @kissmyasthma3155
    @kissmyasthma3155 7 років тому +293

    Top 10 character traits and character expression must be next

    • @1959Edsel
      @1959Edsel 7 років тому +39

      I have no reply to your comment, but your googly-eyed Batman icon makes me smile.

    • @AnaPerezGP92
      @AnaPerezGP92 7 років тому +3

      your pic lighted my day ♡

  • @aliciavellante
    @aliciavellante 7 років тому +4

    Wes Anderson is so brilliant- the pastel/off primary colors are such a staple in all his films

  • @scottjohnson5544
    @scottjohnson5544 5 років тому +4

    One of the best uses of color in a more recent movie had to be Atomic Blonde. The contrast of the neon 80's vs the grey of eastern Germany was beautiful and amazing. Excellent use of color to tell a story and visually striking.

  • @fringelilyfringelily391
    @fringelilyfringelily391 5 років тому +25

    Almodovar and particularly, the stunning beauty of Kurosawa's "Ran".

  • @MushroomVortex
    @MushroomVortex 7 років тому +458

    Not even being sarcastic, I laughed my ass off when he said Citizen Kane.

  • @Debbiefromcompliance
    @Debbiefromcompliance 7 років тому +234

    Just sitting here writing down all these movies. Thanks, definitely subbing

  • @tres5533
    @tres5533 5 років тому +2

    This is hands down the best presentations of color in cinema I've seen. Great service to everyone, from film lovers to filmmakers. Thank you tenfold.

  • @dinkledankle
    @dinkledankle 5 років тому +5

    The Banquet(Curse of the Golden Flower) and The Fall are my favorites from this list. Both are complete masterpieces, to me.

  • @starrynightfall00
    @starrynightfall00 6 років тому +644

    I can watch this video 100 times and still be intrigued. Great job, guys!

  • @Spamhard
    @Spamhard 6 років тому +195

    Budapest was definitely one of my favourite Anderson movies for colour choices, that and life aquatic. I was also really blown away by a lot of Skyfall (that jellyfish neon you clipped, especially) and honestly, for recent blockbuster, Last Jedi did some really striking displays of colour, mostly red.

  • @zuzannaorowska7143
    @zuzannaorowska7143 5 років тому +51

    Having studied Neuropsychology of color: THANK YOU for this video

  • @embryonic7692
    @embryonic7692 4 роки тому +12

    Suspira was mentioned but for me personally, one of the most amazing using colour and light. Love thst flick, and im talking ahout the Dargento's one!

    • @averyy6681
      @averyy6681 3 роки тому

      @@maxbuttrill2569 color is not as bold , I do like the remake more

  • @xyz7572
    @xyz7572 6 років тому +133

    I like the way you explained how the green was removed in "Oh Brother" to make the movie appear more warm and dry.
    The same technique is often used, - but inverted - in Scandinavian movies, to emphasise the harsh and unforgiving cold. You remove the orange, and everything, even the scenes where the characters are smiling, feels chilling and empty and as if there's a great emotional void that everyone is aware of but is trying to ignore.
    A good example of this is the horrifying Swedish and Danish tvseries "Bron" (="the bridge", the series starts off with a murdered woman being found at the bridge which connects Sweden and Denmark, one half of her in each country). The coldness of the colour palette adds a whole new dimension of emotional chill. It shows despair, but also hopelessness. It's unforgiving. If you want to watch a series like that, I really recommend it. It's very skilfully made, both well-written, beautiful and artistic, but it most certainly isn't a feel-good show.

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 5 років тому +2

      You can't make a Skandinavian film without having the audience feel melancholic as well, just like Sweeds.

    • @rooseveltbrentwood9654
      @rooseveltbrentwood9654 5 років тому +2

      It was a trip to see the raw shots. The difference is amazing.

  • @anonymousllama9672
    @anonymousllama9672 7 років тому +19

    As a swedish speaking person I found it both hillarious and interesting that they included two swedish movies. At first I didn't even recognise what language they were speaking, my brain was so set on hearing english at first I couldn't understand what they said xD (I've been speaking swedish my whole life, so when this happens I find it super fun xD)

  • @melanthajezek2835
    @melanthajezek2835 5 років тому

    I just keep coming back to this video every few months. It's beautiful and soothing and it might be my favorite video on youtube.

  • @reynasoraten5553
    @reynasoraten5553 5 років тому +2

    you've done an incredible job to educate your viewers not only in movies but also the art and soul used inside them.

  • @melloroom7510
    @melloroom7510 7 років тому +51

    I adored the palette of Grand B.H.

    • @inigojuancarlos
      @inigojuancarlos 6 років тому +2

      Prism0lly pastel aesthetic is Wes Anderson’s trademark. He’s the king on that category!

  • @cheguevarabig20
    @cheguevarabig20 7 років тому +40

    Green color in Great Expectations (1998) (one of the most underrated movies )
    dir. Alfonso Cuaron
    DoP. Emmanuel Lubezki

  • @paullambert7840
    @paullambert7840 5 років тому +1

    This is an amazing list. It's not just a boiled down Top 10. I love how you've given other examples. A couple of times, as you were describing a specific pallet, I immediately thought of a specific film. It wasn't ever one that you picked, but it was one you mentioned. Very, VERY nicely done. I'm sorry I'm just now seeing this.

  • @ashareeoo
    @ashareeoo 5 років тому

    Omg!!! I'm so happy to see The Fall mentioned. Such a visually stunning film, one of my favourites.

  • @Kujakuseki01
    @Kujakuseki01 7 років тому +94

    Very surprised to not see The Wizard of Oz here.

    • @FreakieFan
      @FreakieFan 7 років тому +24

      Agreed, the change from b/w to color, is arguably one of the best scenes ever

    • @victortisme
      @victortisme 7 років тому +1

      Kujakuseki01 but they did mention it...

    • @wmichaelbooth
      @wmichaelbooth 7 років тому +12

      I think if they did a list more narrowly focused on the best use of color in single scenes it would be hard not to include The Wizard of Oz. But I'm not sure the whole work is nearly as color conscious as the films described here.

    • @travis.tj0
      @travis.tj0 7 років тому +1

      I argre

    • @genedryer-bivins8314
      @genedryer-bivins8314 7 років тому +4

      The beginning and end of The Wizard of Oz were originally sepia, not plain black and white, so yes, it is color-conscious all the way through.

  • @skinyapples76
    @skinyapples76 7 років тому +53

    No Singin' in the Rain? I thought that movie has a really unique color palette.

    • @manderse12
      @manderse12 7 років тому +8

      Yes, SkinnyApples! A notable absence. Also "An American in Paris."

    • @skinyapples76
      @skinyapples76 7 років тому +2

      Oh! Good One! Love that movie.

  • @kimchris5344
    @kimchris5344 5 років тому

    I do not have the capability to describe how much I love and appreciate this video. This channel and Lessons from a Screenplay are the two best channels for cinema heads.

  • @adrianjohnson7465
    @adrianjohnson7465 5 років тому

    Hands down my favorite episode! The detail you guys put into this one is.. just amazing

  • @joeyclemenza7339
    @joeyclemenza7339 7 років тому +102

    Gotta love that Cinefix format.
    Talk about the subject of the list, mention a whole bunch of well known movies as honorable mentions, adds a film I've never heard of....
    ....squeezing in Harry Lime and The Third Man in there, somewhere.

    • @joeyclemenza7339
      @joeyclemenza7339 7 років тому +11

      This doesn't mean I never know any of these movies.... I know a few of them, though for the most part.... I find myself discovering new flicks than not.

    • @edisonmichael6345
      @edisonmichael6345 7 років тому +4

      I also love that instead of doing a "this movie is good, this one is better. Shut up, I'm not subjective, you're subjective!" sort of list, Cinefix does a "there are many ways of doing X with amazing results, let's talk about some of them. And hey, there are some numbers on your screen between them".
      Hm, I think they are tricking me into learning!
      hmpf. :-D

  • @subroy7123
    @subroy7123 7 років тому +6

    1:07- "Fincher described it as what would happen if Tarkovsky directed Wizard of Oz."
    This made my day. I didn't know this. :D

  • @Emoscreamo2
    @Emoscreamo2 4 роки тому +1

    Finally! I've been watching these videos non stop waiting for the Fall to get more than an Honorable Mention. I love it so much

  • @adrawnaline
    @adrawnaline 5 років тому +6

    this is a gold mine

  • @davidmitchell-baker1701
    @davidmitchell-baker1701 7 років тому +21

    Glad you got a Hitchcock and Wes Anderson movie on there, fantastic use of colour in pretty much all their work.
    Also shout out to Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, Shyamalan made some interesting character and story approaches with colour and used it masterfully.

  • @anigodess
    @anigodess 7 років тому +5

    Colors in What dreams may come are just brilliance for me. I love it.

  • @crystalm4324
    @crystalm4324 5 років тому

    This was a true masterclass list in movie making. It’s made me want to rewatch some of these favourites with a new eye.

  • @LinaHorn
    @LinaHorn 5 років тому

    This is the best top ten list I've ever seen. It was interesting, well researched, educational, passionate and yet not dragging or boring. Good job

  • @AiggEbe
    @AiggEbe 7 років тому +66

    Nicholas Winding Refn knows how to use color perfectly.

    • @bobunitone
      @bobunitone 7 років тому +12

      Which is crazy because he's colored blind!

    • @AiggEbe
      @AiggEbe 7 років тому +1

      bobunitone Really? Wow, I didn't know that...

    • @bobunitone
      @bobunitone 7 років тому +21

      He's stated it in an interview once. It's why his films color palettes are pushed to their most vibrant since he can only see certain colors at a certain range.

    • @joshuadewhurst1169
      @joshuadewhurst1169 7 років тому +2

      I'm colour blind too, maybe that's why I like the look of his films so much

    • @SwallowTheBatteries
      @SwallowTheBatteries 7 років тому

      Definitely, I love his films so much.

  • @wolveskriegfeuersturm1297
    @wolveskriegfeuersturm1297 7 років тому +23

    Trainspotting: In addition to being one of my favorite films, I feel Trainspotting does an amazing job with its color scheme, as if everything has been dusted over with a powdered coating of Heroin.

  • @FerSanchezSwag
    @FerSanchezSwag 5 років тому

    I just discovered this channel some hours ago and instead of writing an essay I needed to submit last Monday (it´s Friday...) I just watched a lot of this videos hoping my favourite director or movie would be mentioned... Thank you for finally mentioning Baz Lurhmann hahaha now I can continue to try to end my semester on a good note

  • @tori54595
    @tori54595 5 років тому +1

    This is so informative and consistently been kept informative! Great work

  • @robonick3607
    @robonick3607 7 років тому +143

    Moonlight anyone?

    • @user-bs1fn3to5x
      @user-bs1fn3to5x 7 років тому +4

      Moonlight was beautiful in so many ways, it got me crying after the movie, not during

    • @UnTipoInquietoo
      @UnTipoInquietoo 7 років тому

      Totally agree

    • @leobergmiller873
      @leobergmiller873 7 років тому +3

      MOONLIGHT IS LITERALLY LIKE THE BEST MOVIE EVER

    • @tillyh16
      @tillyh16 6 років тому

      That's what I was thinking about. The use of colour in that movie is so beautiful.

  • @marielas8083
    @marielas8083 5 років тому +42

    You explained that high Blue/Orange contrast that blockbuster films love! It's so easy to spot nowadays and i'm honestly getting tired of it!

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 5 років тому +5

      We're ALL tired and sick of it and yet Hollywood forces their colourists to keep their fingers locked on the "Teal & orange" settings of their digital Non-Linear-Editing programs >_> Everything has to look depressing nowdays…

  • @Theotherbabayaga
    @Theotherbabayaga 5 років тому

    I have watched this video so many times and I still cannot get enough. I love it

  • @pinkstarshooter8
    @pinkstarshooter8 5 років тому

    Im so amazed that this video is a top ten list that didn't disappoint me! Truely excellent work!!!

  • @graveyardshiftfilms2076
    @graveyardshiftfilms2076 7 років тому +72

    'Apocalypse Now' was sorely missed from the list.

    • @mikey7257
      @mikey7257 7 років тому

      atanu patwary good call.

    • @scysjabaouardy4418
      @scysjabaouardy4418 7 років тому +1

      atanu patwary true. thats the movie i thought about when i read the videos title

    • @albertomirandarodriguez8086
      @albertomirandarodriguez8086 7 років тому

      atanu patwary from the photography director Vittorio Storaro, master in color emotions. I was so shocked that he's not mentioned that I remarked him in the top of the comments. See The filmography of him if u liked and u'll find really good indispensable films

  • @albiehay5567
    @albiehay5567 7 років тому +224

    Do Top 10 Orchestral Movie Scores of All Time

    • @albiehay5567
      @albiehay5567 7 років тому +39

      Also do Top 10 Uses of Light and Darkness in Movie History

  • @gabrielleford2090
    @gabrielleford2090 5 років тому +1

    Pleasantville is one of my favorite movies and I love how it uses color to tell the story

  • @thomasgill223
    @thomasgill223 5 років тому

    Thank you so much! I am looking forward to watching all of these movies with fresh eyes.

  • @sethn211
    @sethn211 7 років тому +54

    Great video, but I thought Edward Scissorhands should be included, although it doesn't fit neatly into one category: there's the candy-colored pastel world of suburbia and the desaturated, dark world from whence Edward came.

    • @argella1300
      @argella1300 7 років тому +7

      And also the bright, over saturated colors subverting the seediness and prejudice present in the community

    • @sethn211
      @sethn211 7 років тому

      True!

  • @GR1MRACER
    @GR1MRACER 7 років тому +150

    Where were you when I had to do a report on color in movies.

    • @suicidalpotato9235
      @suicidalpotato9235 7 років тому +3

      Jeff Sine can i read your report please? I need more informations

    • @GR1MRACER
      @GR1MRACER 7 років тому +39

      It was 8 years ago

    • @Melvin420x12
      @Melvin420x12 7 років тому +4

      jawaher awad Start listening better, he literally said everything about colors, talking about the color wheel, the kind of combinations etc etc.

    • @Revalopod
      @Revalopod 7 років тому +1

      Where were you when school taught question marks?

    • @GR1MRACER
      @GR1MRACER 7 років тому

      Florida Education System

  • @MiikaKontio
    @MiikaKontio 5 років тому +2

    Very nice video. Gave me lot of ideas to watch all these beautiful movies

  • @i_so_late
    @i_so_late 2 роки тому

    this is the first cinefix video I ever watched, 4 years ago, and it was my introduction to film analysis and video essay type videos, and honestly was the beginning of me wanting to get into filmmaking

  • @_HappyRadio_
    @_HappyRadio_ 7 років тому +41

    You should do this but with animated/cartoon movies

  • @foxybingo1112
    @foxybingo1112 7 років тому +119

    Am I the only one who would consider Blue Velvet?

    • @MrBeastknows
      @MrBeastknows 7 років тому

      Uh, no that film is in black and white.

    • @foxybingo1112
      @foxybingo1112 7 років тому +2

      Shane Benjamson I think you're thinking of Eraserhead.

    • @foxybingo1112
      @foxybingo1112 7 років тому +2

      I think Eraserhead would have looked awful in colour. It's great the way it is.

    • @MrBeastknows
      @MrBeastknows 7 років тому

      ***** I mean I am color blind but I know for a fact it is not in color.

    • @MrBeastknows
      @MrBeastknows 7 років тому

      ***** ? What link?

  • @FelixPheonix
    @FelixPheonix 5 років тому +29

    Out of Tim Burton's films I think Edward Scissorhands is the most memorable for me. I'm glad The Fall and Amelie made it on this list , they were both brilliant. I wonder if anyone has done one of these for animated movies or tv series , there are a lot of really good ones. Some of my favorites in animation are Up , Monsters Inc , any Miyazaki film and The Prince of Egypt. For tv cartoons Steven Universe is great - especially the concept art , where you can see more details in the environment sketches. I also liked Power Puff Girls , but haven't seen that in a while.

    • @YourMajesty143
      @YourMajesty143 4 роки тому +3

      For me Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands and Big Fish were the 2 films whose color palettes actually made me emotionally react. Another film's color I love is Moonlight, which highlights the beauty of black skin as blue in the moonlit sky.

    • @apoorvjaiswal2673
      @apoorvjaiswal2673 3 роки тому

      Steven universe is incredible. Just the end credits alone

  • @caitidids
    @caitidids 5 років тому

    I love in the mood for love. Between the soundtrack, the set design, and the story itself, glad to see it here.

  • @nicksilva7113
    @nicksilva7113 6 років тому +379

    La La Land and. Blade Runner 2048 both had great use of color

    • @cl759
      @cl759 5 років тому +7

      And both crap

    • @keithode1737
      @keithode1737 5 років тому +28

      @@cl759 Blade Runner: 2049 is crap? Please explain.

    • @chris-hayes
      @chris-hayes 5 років тому +11

      Blade Runner 2049 is on the same level the first Blade Runner was. La La Land is mixed depending on who you talk to, but definitely not overall crap.

    • @jdksdj11
      @jdksdj11 5 років тому +8

      @@cl759 La La Land is on of the best new musicals (probably the best) and Blade Runner 2049 is on the same lvl as the 1st one and i think that in some aspects is better.

    • @snowangel7980
      @snowangel7980 5 років тому +5

      @@cl759 I'm not a fan of the movie, but the color usage is undeniably good. Primary colors become used as a sort of foreshadowing. Each emotion is a color, and each scene is the color of the primary emotion expressed in it.

  • @robynwilson9227
    @robynwilson9227 6 років тому +102

    My all time favourite use of colour in a film goes to La La Land, i just ADORE how they used the colour and cinematography. Everything looks like classic cinema burst into modern day and its simply GORGEOUS to look at. Right down to Sebastian and Mia being such polar opposites in colour, Sebastian is muted, blacks,browns and whites and perfectly contrasted with Mia and her bright reds, blues and yellows. The colour is used to such great effect, it perfectly mimics old hollywood whilst also being bright and modern. Its class and bold and i ADORE it.

    • @alexblacks8231
      @alexblacks8231 5 років тому +7

      I agree!
      I was fully expecting to see it at least mentioned under #6 when the complementary color scheme was brought up. It's the one thing that really popped out at me for nearly the entire movie.

  • @ender7278
    @ender7278 4 роки тому +3

    With all the obscure foreign films I've never heard of that still perfectly relate to the subject, you guys sure your stuff.

  • @spencerblum4637
    @spencerblum4637 5 років тому

    I actually just learned so much and was entertained! I never even thought about how different color schemes play into movies.

  • @R09PhillipsM
    @R09PhillipsM 7 років тому +50

    FINALLY some love for 'Only God Forgives', fucking love that film

  • @Renogade
    @Renogade 7 років тому +47

    I find Only God Forgives really underrated

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 7 років тому +3

      Awesome Sunhatted Seal Productions...same here, even Valhalla Rising is pretty good

    • @grandmofftarkin1933
      @grandmofftarkin1933 7 років тому +4

      Awesome Sunhatted Seal Productions Ikr? It's a very dry, violent, slow, and kinda creepy film. I really like it.

    • @diegom-a7970
      @diegom-a7970 7 років тому +12

      also Crimson Peak

    • @marianorodriguez7106
      @marianorodriguez7106 7 років тому

      Love Nicolas films. Love how he lets the scenery talk.

  • @ERIKOLSONTPM
    @ERIKOLSONTPM 5 років тому +1

    Was fortunate to be on What Dreams May Come, and agree that it is a visual masterpiece in so many ways. I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan, so it was great to hear your thoughts on his use of pastels in Grand Budapest Hotel. Keep it up, I enjoy learning new things through such videos!

  • @superduper1329
    @superduper1329 4 роки тому +4

    I'm so glad Cries and Whispers was in there since that's what came to mind when I think of deep rich use of red