Transition from black-and-white to color in Pleasantville
Transition between Black-and-White to Color in Pleasantville Nowadays people seek freedom, great sensation, thrill, adventure, and so on. They love engaging in risky and dangerous activities, they want to try new experiences and discover new enjoyments, and finally they want to ask themselves “what is going to happen now?” They wish to live in a world of choices, where there is an infinite amount of options to be taken and no clear path. They do not wish to live like those from previous eras, who neglected diversity and change. In fact, they are the exact opposite since they want to be involved in new adventures. The movie “Pleasantville” released in 1998, written and directed by Gary Ross, shows us a society of an idealised and simple way of life that is represented by black and white. It’s a town where everything is pleasant, where’s there is no crime, few worries and where even the toughest problems can be solved easily. However, it was always the same routine over and over again. There is no diversity whatsoever. This suddenly changes after the coming of two teenagers. In this movie, we observe the changes that occur to a town of the 1950s after two individuals from the modern era are transported there and bring in their knowledge and their way of life. The movie is about two teenagers who magically gets drawn into the 1950s fictional, black-and-white television sitcom, Pleasantville. The two teenagers, David and Jennifer, are forced to take on the roles of Bud and Mary-Sue respectively. As the story progresses, their presence starts to influence drastic changes. These two brings in sex, art, books, music and the concept of nonconformity to the citizens of Pleasantville. As they do, something unheard of starts happening. Color erupts in their black-and-white world. It does not affect only objects, but also human beings. As it was decades ago, when new changes were not greatly accepted in society, they went against it. As the movie progressed, more and more