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I guess I'll start, but I don't know how much insightful information I have (remember it's supposed to be you educating me.

The thing that struck me most about this film was his use of colors. There were many bold simple colors used throughout the film. The one that made the most sense to me (with help of those I watched it with) was the green. In the redwood forest Madeline says something to the effect that the trees are green and everliving--and how she didn't want to have to die.

Then, when we see her first as Judy she is in a green dress, living in a hotel that has a green neon sign, and it seems like her room was green as well. So, this woman who "died" has kept living and is typified with green. When she really does die, she's in black (I guess I should put a spoiler warning--although you would hope that would go without saying in a thread like this).

Other colors that struck me, but I didn't really make sense of where red and purple.

I have a guess about the purple. The woman in the portrait (I forgot her name) was in a purple dress. Judy wore purple on her first date with Scottie. In both instances it is this woman being herself, rather than someone else. Purple is a color of royalty. Perhaps he was saying that people are most majestic when being themselves and not trying to be "made over" into someone else.

The red I don't even have a guess about--but it was prodominant. The walls in Ernie's and the carpet in Madeline husband's office (can't remember his name). The shading on Madeline's face at the beginning of the movie. In Scottie's dream. Any ideas about this?