The movie might seem simple, but is actually incredibly complex and has the smallest details in relation to Dante's Inferno. Throughout the painting, there were many paintings, pieces of art, and other hidden references to Dante, as well as ideas of heaven and hell relating to his. For example, the river full of the first sinners reaching up out of the river, which was exactly as it was in Dante's Inferno. The idea of the guide, the old man/ his med school mentor resembling Virgil, and Chris as Dante. The paintings behind Annie when she was committing suicide where three paintings of heaven, purgatory, and hell.
What struck me most about the movie was the colors and how significant they were as visual cues. The colors always held meaning, whether being a symbol of something, or a hint to an upcoming event. The movie started out full of life (in many ways). The scenery is in this beautiful place with a lake and a valley full of flowers and wildlife. Annie is full of life herself, as a personality. Her hair is long and free, wild. This is all a symbol of life. The death of the children alters the movie and the colors especially. The colors become bland, black and white, and very dark in a lot places. Annie's place of work is all white, while she wears all black. Her hair is dyed black and is cut short. She is symbolizing death and loss.
The movie could honestly be kind of confusing for me at times, but looking at it as a whole piece of art it is really beautiful. It is so deep and metaphorical, beautiful visually and mentally.
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