really obvious symbology in films

[shootthebandit]

I am more impressed with the subtle symbolism in films I can not notice. For instance, the teddy bears in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining unravel a plot thread that wasn't verbally touched on.

Explain please

Spoilers. Possibly.Stanley positioned the teddy bears in several scenes to represent both Jack and Danny. They also appear in places where the characters appear in other scenes. Wendy also hallucinates a scene of a man wearing a bear costume and a man in a suit in a bed. It's the way of the film giving away that Danny's psychological problems are at least partly caused by him being sexually abused by his father.

Its just accepted that jack is abusive towards his wife and son (i didnt realise it was sexual) i think its just an assumption the viewer is supposed to make. With it being kubricks take on a steven king story its not going to be handed to you on a plate

Theres just so much going on in the background the more you watch it the more you pick up on. For example is there really a supernatural presence or is it just a manifestation of jacks personality

 

[Frybird]

"Have you tried...NOT being a mutant?"

Yep, the X-Men movies are pre-tay sledgehammery at times. But ah well, i'm alright with it.

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And it's probably not really "symbolism", but i love how Edgar Wright Movies are very heavy on foreshadowing upcoming stuff through visuals and dialogue.

A few examples:

"A bloody Mary first thing, a bite at the King?s Head, couple at The Little Princess, stagger back here and bang? back at the bar for shots." (Shaun of the Dead)

"Splat The Rat!" (Hot Fuzz)

"Uh-oh."
NEGA-NINJA!!
"I can never get past that guy."
"Don't beat yourself up about it." (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)

 

[Olas]

Okay, I'll be 'that guy'

To be honest, I can't think of much off the top of my head. I guess pretty much all of Aronofsky's movies are cluttered with symbolism. If anyone's seen the movie Pi, the film is filled with symbols of

Spoiler: order

and

Spoiler: chaos

Though the most blatant recurring image in the movie is that of the brain, more specifically the protagonists own brain, which he keeps seeing in hallucinations of throughout the movie.

Spoiler: don't click if you have a weak stomach

The fact that he keeps poking at his brain in those hallucinations might be foreshadowing what he ends up doing at the end of the film.

Spoiler