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The color palette of this movie...


I just saw Night of the Bloody Apes for the first time. For those of you who've seen it, would somebody explain the significance of the film's color palette? The film was made by Mexican people (in Mexico, I'm assuming) and in nearly every scene there are very deep and saturated shades of red and green, whether they're in windows, chairs, etc. Did they intentionally try to subtly weave in the colors of the Mexican flag for a subconsciously broader appeal in their native country? It's not so far-fetched because American filmmakers (especially animators) have done this very thing in their work for subliminal messaging or other purposes. And I'm not kidding either. It's nearly every scene in the whole damn movie, and I picked up on it in the very first scene where there are two wrestlers, one in green and one in red, and of course the referee was in white. I haven't found anywhere online that talks about this and I was wondering if there are some horror fans out there who might know about this a little bit more than I do.

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Well, about this movie specifically I don't know...

However, if you can find Blood Beach (1980), its palette has a rosy, hazy washed out summery quality to it which is quite the complement to its fantastically eclectic score by the late, great Gil Melle.

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