Blue snow? - Powder Blue (2009) Discussion

[–] andyd-1 14 years ago

snow is sometimes a bit blue isn't it. Is the clue in the film title?

I don't know otherwise.

The film seemed to use color filters now and again.

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[–] howdytwo 14 years ago

Thanks for the reply, andyd-1. I guess it's just one of those things we'll really never know. I did read further on the board and noted other opinions. To quote Yul Brynner in "The King And I," "It's a puzzlement." Also I think there were color filters, too.

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[–] thomasj27 14 years ago

Does it even snow in Los Angeles?

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[–] howdytwo 14 years ago

Now, THAT'S funny ! ! It hadn't even crossed my mind. Thanks for making me laugh, thomasj27!

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[–] ccato 14 years ago

It has before but it's not like it happens every winter. One of those once in a decade kind of occurrences.

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[–] marten1 13 years ago

I saw this thread title mid-way through watching the movie (on consecutive nights) and noted that many scenes have a subtle and atmospheric blue cast. Then yer feller gazes from the church doors and against his face the falling snow is indeed quite blue-looking. Fair enough. Then he crouches, and picks up a handful, and man! That snow is BRIGHT BLUE! I think someone overdid the dye.

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[–] ostoralian 13 years ago

it's symbolic of how much wank this movie turned out to be, and just how hard the writer director was trying to be dramatic and poetic

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[–] JeffAHayes 12 years ago

I'm just about to return this movie after having rented it over the holidays (I'd seen it before, online, and TOTALLY forgotten it was a Christmas movie, but I guess it was really appropriate I decided to rent it for Christmas).

At any rate, I watched the short about making the movie, and they put blue dye in ALL the snow they used -- the "real snow" they made use ice chippers, as well as various types of "fake snow" (the type that doesn't melt), often used on movie and TV sets.

The director talked about how and why he was using the blue snow to try to send a message, but he never exactly said what the message is. My guess is that he had blue standing in for hope, or love, perhaps -- maybe not romantic love, per se, but love on a more spiritual level.

At any rate, I really enjoyed the movie, and would have even if I hadn't finally gotten to see how truly beautiful Jessical Biel is.
Jeff Hayes

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[–] Reaper 12 years ago

The entire movie, not just the snow, was one of the more egregious examples of blue/orange digital color correction. It's not just this movie, it's lots of them, but this one is especially awful.

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[–] Mehki_Girl 12 years ago

Blue is featured in every scene, even if it is only the character's eye color.

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[–] Bob-45 11 years ago

I think it symbolizes the purification process. Each characters experiences redemption through opening his or her heart, hence purification.

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[–] swlabr 8 years ago

I liked the movie but when the blue snow fell it reminded me of Breaking Bad lol

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