Body of Lies

"How does the location and use of light and dark depict the emotional landscape of a character?"

 In this picture we can see that the antagonist is dressed with white colours, showing stereotypically that he should be the protagonist, as good is represented in white, this may show that his actions are what he thinks are the right ones but to the viewer isn't. He is in shadow on the left side showing he is behind the scenes and not the front man of the operation, there is light beaming through behind to represent hope for him or to show he has a way out before he is to be in total darkness, by doing the wrong thing.

In this image like the one above we can see his character choosing between light and darkness, good and bad, his face is directed towards the dark but his body is in the light, possibly showing that he could make the right decision but he's already made up his mind and he is being directed towards the wrong ones. He is asleep but appears to have been reading showing he is intellectual and thoughtful. The translations are in the colour yellow to show light, another symbol of escape, and better or right choices.

I chose to include this image because you can see the man is dressed in white and his milk float is white, showing that he is the protagonist and is working for good. It is clear that he is working with the forces against the other men above, however he is clearly being depicted in white and the forces are in black. The street is empty and has been blocked off to other residents, of Manchester it shows an emptiness of feeling and dehumanization for the characters as if they have no souls and they are just mechanical workers.

This image shows one of the men from the forces moving into the terrorist's house, the house is dark showing someone from the good light moving into the bad. The forces are dressed all in black and have masks to cover their face which originally would show they are the antagonist however that wouldn't seem to be the case once the scene is over. Again this image shows no character to the men dressed in black however the use of dark and natural light would lead us to believe they are good and the men in the house are bad, showing there is no real good or bad its all the same, that there is no right or wrong answer.