Symbolism
When Michael meets Apollonia, she is wearing scarlet red. This is a symbol (just like it was a symbol for Kay) that something bad would be happening the scene after. Instead, nothing major happened because Michael was in Sicily and nobody knew where he was, yet. That is why I think that Coppola wanted Apollonia to wear red because it is she that is going to get into trouble, not Michael's family. This is proven by the explosion of the car. Later on, when Michael returns to NY and meets Kay, Kay is not wearing any type of red. This is symbolic because it means that she has let go of him and that he was now gone from her life. She does not wear any red from then on. This could be interpreted in a good and bad way.
Good: she has fit into the family.
Bad: she is worn out and does not like how things are hidden from her. It might be depression of being alone. It might be that she does not want to live in a life where there is dirty business going on in the office.
Juxtaposition
There is a shot of how Michael and Apollonia are taking a stroll and how there is a group of ladies following a few feet behind them. This is juxtaposed to the next scene right after, which is of Sonny leaving a woman and walking out a building with a group of guys behind him. This shows the difference between the brothers, yet the similar situation that they are in. It was also interesting the way that Michael took great care of Apollonia compared to his brother, Sonny who does not care that he is even married. (I already explained this in detail previously)
Foreshadowing
When Kay came for the last time to Michael's house to see if he was home, she left a note for him. Behind her was a crashed car. This was foreshadowing to what later on was the explosion of Apollonia's car.
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Why do you think Coppola used red as a sign of danger for the ladies?
ReplyDeletealso, when does Kay when red and afterwards she is in danger?
Coppola used red because in a way it describes the character of both ladies.
ReplyDeleteApollonia: courageous, strong and curios
Kay has similar characteristics. These characteristics are stated under the meaning of the color red.
Red was also used as a sign in precautioning the audience about something horrible that was going to happen.
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I did not make myself clear when I stated that when Apollonia, when wearing red, gets herself in trouble. I was trying to say that Apollonia was foreshadowing upon herself because that is what is close to Michael. As well she cannot foreshadow something that is happening away from Michael. I guess that the woman wearing red, only foreshadows something bad to happen to Michael, depending on where Michael is. The explosion of the car and Apollonia in it definetly affected Michael.
-Denitza