CHANGE
Change, a passing from one place, state, form or phase to another, is an inevitable and needed process. Over time due to environmental influence and personal experience, every person will undergo some form of change in self whether it be physical, mental,in Gary Ross’s Pleasantville is shown to be adversely affected by change as she matures and ages. ... This change is shown through the clever use of camera techniques. ... However, when she undergoes change she turns to colour. ... Learning about sex is the catalyst for her change unsatisfied with the fact that her husband would never so such a thing her daughter Jennifer exclaims “you know there are other ways to enjoy yourself without dad”. The masturbation scene is the climax for her change. ... Betty however at first does not succumb to this change at first and when she herself turns to colour she covers it up with gray makeup. ... Betty’s inevitable change was a result of aging and increased awareness and had a positive effect on her. ... The persona of “Sky high” is not only shown to change mentally but physically as well. Imagery such as “line-etched story of life in scars and wrinkles” depicts the physical change from young to old while “it’s an older, more age warped washing line” shows this development also in something the character held close to themselves. Like Betty in Pleasantville, “Sky High” presents the responder with a character who has reaped the benefits from aging and change. ... As an adult she has more control of her life,” easily touch the sagging wires” which represents life’s difficulties and she easily embraces the change. ... The protagonist in Sky High experiences the inevitable change as a result of aging and with that becomes a more controlled and in charge person. Another character of Gary Ross’s Pleasantville, Jennifer, examines the change in self mentally and physically, she too grows up. ... She is a primary catalyst for change in the town and through this experience she too changes as time progresses she opens her mind to life’s possibilities and finds the liberation one gets from not being objectified and enjoys being defined by her intellect. Her change can also been documented through her clothing she starts off with a contemporary flaunty wardrobe “it’s not slutty it’s…fun”, to a demure and modest style “I’ve got like 3lbs of underwear on underneath”, which further suggests the obstacle she would face when having sex, it acts as a stopper.