Color and color schemes in movies are important pieces of storytelling that help to subtly establish the tone and the literal look of the film. Color can be used for symbolism, foreshadowing, or giving insight into a character's life in relation to the colors they're associated with. Most people would not assume that a movie with a bright yellow color scheme would be a horror movie, but that could be used to subvert audience expectations. Bright colors like yellow, red, blue, and green are most commonly associated with feelings of joy or excitement.
These two frames above (from Fight Club) use these dark colors in different ways. The first frame uses the colors to show a very clear duality, both in the colors, as well as what is shown in the frame. Alternatively, the second frame uses these extremely dark colors to show a dark moment literally.
The articles below gave me lots of information about how important color is to tell a story, and how color is an extremely important visual element.
https://www.horrorbuzz.com/movies/the-most-commonly-used-colors-in-horror-movies/
https://www.cined.com/film-color-schemes-cinematic-color-design/ (photo 2 and 3 come from here)
https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/color-palettes-famous-movies/
https://www.learncolorgrading.com/choose-color-scheme-film/
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