A matter of life and death (1946)

The world portrayed is that of over saturated colour reflecting the growing and blossoming love between Carter and June

Upon viewing the initial scene we are shown a sleek sanitized form of Heaven in which even the waiting room is constructed as if a master set piece in itself however juxtaposing this is the fact that all of the scenes featuring heaven are in black and white emphasizing whilst although this perfect place exists it is in fact earth and the love for June, which for Carter, is worth fighting for. This use of technicolour is so effective that it even outshines the fanatical elements of the pristine heaven which would otherwise make it far more appalling as a world. The first scene that really exemplifies this is that in which the conductor first meets Carter pleading to not embarrass him- the use of the bright flowers almost creating a magical element. The use of this style is perhaps why the film of such a time has aged so well and despite ultimately being a love story I engaged with it well and had my attention throughout- a genre I would otherwise mostly avoid.