Kieślowski's three colors trilogy can be admired as three unconnected plots, but when the three are brought together their narratives express the three values brought by the ideals of the Revolution French: liberty, equality and fraternity. The three films seem to build on each other and can only be understood as a collection. More specifically, each film embodies a desire. Blue, white, and red represent a key meaning to the narratives of these films that Kieślowski uses as a vice to convey each character's struggle. Narratives can be explored in relation to color and its relevant meaning. It is important to explore the narrative of each film to get the big picture of the trilogy. The analysis of each of the main character's difficulties throughout these films and their connection to color establishes their main connection to the collection. So, connecting the meaning of each of the films together creates a better understanding for the viewer. The narrative of each film is linked to ideals (blue, white, red) and the elements of mise-en-scène essentially help to express them more deeply. Three Colors: Blue, the first film in the trilogy, is linked to the idea of freedom and its overall core meaning is established in the personal narrative. Julie is the protagonist and in the first scene she loses her husband and daughter in a car accident. After losing her family, Julie shuts herself off from the world and no longer wants to hang out with anyone she knew. He's basically trying to start his life over and attempting to do so. The car accident begins Julie's first glimpse of freedom, she is alone and essentially "free". After the viewer gets the idea that Julie is free, there is the matter of him... in the middle of the card.... .. the names of the survivors are read. Among the survivors were the main characters of Blue and White, their husbands and wives. The shocking part is that Valentine and the young Judge Auguste are seen together, apparently meeting for the first time. All in all, the final scene of this film ties the entire trilogy together. While the viewer is given an idea that there is a "chance" that Valentine was able to find love, that there is a chance that the rest of the characters are able to find peace as well. The idea that each film has value comes into play, as the characters try to define those values they lose sight of the closeness of love or friendship. As each of the characters was in search of freedom, equality or brotherhood, they became immune to their surroundings, but apparently it was these things that united them..
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