Days of Heaven- Jeremy

The film was a beautiful piece. The life depicted was artistically stylized so as to make a portrait of the time period. Each shot was done in vivid golden light to heighten the beauty of the nature the characters were surrounded by. A stark contrast is that whenever anyone winds up in a city. The colors become pale and the light disappears, creating an austere prison devoid of hope and warmth. Each color was carefully chosen to create the frame of the setting. Warm colors that bleed with color set a warm memory, while those of pale frosted shades set the tone for a grim reminder. One particular scene that struck my fancy was when the migrating workers were riding on the roof of the train. The metal of the roof of the train and the travelers were shot in a rusty shade. This color scheme creates a nostalgic felling of a typical happening. The light of the sun was a warm yet faded yellow, that made me feel as if I was looking at an old photo. Overall, the film stirred a feeling of peace in me. While there were climatic moments, the film as a whole put me in a calm mood, the same way the nature in it did for the wanderers that worked in it.