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Travelers In The Night Manipulation

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In Traveler’s in the Night, directed by Ena Sendijarevic, the choice to use certain colors and contrasting lighting when shooting the scenes illustrates how being childlike and pure leads to manipulation. Throughout the whole film, the main character wears white, has fair skin, and is very frail. The choice to use the color white for her clothing shows how she represents a purity and innocence. This purity and the childlike image she is given exposes how she is easily manipulated. Furthermore, the main character is a complete contrast to a man that later comes in the store wearing all black, a color that is related to evil and mystery. The man who comes in is the evil that manipulates her. In addition to the colors of clothing worn by characters,

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