Perception Of Colors In Films – The Usage Of Colors In Sin City And Its Effects On Its Recipients

The neo-noir film Sin City is an embodiment of the fact that color in films can trigger several effects on their recipients at the same time. Ever since Aristotle, humans have been taking scientific approaches to color theory and color perception. Nowadays, there are numerous models and theories about color, many of which contradict or even exclude each other. According to Susanne Marschall, empirical research confirms that the majority of individuals consider the colors red, green, blue and yellow as the most important basic colors from which all other colors can be derived. These four basic colors are supplemented by black and white. Depending on socialization, cultural background, individual personality and accumulated previous experiences, humans have different preferences and aversions in color perception, and accordingly, their psychological effect is different. In color perception, we always speak of something subjective. Thus, the subjective perception of the author is part of this paper. On this ground, the present work deals with the usage of color in the comic adaption film, Sin City and the effects on the perception of the recipients. Color usage and its effects are analyzed on the specific episodes: The Customer Is Always Right, The Customer Is Always Right, Part 2, and the love story of the two characters Goldie and Marv, in the episode The Hard Goodbye.