Graphic Novel
Emotionally profound and drastically
honest, “Blue is the Warmest Color”, the graphic novel by Julie Maroh, portrays
a teenage girl, Clementine, who journeys through excruciating pain to discover
her identity and sexual orientation. Written tenderly with unique French sensibility
and genuine frankness, the core of the story emphasizes the importance of
love and understanding in human life.
"Emma: Only love will save the world.
Why would I be ashamed to love?”
In terms of writing and drawing technique,
Maroh manages to make transitions between
present and past, dialogue and narration by using colors for present time and
black, white with a touch of blue for
past time. Although Maroh had no tendency to stress on racial and class differentiation,
but the reader could feel slight traces of these subjects through colors,
characters’ manners and dialogues!
Film
Abdellatif Kechiche has been a director that I have
admired immensely since his film Black Venus . Before
watching "Blue Is the Warmest Color”; I had seen three powerful films by
him: Games of Love and Chance, The Secret of the Grain and Black Venus. I'm
still obsessed by Black Venus; a powerful film I believe had never received an
adequate attention it truly deserved.
It seems "Blue Is the Warmest Color" is the continuation of "Games of Love and Chance" in a more concrete, tangible and personal way, emphasizing a deep analysis of a character torn apart by her sexual identity and social norms. kechiche is a multidisciplinary filmmaker, fascinated by the complexity of human reactions toward circumstances. He is also obsessed by the beauty and vibrating energy of the youth.
The film with all its stunning beauties and masterful scenes is unnecessarily long and in some parts ostentatious. It also falls into unnecessary pornographic expressions which takes away its absolute beauty.
It seems "Blue Is the Warmest Color" is the continuation of "Games of Love and Chance" in a more concrete, tangible and personal way, emphasizing a deep analysis of a character torn apart by her sexual identity and social norms. kechiche is a multidisciplinary filmmaker, fascinated by the complexity of human reactions toward circumstances. He is also obsessed by the beauty and vibrating energy of the youth.
The film with all its stunning beauties and masterful scenes is unnecessarily long and in some parts ostentatious. It also falls into unnecessary pornographic expressions which takes away its absolute beauty.
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