In the movie, "Across the Universe," many bold statements are made through visual symbolism. The main themes throughout the clip that we watches were the Vietnam War, art, and the TV. The main character is an artist and seems to be having trouble drawing his sketches. His girlfriend interrupts him bringing in a TV since the War is now televised. He goes into the other room and begins using strawberries to symbolize his emotions about the war.
Strawberries are red and when squeezed or punctured they spew red juice, which can look similar to blood. The main character uses this to show how destructive the war has been in his personal life. He seems to be very angry and sad as he throws objects at the strawberries making them burst. This symbolizes the blood shed in the war and the mass killing that is taking place overseas. The song lyrics and connected to his art because he is singing about strawberry fields and that he is taking you there. These fields symbolize the war. All the death that is taking place and how it is now incorporated into their everyday lives through the TV. There is no way to escape the violence. Also, through the clip all of the important symbolze are red, the strawberries, and the blood shed. Red is a prominate color that symbolizes anger, fear, and death.
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I think this is a great way to describe the clip we saw in class! After hearing other classmates points of view, it made me rethink how I saw the clip. I loved the description of the color red. That basically describes Jude's emotions. He was angry and fearful of the war and death. These emotions were seen in his "strawberry artwork." It was interesting how even the Beatles' song fit with this clip. I never would have thought to use strawberries as symbols of war, but after the clip it makes sense. Overall, I really agree with your views on the clip "Strawberry Fields."
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