Although accepted now more than in past generations, same sex relationships are not yet fully accepted as being equal to heterosexual relationships. Abdellatif Kechiche, the director of Blue is the Warmest Color, uses film techniques that work together to create the most realistic scenes possible in order to prove to the world that love is love, and not gay love or straight love. Just love. Blue is the Warmest Color follows a high school student named Adel as she falls in love with a slightly older female artist and together they experience every high and low emotion that love thrusts upon them. In this movie, Kechiche implements techniques such as close up shots, props, the motif of the color blue, setting, point of view shots, allusions, and characterization. Although the entire movie was incredibly realistic and therefore successful at proving that love does not discriminate, I chose one scene in particular, the "sketching in the park" scene. .
Before the scene takes place and conversation ensues, the establishing shot lets us know that this scene's setting will be on a bench in the park. This is the first time the girls spend with only the two of them present, therefore it has a higher level of intimacy, not only between the two on screen, but also between the audience and the characters. Nature is everywhere, it does not discriminate between race, sex, gender, etc. The fact that the first real "date" takes place in nature, a neutral setting, establishes normalcy in their encounter and provides an inviting atmosphere. They are in the middle of nature which makes this encounter a peaceful one. With such a calm ambience and no loud city life or other stimuli to divert our attention, we are left to give our attention to the interaction taking place. The fact that the setting is an inviting factor in the scene we quit trying to analyze and just embrace the moments taking place.
