"O"

The one scene in "O" that really caught my attention was when Desi and Oden are lying in bed with both of their shirts off to create a bigger impact on the viewer of the differences in skin. I felt like this scene was filmed really well to just heighten the differences between the two characters. The dialogue, although I don't believe quite as important as the shot itself, was also done quite well as it helped the audience relate more the the relationship Oden and Desi shared.

I related this shot a lot to a photography class I took in high school that talked a lot about the impact opposite colors have on the human eye. As the eye looks towards one color, such as white the impact of black in the same scene can create a dramatic impact on the visual aspect of the shot or picture.

The director probably created this scene in such a fashion for this very reason, to not only shock the human eye (though maybe not the human mind) but also metaphorically show the differences the two main characters have in relation to one another. The dramatic differences in skin tones only highlights their different childhoods, attitudes on life, and in some cases pressures of daily life.