The Royal Tenenbaums

In The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson creates a surreal world with a highly contrasted and well thought out color scheme giving it an artificial feel.  In this powerful scene, Margot walks dramatically towards her brother in slow motion, marking the rebirth of their relationship.  The dominant in the frame is Margot's face, with dark eyeliner contrasted from the rest of the bright frame with natural light.  This exaggerates her complex personality that is held inside her throughout the movie.  Her hairstyle as always is the same as when she was little, showing her longing for what she was in the past.  The green in the green line bus symbolizes a rebirth, referring to the meeting of her and Richie once again.

In yet another powerful scene, Richie attempts suicide with a razor blade on his wrists and then passes out.  The whole scene is dominated by the color blue, exaggerating his depression.  He also wears his Fila tennis shirt, how he longs for the past professional tennis player he once was.  But, in this scene, he cuts off all his hair, takes off his headband, and shaves his beard, indicating he is letting go of that alternate person.  He is also sitting down slouched, making him seem vulnerable and less masculine.  Lastly, this is one of the only frames throughout the movie that isn't symmetrical, showing that Wes Anderson is trying to differentiate this scene from the rest of this weird reality, making the experience seem real.