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I was thinking that maybe we could generate a list of films that employ symbols and/or motifs in their story telling ...

Examples:

Pulp Fiction -- [spoiler]The bandaid on Marcelus' neck and the brief case -- one theory being that this is where his soul was cut out from him, and where it is stored[/spoiler]
The Sixth Sense -- [spoiler]the color red puntuating moments of stress and adversity, signifying things in the living world being impacted by a spirit[/spoiler]
Miller's Crossing -- [spoiler]symbolic of Tom's quandary, leads a life of its own, blowing off in the wind, then magically reappearing on the stair...[/spoiler]
There are tons more, and I'm not even sure that these were the best examples to give; what others can you guys think of?

Interesting topic... hmmm. the only one that occurs right now is

Fight Club: [spoiler]the destruction of the physical surroundings(buildings) parallels the main character's mental health - he moves into a hovel of a house, and right at the end all those buildings falling down [/spoiler] But to me, Fight Club was all about mental illness, and I know some people don't agree.

well, one of my favorite films EVER is The Graduate, and mostly because of all the symbolism. it's basically a coming of age story about the main character Ben. and in the first half of the film, there is a ton of water symbolism. ex. him sitting in front of a fish tank, and many scenes of him in the pool, as if he is submerged and suffocating in his life.

O.K here is one,like this hasn't been debated before.The terminator, and T2: Judgement day completely filled with biblical references

-John Connor=J.C= Jesus Christ, the Mesiah
- Sarah Connor( in the Old Testament Sarah was suppose be the mother of a great nation, that was to become God's chosen nation)
-the notion that certain thing are predestined to happen, hence the notion of The Judgement Day, apocalipse etc..
- John Connor's almost immaculate conception(Kyle Reese, a virgin from the future impregnates Sarah, in T2 at a certain point John Connors birth data are shown on a computer screene: AGE TEN
MOTHER:SARAH CONNOR
FATHER: UNKNOW

Jody Barsch* wrote:The Sixth Sense -- [spoiler]the color red puntuating moments of stress and adversity, signifying things in the living world being impacted by a spirit[/spoiler]

I haven't seen The Village, but the director's first three films shared some themes:[spoiler]All were set in or around Philedelphia. All involved the supernatural. Water was a weakness of the hero in Unbreakable and the aliens in Signs.[/spoiler]