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Spoilers follow for NetflixsRipley.
That approach is thematically appropriate, sure, but it also absolutelyrips.
Silhouettes and shadows
Tom as abstraction, monster, creep?
The shadows enveloping him as he enters Carlos lair of stolen goods is a personal favorite.
Patterns and reflections
M.C.
The scarf is an interruption that Tom, andRipleyitself, cant abide.
Bodies and blood
Yes,Ripleyis in black-and-white.
Arch rogue
Italian architecture, its neat!
1607),The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew(ca.
Hes a tiny figure absorbing it all, the spaces gigantic around him, the shadows dark and dense.
Darkness and light
HeresRipleytaking Caravaggios lessons and applying them to itself.
Its striking and unnerving, which is basicallyRipleys whole thing.
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