As someone who was initially put off by the pink and later came to appreciate the lighting and framing, I enjoyed how you disected the director’s creative choices. Among the faded blues, empty rooms and microwave meals, Dongjin’s loneliness is really palpable. The emphasis on the city setting, with all the glass and bokeh, brings to mind the irony of how someone can feel so alone in a metropolis full of people.
(But that flashback aspect ratio deserves its own analysis…)
I really have nothing on the aspect ratio and it’s so jarring. It’s funny that with this very obvious pink filter, I actually think the aspect ratio flashback might be the show’s most questionable decision.
Yes, it’s really jarring…the only explanation I can think of is that the director is a fan of Signal and took that show’s approach to flashbacks to the extreme 😂
The first episode filter was so annoying. I guess it’s there for the whole drama. In a way it’s nice if it’s a metaphor for something in the plot because at least there would be a reason for this thing, but on the other hand there is no reason that could justify this choice. No metaphor is worth this kind of distraction, if you are pulled out of the story every scene and start considering the motive for some weird filter, you loose attention in the drama. It’s like acting style, if you to notice it, it’s not good for the story.
Now I’m seeing pink filter everywhere! Watching May It Please the Court, and the rear windshield of the ml’s car is the EXACT color of Call It Love’s pink filter 😂
Source: ep8, 30 mins in.
Loved reading your thoughts. The pink filter for me is something I dislike while watching the show, but when I think back to CIL, the romantic atmosphere (the “pinkness”) always warms me up.
“…don’t ask me about the flashback aspect ratio…”
Lmao. Whatever mental gymnastics one might make that part is simply unexplainable and unforgivable.
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 19, 2023 at 12:10 AM
I wrote something about #CallItLove’s colour pallet and the whys and hows of that very obvious pink
https://invisibledragon.home.blog/2023/03/19/between-chaos-and-inertia-the-physics-of-call-it-love/
Midnight
March 19, 2023 at 12:46 AM
I’m not watching this show but whenever I see a screenshot I get a feeling that it will end up being a dream or a flashback…
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 19, 2023 at 1:55 AM
There’s a sense of unreality about a lot of it, it’s true.
kadota
March 19, 2023 at 4:22 AM
As someone who was initially put off by the pink and later came to appreciate the lighting and framing, I enjoyed how you disected the director’s creative choices. Among the faded blues, empty rooms and microwave meals, Dongjin’s loneliness is really palpable. The emphasis on the city setting, with all the glass and bokeh, brings to mind the irony of how someone can feel so alone in a metropolis full of people.
(But that flashback aspect ratio deserves its own analysis…)
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 19, 2023 at 1:50 PM
I really have nothing on the aspect ratio and it’s so jarring. It’s funny that with this very obvious pink filter, I actually think the aspect ratio flashback might be the show’s most questionable decision.
kadota
March 19, 2023 at 2:34 PM
Yes, it’s really jarring…the only explanation I can think of is that the director is a fan of Signal and took that show’s approach to flashbacks to the extreme 😂
lapislazulii
March 20, 2023 at 5:27 AM
I was going to say signal! I very recently watched it so didn’t even blink twice when they did the same thing for flashbacks in call it love 😂
Lixie
March 19, 2023 at 7:52 AM
The first episode filter was so annoying. I guess it’s there for the whole drama. In a way it’s nice if it’s a metaphor for something in the plot because at least there would be a reason for this thing, but on the other hand there is no reason that could justify this choice. No metaphor is worth this kind of distraction, if you are pulled out of the story every scene and start considering the motive for some weird filter, you loose attention in the drama. It’s like acting style, if you to notice it, it’s not good for the story.
Midnight
March 19, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Now I’m seeing pink filter everywhere! Watching May It Please the Court, and the rear windshield of the ml’s car is the EXACT color of Call It Love’s pink filter 😂
Source: ep8, 30 mins in.
nerdy
March 19, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Loved reading your thoughts. The pink filter for me is something I dislike while watching the show, but when I think back to CIL, the romantic atmosphere (the “pinkness”) always warms me up.
“…don’t ask me about the flashback aspect ratio…”
Lmao. Whatever mental gymnastics one might make that part is simply unexplainable and unforgivable.
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
March 19, 2023 at 1:51 PM
Agreed. The aspect ratio is jarring and I really don’t know what they were thinking