Themes 1

–      My main themes in the script is colours and flowers , Bella is a pure white flower symbolised by her white dress

–      White flowers symbolise purity, innocence and virginity

–      She is likened to a rare white flower called a Silene by the evil prince who wants to deflower her

–      Her room is pink which also symbolises innocence

–      When Bella transforms into belladonna she changes into purple and black and as do the flowers in her room, more specifically she goes from a white lily to black lily.

–      The colours of purple and black have an ethereal, other worldly feel to them which represents her magic and mysticism as a witch

–      Black flowers symbolise rebirth in the form of her transformation into her alter ego

–      All of the colour changes are shown in the costume changes and in the changes of colour by the fish

–      The fish tank is a simple visual interpretation of the action within the form of a mini play, it’s very much like a story within a story that has symbolic correspondence to the characters in the outer story

–      This is much like how in Christopher Nolan’s The prestige the twist of the film is given to us in the form of a magic trick right at the beginning.

–      Prince Christopher changes from the indulgent and cocky colour of gold representing his wealth to green and so does his fish counterpart.

–      Green represents balance, health, wellness and promise of good fortune that Prince Christopher has after his decline from gross wealth.

–      The themes of the plot are change, redemption, greed, desire, deceit and enslavement.