Medea: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Medea. Pick one to read it.

• Color Motifin 510 titlesAccording to costume designer Piero Tosi, each main location is represented by the colour schemes of the respective characters' clothes.Read →
• Culture Chop Sueyin 173 titlesSpecific to the score, the soundtrack for the Colchidian rituals mixes together traditional music and songs from several Asian cultures (Japan, Persia, Tibet) as well as the Balkans.Read →
• Rule of Symbolismin 2,297 titlesOutside of the walls of Corinth, the landscape looks rugged and desertic, but once Medea crosses the walls it's suddenly a pleasant Renaissance-style plaza.Read →
• Gory Discretion Shotin 2,975 titlesThe scene of Medea hacking her brother to pieces is hidden from view by their chariot, though we do see her throwing his severed head to the ground.Read →
• Fish out of Waterin 1,108 titlesPlayed for drama as the main conflict of Medea's character.Read →
• You Are Better Than You Think You Arein 1,360 titlesHalfway through the film, a despondent Medea is asked by one of her servants if she plans on remaining this resigned, since the people of Corinth already fear her power.Read →