Pleasantville...in technicolor

Pleasantville is a great movie. This is the first time I've watched it actually thinking about different elements and looking at it for content instead of just entertainment so it was a different experience. Now I think I appreciate the movie as well as find it enjoyable to watch.
One of my favorite scenes is in the courtroom when Bud tells the people of Pleasantville that life is better in color. I think this scene shows how important it is to not suppress emotions. Pleasantville would exist if everyone in the world decided that they are not going to be angry, sad, happy, etc. It is a town of no emotion, just pleasant all the time. When the mayor, Bob, finally turns color, the whole town changes color. I think Bob changes because for the first time in his life he feels an emotion, he is something other than pleasant.
Bob basically is Pleasantville. If someone would look up the definition of pleasant in the dictionary there would be a picture of Bob. The instant he becomes filled with rage toward Bud he changes color. He is the only thing we actually see change. Every other person is black and white one instant and color the next. It is important that he changes with his outburst. As Bob changes from pleasant to outraged so he changes from black and white to color. Also, because he represents Pleasantville, when Bob changes so does the town.
This movie is a great movie. People are always evolving and changing. To hinder that process would cause major problems, the shock and awe factor seen in Pleasantville. Instead of gradual change it comes very suddenly and this causes major chaos. If you let emotion out slowly and gradually the chaos might be less severe, hopefully.