Underground

In the movie "Underground," there is a vast amount of turmoil occurring all at once throughout the whole film. What intrigued me was the imagery that the film uses; I realized that there was a lot of animals involved in the film whether they be the direct focus of the scene or in the background. The film starts off with a zoo scene and all the animals are going crazy while the bombs are being dropped from above. For me, this scene really set the tone for the rest of the film because it exposed the turmoil and devastation that would be going on throughout. To me it instilled in me the idea that if the poor animals are acting helpless, the humans going through these arduous times must be reacting the same or perhaps even worse. I found it ironic how Blacky strangles a black cat at one point of the film considering his name. I saw this as symbolism; the fact that he strangles this black cat foretells that Blacky himself will be putting himself into situations that will end up leaving him at a very troublesome time in his life. Another thing I noticed was the fact that there is almost always a live band following Blacky and Marko around playing music at the more heightened parts of the film. I saw this as a way of highlighting the main point of the movie for the audience to remember them.