[Week V] Colour & Narrative, First Entry - The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland is about a young doctor from Scotland travelling to Uganda to eventually become the dictator Idi Amin's personal physician. When travelling from Scotland to Uganda the colour temperature of the movie drastically changes.

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

The movie begins with a cool colour temperature, which isn't very noticeable at first, until when he arrives in South Africa the colours are all very different. This contrast really helps make the viewer feel like he as entered a new place. However, the movie doesn't always continue with the warmth of South African culture.

Here we are familiarised with the cool temperature from the first part of the film. In this part of the movie, the cold colours represent death and loss. The movie does this colour temperature switching a few times during different scenes, and is a very big part of it.