First, from the film:
Now here is a photo by Bill Brandt, a 20th century British photographer who took this photo, Belgravia in 1951:
For those of you out there who are literal, the word being used here is Inspiration not Replication. It is the source from where new ideas are formed not copied.
One of the more famous inspirations is René Magritte's L'Empire des Lumières used as the source for a shot in The Exorcist (1973):
You'll notice the location of the lit windows in both as well as the lamp posts dead center placement. I don't think that Magritte intended to give off the feeling of evil, but the midnight foliage against the midday sky does create a bit of an ominous feeling.
The one that seems to be used quite often is Michelangelo's Pietà which has been incorporated into many death scenes, mostly gangster films. Here is an example from Raoul Walsh's The Roaring Twenties (1939).
These are, of course, just visual examples. Film is "The" great art form because it draws inspiration from every art from that came before it and incorporates every art form that has followed. It is always in evolutionary flux, attempting to reveal just a little bit more of the human condition and in response, inspires more people to create. It's Homer Simpson's Doughnut Shaped Universe Theory come to life. Now with extra sprinkles.
The one that seems to be used quite often is Michelangelo's Pietà which has been incorporated into many death scenes, mostly gangster films. Here is an example from Raoul Walsh's The Roaring Twenties (1939).
These are, of course, just visual examples. Film is "The" great art form because it draws inspiration from every art from that came before it and incorporates every art form that has followed. It is always in evolutionary flux, attempting to reveal just a little bit more of the human condition and in response, inspires more people to create. It's Homer Simpson's Doughnut Shaped Universe Theory come to life. Now with extra sprinkles.
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