Flocks of Sheep- Symbolism
Today we watched Sleepy Hallow with Johnny Depp about a chain of murders committed by mysterious spell-cast ghost. The movie included a lot of examples of symbolism, one of them being a herd of sheep.
Over the last decade of cinematic history, the sheep has been featured in many works to portray many different messages. In Sleepy Hallows, the sheep symbolized the loss of hope in the town and the arrival of fear and darkness.
Today we watched Sleepy Hallow with Johnny Depp about a chain of murders committed by mysterious spell-cast ghost. The movie included a lot of examples of symbolism, one of them being a herd of sheep.
Over the last decade of cinematic history, the sheep has been featured in many works to portray many different messages. In Sleepy Hallows, the sheep symbolized the loss of hope in the town and the arrival of fear and darkness.
Charlie Chaplin uses sheep to symbolize the human reaction to new technology and how the machines were herding them like sheep. He also uses the black sheep to symbolize himself as the one who is different from everyone else.
I can’t think of any others off the top of my head but I will continue to keep my eyes open and report any other sightings of sheep symbolism.
I can’t think of any others off the top of my head but I will continue to keep my eyes open and report any other sightings of sheep symbolism.
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