10 of the Most Gorgeous Uses of Color in Film

Directors make so many filmmaking decisions that go unnoticed by casual viewers because we’re not paying close attention—but the use of color isn’t one of them. Color immediately stands out, as Gizmodo reports.

Films can be hyper colorful and smack you with the entire color wheel, or they can be totally muted and monochromatic.

Here are what CineFix considers the best 10 uses of color in film history:

1. In the Mood for Love (jewel tone)
2. The Living Trilogy (muted)
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (soft colors)
4. Only God Forgives (neon)
5. Contempt (triadic)
6. Vertigo (complimentary colors)
7. Cries and Whispers (monochrome)
8. Sin City (selective saturation)
9. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (limited colors)
10. The Fall (hyper colorful)

Enjoy these 10 amazing picks in a video below: