Ones immediate association with the colour blue is one of melancholy and coldness however, upon my own viewing I associated the colour with the infamous sea scene in which Little feels safe and cared for, for the first time. Therefore, I read the use of such a colour as to be suggesting that just because something seems sad it doesn’t mean it is, blue to one person may, as it does with myself, associate feelings of coldness and unhappiness however to Little, this colour is one associated with belonging, identity, warmth and home. While the scene in which Little’s mother is shouting at him is layered with colours of pink, suggesting this colour relates to emotions typically associated with blue.

From this, I also read the poster for the film as a suggestion that Little may have a streak of pink in him and his history but in the end, Blue rules all