M. Night Shyamalan Talks ‘Glass’ Character Color Choices

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan took to his Twitter account last night to divulge some color-coded information about the characters fans will see in Glass.

Shyamalan shared some interesting choices about why certain colors were chosen for the three main characters featured in Glass–

Here’s a tidbit I’ll talk about tomorrow in the q&a: I chose green for David Dunn because psychologically it is associated with life giving properties. David is the protector of life.

— M. Night Shyamalan ⌛ (@MNightShyamalan) January 12, 2019

I chose ochre or mustard for The Beast because this color is associated with religious ceremonies. Hindu and Buddhist. A monks robe. I see The Beast as an evangelist. A preacher who wants to help save The Broken.

— M. Night Shyamalan ⌛ (@MNightShyamalan) January 12, 2019

Finally, I chose purple for Mr Glass because this color has been associated with royalty. Majestic qualities. Elijah sees himself as important. A main character of comics.

— M. Night Shyamalan ⌛ (@MNightShyamalan) January 12, 2019

As the characters believe in the comic book world the primary colors in the film become more dominate. As they stop believing they fade to a monochromatic world. The pink room where they do therapy is pink, red fading to white, bec this is where they stop believing.

— M. Night Shyamalan ⌛ (@MNightShyamalan) January 12, 2019

Glass, which will bring together previous Shyamalan films Unbreakable and Split, is set to open on January 15th, 2019.