But there are so many other things that are so much better, like silly, or sexy, or dangerous, or wild. Though David initially enjoys the comfort of Pleasantville's structured, safe society, Jennifer rebels. She's not interested in a world without romance and risk. David eventually comes around when he realizes Pleasantville is also a world without art or even the beauty of a red rose. Soon, Pleasantville residents discover they like the new ways.
Lips get red, cheeks get rosy.
Sex becomes a big hit. But for others, color poses a threat. But most eventually welcome change. Like Adam and Eve, once they take a bite of the forbidden, their fantasy paradise is never the same. Pleasantville marks the directorial debut of Ross, though as the much-praised writer of Big and Dave , he knows his way around imaginative fables about switches in identity.