Of course, we all live in color. The film revolves around two modern teens, played superbly by Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon, who get sucked into the fantastic world of their favorite television show. Pleasantville citizens are feeling and seeing things that they have never seen or felt before. The major theme, in life and in the moves, is feelings. Feeling something, feeling anything, brings out the true colors of an individual.
True colors are often difficult to recognize in a world shrouded by mass indifference.
This is why Pleasantville is so effective a film. The film also presents another important argument with regard to color. In order to escape the tedium of black and white, it is important to have an open mind. Closed-minded individuals are resistant to change and therefore look down upon those who are different. Naturally, he remains in black and white, completely unchanged and unenlightened.