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. But at more than two hours, Pleasantville is too long.