Family Values

One theme that is displayed throughtout “Family Values” would be love. Love is dominate because of many factors, two are most prominent. The first would be the fact that they are gay and married. They are automatically put at the lower end of the society. The love bond that had to be kept also because one was a cop and the other a trauma scene restoration worker. Another reason would be the arguments they had about wearing a bullet proof vest to work and having to trust each other to come home every night. The affection that is shown towards each of them is a factor that is also focused upon to bring out the theme of love. This theme is supported by the black and white filming technique used. The music that is also played along with the filming makes the movie feel very inviting and loving. Makes the whole setting of the selection more warm compared to the danger that is present.
This theme also ties in with the another one and that would be the theme of danger. Danger is present throughout the selection as a backburner. Its not a life -threating type of danger. More along the lines of what did happen or what is going to happen. The danger for the cop is present in the fact of them arguing about of the vest she is supposed to wear. They use shots of blooded stained objects and the long shot of them driving past the cemetary to simulate death. Death that is tied into this theme is usually gory and they bring that out with the shots of the bathtub and toilet. They also present a joke or a jest about the danger to try and lighten up the scene.
If I were to direct this film, the only major difference that I would put in would be more shots of the cop and her everyday duties on the job. I would also bring out more shots of different scenes of the blood stained objects. Then use the scenes of love to contrast them. The wanted affect would be to blend this two themes together to show regular life in their shows.