The 15 Best Desert Movies Set in Dry, Barren Wastelands
The 15 Best Desert Movies Set in Dry, Barren Wastelands
Mar 2, 2022
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Each of these movies uses the desert in a completely different way, and their color choices reflect that. Lawrence of Arabia makes the desert feel epic and adventurous with its rich blue skies and warm sand tones, almost romanticizing the landscape. Mad Max: Fury Road goes for intense, oversaturated oranges, making the desert feel brutal and almost otherworldly, like a constant battlefield. Dune, on the other hand, strips the color down to muted, desaturated tones, making the desert feel endless
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