Colors and Free Guy: Keys and Antwan
Some food for thought is that Keys was Blue Shirt Guy the whole time.
Okay yall are probably thinking "We knew that already he made Guy with how he felt about Millie" but that's not what I'm talking about.
What do all but one of these have in common?
Keys is wearing a blue shirt.
For most of the movie, we see him wearing the one in the top right, which is a pale blue, representing a kind of supression of who he really is while he's working for Soonami.
The Cop uniform his avatar is in is a darker blue that is almost black, and is kind of intimidating, putting up a front so he seems more confident in what he's doing.
In the bottom left is his black shirt, which we see him wearing when he's helping Millie try and get the video file from the player's storehouse. Black is usually worn when someone is undercover or hiding, and he's hiding the fact that he's helping Millie and essentially breaking his NDA.
In the top left picture is what we see him wearing at the end of the movie, which is a vibrant blue shirt, representing how he's now free from Soonami and Antwan and can finally do what he loves to do.
The color blue overall is a very big color throughout the movie, with Guy being known as "Blue Shirt Guy", and being different from any NPC or Player, since he's doing good. Blue is a color commonly associated with the good side, and that could also be a reason why Keys' shirt in the beginning is more of a grey-blue is because he's working for the wrong side.
When we're first introduced to Antwan, he's wearing blue as well, seemingly more vibrant than Keys is at the time, but with his coat being more black. Pulling in from the themes of earlier, black is seen as a more secretive color, and since its more apparent in his jacket than the blue is, its representation that Antwan is hiding something, while also pretending to be good.
At the end of the movie, Antwan is wearing a different jacket, which has no blue on it. It's fully black. Black can also be seen as an association for darkness (or the absence of light), as this is where Antwan's full intentions are revealed. Rather than using the black to hide, he is now using it to expose his role as the full antagonist of the movie, no longer holding up the good facade.
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I know a lot of people ship Antwan with Keys, but I started writing an Antwan/Mouser fic (post Free Guy) and I'm obsessed.
Plus Taika and Utkarsh? Yes please.
Snippet for those interested behind the cut.
"You tell those little punks that I'm glad their stupid game is going under. Oh, and give Keys this for me--" he shoved his hands into the pockets of his jeans then pulled them back out, holding both middle fingers up in front of Mouser's face. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out."
Antwan turned on his heel, sliding open the balcony door and stepping out into late afternoon sun. Mouser knew he was clearly dismissed, but didn't move from the spot for several moments. When he did, it was to follow Antwan onto the balcony. "What would you do differently?"
"You fucking kidding me right now, bro?" Even behind the Dior shades now obscuring his eyes, Mouser could see the look of incredulity written into the lines of his face as Antwan looked up at him from the lounger he'd flopped down on.
"Look, I know you're already thinking about it, whether you want to or not, so just...help us out. They want to hire you as a consultant."
A snarky snort of laughter was followed by an unrelenting, "No."
"C'mon." Mouser licked his lips, reaching for the proverbial ace up his sleeve. "For me?"
Antwan's furrowed brow was visible over the top of the sunglasses. "If I'm not going to do it for money, why the fuck would you think I'd do it for you?"
Gathering every ounce of courage he could, Mouser slowly moved to sit on the edge of the lounger, hand resting against Antwan's thigh. Even from this proximity, the lenses of the sunglasses were so dark that he couldn't see Anton's eyes, but he could see the slight flare of the man's nostrils and felt the muscles tense beneath his fingers.
Antwan might still be pissed as fuck, but Mouser's intuition was right. "Because you've let me slip through the walls you have up. I know you want people to think you're a heartless douchebag...but I know better. I'm the exception to all the stupid rules you have with everyone else, and as much as your instincts are telling you to deny everything I'm saying...you know I'm right."
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I’ve been really nervous about posting this finished painting because it took a very long time to paint - I think getting all those tiny books drawn, painted, lined, and shaded, was a good cumulative 16 hours over about a month? I just wanted to send these Nigel and Antwan here on a lovely date to the kind of enchanted bookshop where every mismatched shelf is packed full of every conceivable book you might be looking for, and there are plenty of quiet corners among the wiggidy-wonky stacks to hide and quietly thumb through a comprehensive guide to local birds, or have a little cuddle with your sweetheart.
(The fellas didn’t mind how long this took to paint, because it just meant they got to spend more time on their date.)
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