Brick
2006movie
Rian Johnson’s debut feature-film Brick is a unique film that takes the structure and language of noir classics and sets it firmly in a high school setting. The plot unfolds with the familiarly deliberate, almost mathematically calculated pacing of a Hammett story. Johnson once cited Red Harvest as an influence on the film’s structure, and the connection is clear in the way alliances shift ...
What symbolism defines Brick’s world? Brick film symbolism is everywhere—mirrors, corridors, and telephone lines all signifying separation and reflection. The physical “brick” of heroin connects characters through dependency and greed, symbolizing societal decay.
