From this moment on, we observe that her clothes (iconic element- blue t-shirt) which she has worn for most of the film, changes to grey and finally white (associated with truth, cf in table 3) as she prepares to attack Alejandro after discovering that he was working for the Medellin cartel (Figure 17).

Again, beige (pale yellow tone) and blue is shown around Alejandro’s character. At first, he appears surrounded by a beige tone (it could have a connotation associated with betrayal: cf en table 3). Later, he is associated with the bluish range, when we believe that he is behaving honestly (the scene in which the beige jacket is removed and he is wearing a blue shirt), as he is preparing to arrest one of the cartel leaders. The audience is not yet aware of the operation’s ins and outs or that he is a hitman (Figure 18). As Alejandro’s true identity is revealed; he begins to wear darker clothing and is usually shown in semi-darkness. Finally, his clothing is black (figure 19).

3.3.3. Lighting

The Lighting in Sicario is mainly used as a descriptive resource as it makes the story credible. Although there is also a specific, intentional treatment of the light, we emphasize spotlighting to highlight characters during the film’s start. The image of the main character, Kate, is constructed using this lighting system. The red reflection on her face intensifies the drama; through a curtain of the same refracted tone on the wall (projection of the event to be told), a raid will occur. This

Source: Fotograma Sicario

Source: Fotograma Sicario

Figure 18. Image Alejandro’s blue clothing

Figure 19. Image Alejandro (dark clothing)

Source: Fotograma Sicario

Source: Fotograma Sicario

Figure 16: Image of Kate’s blue clothing

Figure 17: the image of Kate (white t-shirt)