Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Floral Costumes are Fantastical, Nobel and True
Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral are super lovely.
This is a ranked list of floral costumes from Fantasy and Sci-fi movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.
Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone with the Wind,” (1939)
Roses are Red, Peonies are Blush, Period Floral Movie Gownsare Opulent and Lush
Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral aresuper lovely.
This is a ranked list of floral costumes from period movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.
Anne Hathaway as Mia from “The Princess Diaries,” (2001)
Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral are super lovely.
This is a ranked list of floral costumes from modern set movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.
Rebecca Ferguson’s sleeveless goldenrod gown and veil combination in 2021’s “Dune” is one of the best yellow costumes in fantasy/sci-fi.
A Color as Bright & Warm as the Sun
Yellow has positive happy associations, especially since it is a color long linked with the sun. Other meanings attributed to yellow are happiness, optimism, youth, warmth, energy, and enthusiasm. It also stimulates the logic areas of brain, so it aids with learning, clarity and perception.
Ariana DeBose as Anita from 2021’s “West Side Story” is a bright effervescent that looks lovely in motion
Enthusiasm, Happiness & Optimism
Yellow has positive happy associations as the color has been long linked with the sun. Other meanings of the yellow are happiness, optimism, youth, warmth, energy, and enthusiasm.
Alicia Silverstone in “Clueless” (1995) is absolutely iconic in her yellow plaid jacket and matching skirt suit, with yellow cardigan and white shirt underneath.
Optimism, Youth & Happiness
Yellow has positive happy associations especially since it is a color long linked with the sun. Other meanings of yellow are happiness, optimism, youth, warmth, energy, and enthusiasm. It also stimulates the logical areas of the brain, so it aids with learning, clarity and perception.
Ana de Armas wears a dark navy blue bias cut slinky dress with plunging v-neckline and low back in 2021’s “No Time to Die,” one of the best blue costumes in modern movies.
Blue – The Color of Trust and Reliability
Blue is a color of vast spaces like the sea and sky. It can soothe the mind as well as the soul. It can make us feel a sense of security, of trust and reliability. It is also a color that peaks our imaginations. It’s a color of noble characteristics, representing all that is good and virtuous.
The color is equally favored by men and women and the color Navy blue looks good on practically any skin tone. It’s the most popular color in world. That said, blue can also be seen as cold and passive, which is why it’s sometimes used to depict sadness.
This page ranks the 10 best blue costumes worn by women in modern movies, meaning they depict their own time period. Blue costumes from fantasy/sci-fi movies and period movies have their own unique lists. Also Teal costumes have get their own posts.
The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how they suit the character/film. Articles of clothing, like undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included. There is an honorable mention that that fits into all three categories. It’s so special that it gets its own place of distinction.
I’m in a minority of people who heard the title of Kpop Demon Hunters and didn’t think it was a weird or silly title. In all honesty the initial concept of young ladies who fight demons and are also singers reminded me of a Japanese anime/video game/musical franchise which is similar but not the same. So I was initially endeared to this movie prior to seeing it even though I am not a fervent listener of Kpop.
But is Kpop Demon Hunters actually a good movie? Does it really deserve all the praise or is it just slop hiding behind a glossy poppy veneer finish???
(An Overview of the big new pieces for Hunchback of 2025)
The post I had originally wanted to do for today was proving more daunting plus with some end-of-the-year time restrictions and the fact that I didn’t want to rush it, I’m rescheduling that one*.
Hunchback News Items for 2025
So let’s do an end of the year News round up…which is more fitting for the end of the year.
Vincent Cassel to play Quasimodo in a Netflix Re-Telling….
Vincent Cassel
Well, Well, Well, looks like Netflix is up to it again, they announced another Hunchback movie. For those of you who don’t know or don’t remember, this is the second time that Netflix has announced Hunchback adaptation, the first being in 2018 with Idris Elba as the lead with a modern setting.
This time we have Vincent Cassel taking the title role as Quasimodo. However instead of a by the book retelling according to Deadline they are doing a “retelling of the life of Quasimodo, the man said to have inspired Victor Hugo’s bell-ringer in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame” and the log line is “Set in Paris on the eve of the July Revolution (1830), this film reimagines the life of the man said to have inspired Victor Hugo’s iconic character, Quasimodo. As the cholera epidemic spreads through the city, he’s caught between political turmoil and an impossible love.”
Back in 2010 it was reported that the inspiration for Quasimodo was a stone craver whose nickname was “le bossu.” So is Cassel going to play a dual role as the Quasimodo the bell-ringer of Hugo’s novel and the historical stone craver? We shall see.
A Pandemic?
Also another just nitpick is the presence of cholera. It’s true that cholera was pandemic of the time but they are rushing the timeline of it in Paris to coincide with Hugo working on the novel. It’s could be forgiven if there is a compelling reason. But what thematic basis is for the inclusion of a pandemic with the themes of novel? Again we shall see.
Is this Miscast?
Vincent Cassel
Then there is Cassel himself. While he is a competent actor, it’s disappointing to see cast him as Quasimodo. He has the right look and presence to play Frollo. While I do concede that traditionally 58 isn’t exactly “too old” to play the role Quasimodo as Quasimodo’s actors average age is 43, with the inclusion Steve Lemme from “Quasi!” which I’m loathed to include in the data points and 41 without, Cassel is defiantly at the older range of the actors who have played the role.
Also I concede that it doesn’t really matter whether his looks matter since he will most likely be in prosthetics so it’s a moot point. Still it’s a little disappointing of casting choice since Quasimodo is seldom ever played by a younger performer as in the book he is around 20 years old. And if you want to get even more exact, he’s most likely 19 years old. During his trial (Book Six, Chapter One) Quasimodo says that believes he will be 20 on Saint Martins’ Day which is November 11th and the events of novel are roughly between January to July of 1482. But that is a colossal nitpick.
Liberty on Liberties
So it looks this version is going to take a lot of liberties with the story both figuratively and historically in effort to differentiate itself from the other versions. Even though it’s following the trend of naming the movie after Quasimodo much like the two other odd takes that have come before it, 1999’s “Quasimodo d’El Paris” and 2023’s “Quasi!”
Since 2010 there have been eight Hunchback movie productions to get announced. Only one got made and released and that was only nominally a version and technically shouldn’t even count. This is the ninth Hunchback version to be announced so again we shall see if this THE version that gets released and is marginally good. So far my expectations are quite low. But on the plus side, Content!
Any thoughts or feeling on this news? Are you Happy with the casting of Vincent Cassel as Quasimodo?
