As I was watching Dark City, I noticed some parts that seemed to have no actual significance to the plot. One of these scenes was Jennifer Connelly singing. At first, it seemed to just introduce the character; just showing that she's a singer. However, after thinking for awhile, I realized it held much more significance.
Connelly's first rendition is the song, "Sway". This song tells of a dance between two people, swaying along to the music. Connelly's lyrics are, "Bend with me, sway with ease. When we dance you have a way with me. Sway with me." This alludes to the relationship between the Strangers and the denizens of the dark city. The Strangers have the city in their grasp, swaying and playing around with it. The people are their playthings without them really knowing it. People are just swaying along with the Stranger's needs.
Next, Connelly sings, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes." This one is a lot more obvious. Its an allusion to whats actually going on in the city. The "thousand eyes" refer to the Strangers and how they are watching everything going on. Since the city is always dark, people are watching constantly. Every move, every action, all are recorded and studied.
I have not thought of this at all!
ReplyDeleteI just thought it was like a sexy song that is very popular and stuff. Like I have danced rumba to it many many many times.
Kudos to you!
I'm so pleased that you brought this up because I didn't mention it at all, at least not yet. I was going to ask exactly this question, and then I was going to answer it without giving anyone a chance, like I always do.
ReplyDeleteYour answers are not the ones I would have given, however. (Yours are better perhaps) I think Sway has no significance beyond being sexy and sultry and film noirish.
The second one, as you say, is much more obviously related to the film. However, I thought it was a reference to her relationship with Murdoch, namely that her inner soul would transcend her senses and her memory. Thus, she would "know" without her memory. INterestingly enough, in the original version of the film, she only sings a bit of that song, She never sings "the Night has a thousand eyes"