Steven Woodward, in a detailed analysis of the film, drew attention to the unconventionality with which Kieślowski treats the title color in terms of the symbolism it expresses. Woodward noted that in the hospital scene, "given the association of blue light and funeral music, blue seems to convey the conventional sense of mourning and depression. However, the musical accompaniment highlights Julie's increasing struggle with the melody, which reminds her of her feelings of mourning; the symbolism of the color blue is associated with props such as a pool filled with water in which the heroine immerses herself to drown out the sound of her husband's compositions. However, the melody "still flows" and the feeling of mourning cannot be drowned out, so Julie gives in to it in the final sequence in blue colors.
Steven Woodward in a detailed analysis of the film drew attention to the unconventionality with which Kieślowski treats the title color in terms of the symbolism it expresses Woodward noted that in the hospital scene "given the association of blue light and funeral music blue seems to convey the conventional sense of mourning and depression However the musical accompaniment highlights Julie's increasing struggle with the melody which reminds her of her feelings of mourning; the symbolism of the color blue is associated with props such as a pool filled with water in which the heroine immerses herself to drown out the sound of her husband's compositions However the melody "still flows" and the feeling of mourning cannot be drowned out so Julie gives in to it in the final sequence in blue colors