![]() These names are all former lovers and friends of Jarman who had died of AIDS. The film's final moments consist of a set of names, being repeated. The narration makes mention of walking across the sky, and to wondering what an astronaut may be like. There are also a handful of sections in which Jarman daydreams. ![]() This contrasts with thoughts of his health and how long he has left until he dies, the weakening of his body, and eventual downfall of his eyesight. Others feel more dreamlike, such as when Jarman wonders what is beyond the sky. Some of the events mentioned are realistic and true, such as visiting a café with friends, discussing the war in Sarajevo, and having difficulty with day-to-day life, such as putting clothes on backwards. The other story features the day-to-day life of Derek Jarman, as a gay man living in 1990s London, and the complications of living with AIDS. ![]() Blue is described as getting into fights with other colors, "Yellowbelly scorches the earth with its accursed breath.", to adventures, "Marco Polio stumbles across the blue mountains.". The first story, intercut with the second, tells the adventures of Blue, as a character and color. The film is split into two halves, with differing strands of narration. ![]()
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