Breakfast
When they first arrive in Pleasantville, Jennifer and David are treated to a cartoonishly large breakfast before school. Betty, the image of the perfect 1950s housewife, makes them eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, and many other morning treats. The table is flooded with breakfast items, an exaggerated tableau of 1950s prosperity and wholesomeness.
The Mural
One of the most controversial things to happen in Pleasantville occurs when Bill, who runs the soda shop, paints a mural of Betty on the side of the shop. She is nude in the painting, and it stands out as very risqué in the context of the cookie-cutter town. Indeed, the mural inspires so much ire and confusion that the black-and-white citizens soon throw rocks through the window and vandalize the shop.
Pink blossoms
The film was shot on film, and then digitized to create the illusion of a black-and-white world turning colorful. One of the most visually stunning moments in the film occurs when David and his girlfriend Margaret are driving to Lover's Lane. While they are black-and-white, the pink blossoms on the trees surrounding them are brightly hued and falling off the branches. It is an exceptionally romantic and beautiful image, that of a black-and-white couple with pink blossoms raining down.
Makeup
Betty Parker is one of the only adults to turn colorful, and she is anxious about the effects it will have on her life. David finds her crying in the kitchen one night, unable to face her black-and-white husband. Sympathizing with his Pleasantville mother, he devises a plan to cover up her colorful skin with makeup that renders her black-and-white once again.
