What's the meaning of the shoelace scene in Homecoming?
In the episode 4 season 1 of Homecoming there's a scene where Thomas asks Colin a few questions about the Homecoming project and Heidi. Thomas tells he found a client and will talk to him, and enters the elevator. Right after the door closes, Colin seems upset and just gazes at his shoes, and the shoelaces are undone.
Is there a metaphor here? What does this scene mean? Do the undone shoelaces represent something?
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"Is there a metaphor here? What does this scene mean? Do the undone shoelaces represent something?"
Yes, I believe you are right! Sometimes shots like this are creating a metaphor by showing the metaphor "literally" in the shot, which then adds some additional irony. Sometimes this is called literal metaphor, but I think in this case it is closer to a visual pun...
The scene is about having "loose ends" and things not being tied up properly. The Client is Colin's potential loose end that could expose him, Mirror Pond's Homecoming Program, and Geist.
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