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Jewelry Boxes For Women and Their Ties to Hollywood

Jewelry boxes for women and Hollywood films have had a connection for a long time. A lot of movies have used jewelry boxes as a central focus of the story.

How often have you seen a scene where someone lifts the lid, the music starts playing and the camera focuses on the tiny ballerina continuously spinning, giving you a feeling of foreboding and even fear?
More often than not, jewelry boxes in these films hold the clues to a little girl who’s been missing or they stir childhood memories of a grown woman. Sometimes it is the only bond left between a young girl and her mother who is gone. Whatever they symbolize, jewelry boxes in movies are more than just a prop. There is a mystery behind them.

The ‘Black Swan’, which starred Natalie Portman in her Oscar winning performance as Nina, the deeply troubled prima ballerina, is one such film that has cleverly used a musical box. Each night she would go to bed with all her stuffed animals as she gazed at the ballerina twirling to the tune of Swan Lake. It is scenes like these that tell you that you have one disconcerting movie in your hands.

Another scary movie that effectively featured a jewelry box was ‘What Lies Beneath’ starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford. When a jewelry box is discovered by Claire, Pfeiffer’s character, at the lake at the back of their house, it leads her to solve the puzzle of the death/murder of the person whose ghost has been constantly appearing before her. It seems that most movies with jewelry boxes are suspense films or psychological thrillers.

But other genres have used these boxes as props as well. Johnny Depp’s ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ series of movies have used treasure chests and all sorts of jewelry boxes. Jewelry boxes are so attractive and interesting that some films are selling them as movie merchandise.

The ‘Twilight’ series for instance are making Twilight Jewelry Boxes with Bella’s and Edward’s picture on the exterior of the box. Once you open it, you will see the Cullen crest as “Bella’s Lullaby” is playing.

Jewelry boxes are most likely to become heirlooms to be passed on to the next generations. Fond memories as well as deep secrets are often attached to them. Whether in real life or in the movies, they stand for something more than simply their contents.

If you save and keep certain items that have been given by people who mean the most to you, the box can be a celebration of love. Or it can be a reflection of your childhood. The box is a part of who you are. Just looking at it, a jewelry box may look like a storage container for all your prized possessions.

But just as in the movies, if you search further, you will find a deeper meaning behind the box which stands for the life choices you have made thus far.

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