Was One of the Women Innocent?
There’s a lot of subtle imagery and symbolism throughout Chicago, especially in the musical numbers, and this is what makes the film so much fun to watch again and again. Even if you’ve seen it ten times before, you can always spot something new when watching Chicago all over again.
Catherine Zeta-Jones with backup dancers in ‘Chicago’ 2002. Photo by Moviestore Collection / Shutterstock
In the Cell Block Tango sequence, for example, we see each of the girls pulling out a red silk bandana to show where the blood would have been in their crime. However, one of the girls, Hunyak, the Hungarian, pulls out a white bandana, rather than a red one. This is a symbol of her innocence, as she committed no crime!