Top ten most iconic red items in movies

As Hellboy charges into cinemas this month in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, we at Boxwish have rolled out the red carpet for the gruff superhero. How? By going red (not green – sorry eco warriors, we’ve already done that one) like the big guy himself. Onscreen, red can be used as shorthand to convey a number of themes and emotions, from passion to love, sin to violence. It’s also present in more metaphorical ways – red herrings, the red scare or red tape. It’s even a popular name, from Morgan Freeman’s character in The Shawshank Redemption to serial killers (Red Dragon). But we’re going to be fussy with this list. There’s no room for red cars (Lightning McQueen from Cars) or red locations (Red Planet). We’re not looking for subtlety or cryptic insinuations here. What we want are the top ten red-coloured movie items that have attracted our attention over the years. And that’s what we hope to find here…