Taken
Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Then his worst fears become real when sex slavers abduct Kim and her friend shortly after they arrive in Paris for vacation. With just four days until Kim will be auctioned off, Bryan must call on every skill he learned in black ops to rescue her
Hair and makeup in this film highlight the ages of the characters and what they have done, for example Neeson's character has messy hair throughout most of the movie which may highlight that he may have just done something that required physical movement for example running, so therefore his hair may be sweaty.
The makeup that the daughter and her friend wears highlights their ages, the daughter is most likely in her teens, she doesn't seem to wear that much makeup, if she does she keeps it natural.
The makeup also may represent the state of a person, for example pale makeup could highlight that the character is feeling unwell or that they're dead.
The Departed
South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. When both organisations learn they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin must figure out each other's identities to save their own lives.
Hair and makeup are crucial in this movie, it helps highlight their professions and the age of the characters. For example the lady shown above seems to be in her early 30's, because of her natural looking makeup and her hair tied back it suggests that she doesn't really care what she looks like in the morning. For the men the hair slicked back shows that they have power and the beard makes them look more serious and intimidating. The bolder makeup that the woman is wearing in the elevator makes her look older and more sophisticated.
Oldboy
Although his life is already in a downward spiral, things get much worse for advertising executive Joe Doucett (Josh Brolin) ; while drunk one night, Joe is kidnapped and thrown into solitary confinement in a bizarre, hotellike room. For the next 20 years, Joe suffers unimaginable torment, but the motive and identity of his captor remain unknown. When he is inexplicably set free, Joe emerges with one goal: to find the person who stole two decades of his life.
Hair and makeup in this movie are crucial because the hair could be shown to represent the victims feelings, how he's seeking for revenge for the time that he lost while he was held captive and his lack of human contact which may have led to him going crazy and losing the ability to talk to those around him.
The makeup could also represent brokeness, maybe
an injury that is on the inside, like a mental health problem.
