In Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country, color and nothingness are intertwined to form a moving picture. The 2022 film adaptation of the same name, with a concise 90 minutes, successfully transforms this literary work into a visual feast. The movie "Snow Country" is not only faithful to the essence of the original book, but also shows the contrast and foil between the beauty of reality and the beauty of nothingness through the use of color.
The colors in the film are the beauty of reality that Yasunari Kawabata uses to contrast and foil the beauty of nothingness. The swarthy of the cottages, the whiteness of the snowfields, and the orange of the campfires are all reflected in the film, showing the magnificence and delicacy of nature. The depiction of people's fair skin, green eyebrows, and hair tips shining golden in the sun, reflecting the flush of the cheeks, makes the characters more vivid and vivid. Calm colors and vivid colors are intertwined to form a picturesque picture.
The way the film is narrated is also very distinctive. The story tells the story of Shimamura, an amateur dance researcher who travels all over the world and comes to the snow country on a trip and meets the beautiful girl Komako. The love between Shimamura and Komako is a product of loneliness and boredom, and their relationship seems to be about to dissipate at any moment. Shimamura is just a traveler, occasionally coming to the snow country, stopping for a while and then rushing to the next stop, leaving only a long-term longing. This kind of relationship of getting together once a year for a short time, no matter how beautiful, is destined to have no result, only the futility of love.
The adaptation of the movie "Snow Country" successfully conveyed the essence of the original book to the audience. With its concise narrative and rich colors, the film shows the snow country world written by Yasunari Kawabata. In this world, color and nothingness are intertwined, and the beauty of reality and the beauty of nothingness contrast and foil each other, forming a moving picture. This film, whether it is from the use of color or from the narration of the story, shows the dedication and professionalism of the filmmaking team.
With its concise 90 minutes, the film "Snow Country" successfully transformed Yasunari Kawabata's namesake ** into a visual feast. The use of color, the storytelling, all show the professionalism of the filmmaking team. This film is not only faithful to the essence of the original book, but also shows the beauty of reality and the beauty of nothingness from a unique perspective. Whether it's from an artistic point of view, or from a cultural point of view, this movie is worth watching again and again.