Thoughts on Two Small Issues in "Snake's Hug"

Patricia 2022-01-17 08:01:50

-Why the picture is black and white?

The black and white tones and the high-contrast picture hide many details that are visible in the color low-contrast picture, creating a solemn and solemn atmosphere for the whole movie. The black and white pictures are like long, silent portraits, meditating on all lost faith. The film screen is only showing the objective appearance of the silent past. We have to use imagination to supplement its colors, sounds, and smells. It seems that we want to restrict our vision, so that our thinking becomes perceptual and sensitive. Experience the meaning of the composition of the picture and go further to think about what we need to think about behind the meaning.

-What do the leopards and snakes stand for?

In the opening scene, the big snake is devouring little snakes and snake eggs. I think this represents the self-destruction of indigenous people and the internal rebellion and self-backlash in the face of foreign cultural invasion. The sharp-eyed leopard is the same as the protagonist Karamakate, and they want to try their best to prevent the occurrence and further development of this trend. In the food chain, leopards do not eat snakes, which is enough to prove that leopards do not take away snakes to kill them. I prefer to regard them as a shelter for the next generation of snakes.

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Embrace of the Serpent quotes

  • Old Karamakate: To become warriors, the cohiuanos must abandon all and go alone to the jungle, guided only by their dreams. In this journey, he has to find out, in solitude and silence, who he really is. He must become a wanderer dream. Many are lost, and some never return. But those who return they are ready to face what is to come.

  • Young Karamakate: Knowledge belongs to all. You do not understand that. You are just a white man.