Red Shorgum

Red as a Symbol for Passion in Red Sorghum Color is often used as a symbol in movies. The director can use colors in certain in order to emphasize certain ideas. Zhang Yimou uses this technique in his film, Red Sorghum. In this movie, a young girl, Nine, is married off to older wealthy man in pre-World War II China as told by the girl later in life. The color red is used as a …

…it shows that he is needed to in order to make the passion great for Nine. In the movie Red Sorghum directed by Zhang Yimou, the director uses the color red to show the passion of Nine. Through this, Yimou stresses the importance of passion in life and how it is essential in relationships. Their passion is the source of life for their child and the source of their success in the winery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**