The Movie Water Symbolism

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Based off the previous answers given, symbolism played a crucial role in this movie because it contrasted to the imagery of the setting. The most obvious symbol in the movie is water. While water was already touched on a bit in past questions, there is a lot more to extrapolate. Water in this movie did not represent a universal symbol but a cultural symbol so research needed to be done to fully understand the meaning of water. Water, as stated previously, water represents the adaptation, especially from a mental and/or emotional standpoint. Water can be viewed as destructive or soothing. Water came up in parts of the movie when a characters was evolving. A character that fully displayed the symbol of water was Sayuri. Sayuri was forced to change from …show more content…

Almost everybody in the movie commented on this predominate feature on Sayuri’s face. Her blue eyes represented the meaning of water within herself. Sayuri, is constantly changing to adapt to better her situation. The other symbol that stood out in this movie was the recurring cherry blossom tree. As mentioned before, the cherry blossom tree represented beauty in life but also represents how life is short. Each spring, many japanese gather in gardens to view the cherry blossom tree’s beauty, but the duration is extremely short and people take in the beauty as much as they can before it is too late. Diving in deeper, the cherry blossom tree in this movie represented characters trying to enjoy life while they still can. This was prevalent in the last scene in the movie where the chairman and Sayuri finally confess their love for one another and walk away with a massive amount of cherry blossom tree’s. This represented the Sayuri's beauty and being able to impress any man, even if her virginity was already sold, and represented the characters acknowledging life is to short to constantly follow the rules. The cherry blossom tree was also shown at the moment when Sayuri’s reputation as a stunning

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