Symbolism & The Road Home

  

The film begins in black and white, most likely to represent the sad atmosphere the characters are experiencing due to the death of their father/husband. However, throughout the film the past is represented in vibrant vivid colors. This is most likely done to differentiate between extremely sad times and extremely blissful times. The color red is a common undertone throughout the film especially in those vibrant flash back scenes. I've learned recently that the color red is a color that symbolizes happiness and bliss is china, whereas the color white represents pain and sorrow and despair.