... is distributed vertically, based on sex and age. The greatest quantity of authority is given to the eldest male in the family. In The Color of Paradise, the father has the largest amount of authority. The cinematography of the film illustrates this family value marvelously. When the father is observed in the movie, many times the camera is placed below him, thus making him ... water is present, including the cleansing of Mohammed's family prior to entering the shrine, Mohammed's alarming journey down the waterway, and scenes of rainwater. Why is this? Water is the single most essential a...

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... he locates a baby bird, and carefully climbs a tree and returns it to its nest. The youth also constantly feels the creatures and creations of God. The director's constant focus on the youth's hands actually makes the viewer feel the sensation of cool river water running through fingers, of a smooth basil leave, and of spewing bird seeds in the air. Mohammad's feeling of everything shows his delicacy and patience, necessary due to his lack ... him, Mohammad reaches God. His deceased hand glows, signaling that God has touched him. The father, however, only realizes when his son is dead t...

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