Snow Falling on Cedars: Difference between revisions

First a novel by David Gutterson, then a film directed by Scott Hicks., It'''''Snow Falling on Cedars'' tells the story of the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto, a Japanese-American, accused of murdering a white man, Carl Heine. The backstory dives into the entire community on a small, close-knit island. As the trial goes on, flasbacks establish the past relationship between the disillusioned journalist covering the case, and Kabuo's wife, the beautiful Hatsue, from childhood.

* [[Biggus Dickus]] -: Carl Heine has a large penis. This is repeatedly emphasised, to the point when the coroner observing his dead body gets penis envy.

* [[Caught in the Rain]] -: has Hatsue and Ishmael, as teenagers, taking shelter from the rain in a fallen tree.

* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] -: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4EW7ln3tkk The music for Tarawa]

* [[Flash Back]] -: make up more than half the story.

* [[Me Love You Long Time]] -: Arguably averted, as while the Japanese girl is very much in love with the Western guy, circumstances force her to marry a fellow Japanese.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] -: Oh, Ishmael.

* [[Shower of Love]] -: Carl's widow, during Kabuo's trial, privately and despairingly flashes back to this as one of the last memories she shared with her dead husband. [[Biggus Dickus|I'd be sad too, given the earlier trope mentioned...]]

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