Tray Norman Cold Fever

The movie cold fever was an excellent film that integrated Lane's idea of a sacred place by showing the importance of landscape. Hirata endured a spiritual journey when his grandpa suggested he cancel his vacation to go to Iceland in honor of his parents. They drowned there seven years before and this is a significant event in Japanese culture. He must perform a ceremony in the river that they died in because surviving family members bring peace. The role of landscape throughout the movie helps the viewers grasp the sacredness of his journey. When he traveled into the remote mountain village where his parents died, it takes him farther from civilization. The landscape of the place symbolized the opposite of what Hirata was custom to. It was isolated from the busy world and created a peaceful yet different feeling to Hirata. The "funeral collector" he meets on his route named Laura goes all over the world to photograph and record death ceremonies which is ironic. Also, another part of landscape on his journey that is a distinct feature is how the Iceland roads go around "fairy stones" as the trickster couple referred to them. This resembles country roads that have dog legs and curves built around important places. Interstates are the most efficient way of transportation in a car, which would be Hirata's normal lifestyle. With him traveling on this type of road, his life is laid back and in no hurry which is how sacred places are.