analysis of the film Raise the Red Lantern. How the director uses the color red to symbolize passion, power, etc. How in the the Chen household, the lighting of the lantern, getting foot massages, and ordering food is a symbol for power. The bounds of traditions in the Chinese Society. What Master Chen represents in the movie, how although viewers cannot see his face, but they can still feel his presence everywhere. How the director painted an almost prison-like "trapped" feeling with the house architecture and with his unique color schemes, framing, camera angles, to depict. How the "gaze" is always focused on the mistresses rather than Master Chen because it's not his face that matters, it's what he represents, and the way his presence could be felt throughout every corner of the house.