Have you ever seen <Edward Scissorhands> by Tim Burton? In this movie, Edward sculpts an ice sculpture with his own scissor hands for his beloved, creating a snowy atmosphere by scattering small pieces of ice. The atmosphere that snow creates is unique and incomparable. Snow sometimes presents love, sometimes hardship, and sometimes longing in various movies. The unique atmosphere of winter snow and the strength it has is why snow is imperatively necessary.

           I believe you all have watched the movie <Harry Potter>. Don’t you feel the atmosphere of the Christmas season in this movie? Warm bonfires, cozy jumpers, Christmas trees dressed in colorful clothes, steps that make a soft crunch when you step on the snow, the whole world turns white! Snow is not just frozen water, but a medium that reminds us of our memories of every winter. This has to do with our senses. On rainy days, people carry umbrellas and try to not to get caught in the rain. But snow is different. On a snowy day, we try to see, touch, listen, and feel the snow. We make snowmen, have snowball fights, ride sleds, and make snow angels by lying on the pile of snow, just like Jack Frost and the children from the animated movie <Rise of the Guardians>. We enjoy snow thoroughly with our body senses. According to the journal “Psychological Science”, touching can create detailed memories and make people remember things even when they don’t intend to do so about the object. It is why we can recall the memories of winter and Christmas with snow.

           You may have a memory of watching the movie <Home Alone> when you were little. When snow appears in a movie set in winter like this, the movie is stored in our memory stronger and more impressively. Just like you thought of the scene of winter and snow when I mentioned the movies above! Besides, not only the story but also the feeling and atmosphere at the moment when you were watching the movie come to your mind. It’s because the movie presents our memories of winter. This is the special ability of snow. If it hadn’t snowed in winter, these snowy movies wouldn’t have showed themselves to the world either. Furthermore, we could not have kept the memories of our winter. Because it snows in winter, we can put our memories in the snow and recall them every year. Also, by capturing the images of snow in movies, we can enjoy the scenery and atmosphere of winter vividly, even though it is not winter outside. As such, the power of snow is strong, and its role is important.

You must have at least one memory of snowing in winter. Such as the memories of spending winter with loving family or lovers, the snow stores the precious moments of the winter season. Try to picture the memory of making a snowman with your family or having snowball fights with friends when you were young. Like a bygone diary in your drawer, snow secretly captures our memories and presents them to us after years. This is why it must snow in winter and why we need it.