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Themainmotiveofthefilmisthe“hissingsound“.Inreferencetothe“hissingsound“,thereareinteresting　　linguisticexpressions(“sshh!“),whosemeaning“silence!“canbefoundinvariouslanguages:　　“sch!”(German),“Sshh!”(English),“Chut!”(French),“쉬!”(Korean)and“しっ!”(Japanese).Here,both“hissing　　sound“and“silence“playanimportantroleinthefilm[∫]:onehearsvarioussibilantsoundsfromnature:the　　soundofwater,windandintakesofbreath,asvisualimagesmergeintoeachother.Attheendofthefilm,　　thereisamomentofquietness.Inthemidstofthequietness,onecanhearnothingbutone’sownbreathing.