too softly nostalgic

[EUNJJUNG]

I'm reading "The story of Black" by John Hobby. I have one question.
It's about a phrase from the book.

" The candle shot would not lose its incremental suspense if shot in black-and-white ㅡ though the yellow of the candle flame is a precious touch of colour. It would be odd, though, if the candle had been in monochrome, to switch to colour for the world in a church, which might then seem too softly nostalgic, when its primary reference is to a yearning for lost things in the shadow of death. "

What does the underlined sentence mean?
I don't understand that meaning. So please tell me the detail.

 

[Tdol]

If they had switched from black and white to colour for the church scene, it might have been a bit sentimental, and lost something.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm reading "The Story of Black" by John Hobby. I have one question. It's about a phrase from the book.

"The candle shot would not lose its incremental suspense if shot in black-and-white ㅡ though the yellow of the candle flame is a precious touch of colour. It would be odd, though, if the candle had been in monochrome, to switch to colour for the world in a church, which might then seem too softly nostalgic, when its primary reference is to a yearning for lost things in the shadow of death."

What does the underlined sentence mean?
[STRIKE]I don't understand that meaning. So please tell me the detail.[/STRIKE] Unnecessary. The previous question is sufficient.

Please note my corrections above. I made the same corrections to another of your posts and you can find the explanation there. Hopefully, I won't have to make the same corrections a third time!