five

Kristy 2022-01-12 08:01:28

The five Locke brothers represent five phenomena.

Vincenzo: Boss, the first to break away from tradition and family.
Simon: Fallen.
Rocco: Saint.
Ciro: Now/hope.
Luka: Youngest, the future/hometown.

Simon has been falling, Rocco has been trying to save him, not hesitating to give to the woman he loves, and even signing a 10-year boxing contract to pay off his brother's debt.

In the end Simon killed the woman they loved together and was reported by Ciro.

Rocco completely lost hope and ran away from home.

Luka, the youngest in the ending, accused Ciro, and he said the following.

"It's unfair for you to say this to me. When I was young, we left home. Simon, not Vincenzo, made me understand that we are livestock in our hometown, busy working and obeying. He said that we are not slaves, and don't forget our responsibilities."

"In the end, he forgot all. And because of this, his ending is to ruin himself and make us humiliated. He hurts Rocco and hurts you."

"He has good instincts, but he let these disappear. He consumes Rocco's kindness and generosity. Rocco is a saint, but what can he do in this world? He will not protect himself, he is too forgiving. One cannot always forgive others."

I saw many people cursing Vincenzo said that he was irresponsible as the elder brother of the family, and in the end he was unwilling to take on Simon's debt with Rocco. But as an ordinary man raising his wife and children, how much can he ask of him?

In this cruel world, we all have to learn to pretend, if we expose everything to anyone, we will only hurt ourselves.

After all, it doesn't matter if you are a saint, a wicked person, or someone who has nothing to do with yourself. As long as you can accept yourself and live without any regrets, you should never judge other people's choices.

That's enough.

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  • Josefa 2022-03-15 09:01:05

    4.5. It will be five stars if you delete it for an hour. The layout is step by step, and it is meticulous to show a picture of the Qingming River on the river. Line drawing is mentally confused. It’s hard to say whether choosing Alain Delon is good or bad. He is too aristocratic and depressed. He is obviously against other actors, and in turn adds a bourgeois flavor to this civilian tragedy.

  • Cecile 2022-04-23 07:03:40

    4.0 is complementing Roger Deakins' top ten film list, and just found the Blu-ray repaired version. Alain Delon's eyes gleam in every close-up. ...Three hours of noise was so loud that my ears were about to explode. Although the role of mother was not much, it was very prominent. Especially love the photography of each boxing match. In retrospect, I am also impressed with every lively family gathering/the breakup scene on the ceiling of the church/the hug by the lake at the end (the story is too bloody and cruel)

Rocco and His Brothers quotes

  • Luca Parondi: I was a kid when we moved here. It was Simone, not Vincenzo, who made me understand that in our hometown we were beasts of burden, confined to work in blind obedience. He said nobody should be a slave and we must never neglect our responsibilities.

  • Luca Parondi: Rocco's a saint, but what can he do in this world? He won't defend himself. He's so forgiving. But one mustn't always forgive.