In the 1960s, the works of the late Italian neorealism, as the inheritance of the French neorealism wave, also fed back French films. My favorite is Simon going to borrow money. At that moment of "love", it secretly expressed the existence of homosexuality. The fall of Simon, the charismatic man who represents desire. In the process of post-war urban modernization, the perseverance, pursuit, success, temptation, degeneration and very heavy price of the rural people at the bottom. The film builds the whole story through two brothers, completing the ascension of one soul and the fall of another soul. The saint-like Rocco insists on maintaining his family, strongly opposes the changes in human nature in the process of urbanization, and wants to return to his hometown. After Simon's success, he couldn't resist the temptation of the city and eventually fell. In addition to the comparison of the two protagonists, there is also the eldest brother, who completely breaks away from traditional family responsibilities and moves towards urbanization. And the fourth brother, willing to take the responsibility of the family, but will not protect the family in a way that he is incompetent like Luo Ke. Maybe the fourth brother's way is a good choice. Naida is the woman who caused the ultimate tragedy in this story. But it is indeed a woman of last resort, who ends up using self-destructive ways to express her love and revenge on her brothers. A story about salvation and sublimation, but cannot escape the power of great decadence and collapse, pulling people like an abyss. The most powerful expression of the use of long shots in the film is when Roco witnesses Simon insulting Nadia, followed by a prolonged chase and beating, and Roco finally said a toast when he won the championship. It means that even if he wins the championship, his heart is a failure, he lost everything. The images are more like depicting people's spiritual personality, evolution and persistence, as well as temptation and depravity in the process of urbanization. Times, social changes always play a huge hidden power in the fate of characters. Good movies help us to see what kind of power people will live in in that era. In today's society, I think there must be such a force, the temptation to erode people's spirit. I don't know how many people can set off the wave of new realism in this era. ——I listened to Dai Ye’s film review
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