The last set of shots is so sensational

Naomi 2022-11-30 20:18:12

This is definitely one of the most impressive movies I've ever seen. This impression may be mainly due to the huge contrast between the dullness at the beginning and the excitement at the end. At the beginning of the film, I felt very dull, very incomprehensible, very puzzled, and I thought to myself, is the so-called great director just a trick? (Sorry, I have no culture and haven't seen many cultured films.) It wasn't until the second half that I started to get excited, and I realized that this is another film without a plot, and the history of Rome is unfolded by a series of stories that do not become stories. , Thought, Reality Picture Scroll.
The narrative technique is interspersed, interspersed with time and space, interspersed with reality and imagery, and the stories in each scene are often endless, making people who don’t know much about European history must be confused. I personally don't dare to say that I understand half of it. I personally see three main themes, ancient Rome, religion and World War II. I think everyone must see it differently. If you like this city and are willing to watch it several times, there must be new discoveries every time. It is very interesting that there are many dramas in the movie, including Shakespeare's play on the death of Caesar, theater performances during the war, human flesh performances in underground kilns, religious clothing conferences watched by the Pope, and Ferry. Some of them are in reality, and some are obviously not. The camera is always in the position of the audience, without any gorgeous angles, just like a person is sometimes walking, sometimes stopped, sometimes in a car, like a traveler in time and space. Through the camera, we have seen all kinds of high-sounding or unworthy literary and artistic workers (perhaps the director’s own experience makes him particularly sympathetic to these people?), of course, there are many more A lot of ordinary citizens, rebellious young people, religious people, nobles (I don't know if it is the royal family, I didn't understand this paragraph), the police (or maybe they were soldiers and didn't understand it), absenteeism and archaeologists... These people each occupy a corner of Rome, and these corners have undergone historical changes.
In the last set of shots, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Obelisk, the Colosseum, etc. are famous, the buildings that I can't name, and the street corners that have appeared many times in the film. The same pass with the locomotives. It's too sensational, the time and space are connected, the scattered impressions are turned into a whole, and the incompatible things stand next to each other. Even a person who doesn't love Rome is moved to tears.

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Roma quotes

  • Narrator: These young people have other worries. They criticize their parents, the educational system, the government, and, while they're at it, they also criticize the film I'm making.

    Young Person: [to Fellini] We wanted to ask you if your film would show Rome from an objective point of view.

    Narrator: They would like to see their problems and those of industrial workers discussed in this film. Well, these are certainly real problems and one should try and help resolve them. But, look, this film director is not even able to solve his own personal problems and, then, he may be wrong, but, he thinks we all do what we're able to do

  • Music Hall Compere: Ladies and gentlemen, the three Kants! I said Kant, and not what your dirty minds are probably thinking.