Because I saw Sybil hanging in a cage in Gumi. The children asked her: What do you want, Sybil? She replied: I am going to die. ——Elliott "The Wasteland" Fellini gave this movie the subtitle: Modern Wasteland: Rome. Two helicopters roared, and the children on the ground were chasing with joy. From far and near, the huge statue of Jesus seemed to have descended from heaven, and immediately went away. This famous beginning was paid tribute by An Zhe in his "Landscape in the Mist" many years later. The giant hand rising in the water on the pier, the finger pointing the direction broke... Oritis in the play (the name is taken from The protagonist of the triptych of "Orestia" by the ancient Greek tragedy writer Aeschylus) murmured Rilke's lament: If I shout, who will, in the sequence of angels, hear me? The desolation of Rome and the tragedy of Marcello have a completely different tone from the far-reaching and clear-cut of Anzhe's movies. On the surface, it is so noisy that it makes the protagonist intoxicated and fascinated and linger. The sweet life is unfolding scene by scene. The first act: The name of desire is a prosperous place with flowers and willows, a gentle and rich town, sings songs every night, and has a lot of songs. Marcello flies through the flowers, snooping, stealing, and satisfying her desire to chase sweetness as a journalist. Maddalena makes a stunning appearance, and her face is full of weary indifference and coldness. She fluffed up her skirts and showed off her shoes, sneaking silently like a cat. In the street, a prostitute was invited to get in the car and went to her house for coffee wherever he wanted to. Suddenly having sex in the dark and damp little room, everything that is not set is like the night breeze in Rome, suddenly coming and going. At the moment of the spring night, Emma, the infatuated girlfriend over there, took poison and killed herself. She returned from exhaustion but faced a fainted body. Desire presents itself under different names, but it is always the same inside. Emma wants monopoly, Marcello wants more. More and more beautiful, coming from the noise of the plane, everyone unsparingly dedicate their hospitality, all of Italy worshipped at the feet of the Swedish goddess, she-Silvia, who would not want her , Her blonde hair is flying, her mad wolf is boundless, her plump body is like spring water, and her hoarse voice has the innocent charm of a child. When the goddess descends, which man can be calm? Marcello took back the high heels she had kicked off, and quickly followed when the beauty was frustrated, all relying on the eager eyes to keep a close eye on her for a second. In the streets of Rome, when he stayed in the streets, the words of love he wanted to pour were always blocked by the interest of some beauties who wandered at any time. He was not allowed to find milk for the stray kittens she picked up by accident, and ran left and right in the streets. Suddenly, embarrassed. When I returned, I saw the beauty splashing in the fountain, and a pair of peerless beauty suddenly appeared without notice. She was walking in the current, and the water curtain was behind her. Her confused and addicted expression was a mystery. He wanted to tell her: You are the first woman created by the Creator on the first day. You are a mother, sister, lover, friend, angel, devil, earth, home... She is what he wants more. . However, she didn't seem to hear it. He saw the pedestrian stare in amazement, and then realized that the fountain had stopped. wake up. It's dawn, and another dawn. He escorted her back, and at the door of the hotel, the waiting fiance gave her an old punch. Just because she is such a manifesting symbol of desire, that every man who intervenes must be punished. In Eliot's "The Wasteland", the proliferation of eroticism is also the beginning and the sign of the modern wasteland. Act Two: "The Apparition of the Virgin" in the place of trust, Marcello, Emma and photojournalist Paparazzo went to see what happened. During the interview, the family of the child who witnessed the miracle was instructed to take various poses. The old man suddenly stopped in a serious narrative and asked, do I need to smoke a cigar? The sacred deeds were subverted and dispelled for a while. Crazy crowds, big scenes of burning money, Fellini’s magical dispatching ability, Emma saw from a distance the woman holding sick children under the miraculous tree praying, and saw the crowd following the children in the heavy rain. Instructed to run around, but at the end, the sick child died, but this did not stop people from believing that the miracle existed. The branches of the wishing tree were snatched by the crowd. Emma rushed in too, she snatched a stick, anyway, she would rather believe it. This is their belief. On the high camera frame, Marcello only saw the chaos, and God did not attend. During the wandering, Marcello took a car to the countryside with a model he had met. The group of people were all different, and Madalena was among them. Sitting on the ground in the hall of the castle, who knows who, who is who, doesn't seem to matter that much. Suddenly someone proposed to explore a nearby castle, and the shadows in the ancient buildings became more confusing. Trapped by Maddalena, Marcello came to an empty room, but Maddalena left him, went around to the next door, and confided his true feelings to Marcello through the sound hole. She said that she wanted to marry him. I was surprised that love, the former dew love relationship existed for this moment. Marcello was so excited that he couldn't help but utter his love aloud. What he didn't know was that it turned out that all this was really just the game that Maddalena said. In the next room, her lover was hugging her and snickered while listening to this sincere confession. In the dark, he held Marcello with both hands, not Madalena, but Marcello did not refuse the kind invitation. At dawn, another dream woke up. On the way back, Maddalena was no longer seen. Faith and love are all false, but there are also people who live real happiness. In Macello's eyes, Steiner was like that. He is loyal to his heart, pure and clear. The family is happy and enjoyable. This is exactly what Marcello wanted. From Steiner, Marcello saw his own emptiness and depravity. The artists gathered in the living room and listened to the thunder and natural sounds recorded by Steiner. Look at the beautiful pair of children, sleeping peacefully in the bedroom. Faced with Marcello's envy, Steiner said that the most miserable life is better than a protected life in an organized society where everything is accurately calculated. The third act: the night of the desolation father comes, Marcello can't believe it. My father wanted to relive the bustling nightlife of Rome in a limited time. Marcello invited a photojournalist friend to accompany him and went to the bar he knew well. Fellini’s brilliance lies in using his friend’s mouth to cleverly tell the preface that the movie did not explain. In Marcello’s mind, the role of the father is basically negligent. In addition to making his mother angry and running away from home, It seems that nothing meaningful has been done. Obviously, his father did not notice the ridicule of his friends. He was immersed in the cheerful atmosphere of the bar and was quickly attracted by the French showgirls, so that he wanted to go home with them for the night. Marcello had no choice but to follow, but he was exhausted physically and mentally. When she wanted to sneak away, she was stopped by the bar dancer. It turned out that her father was unconscious in her room. Father sat on the chair without making a sound. At this quiet moment, Marcello suddenly realized that he actually had a lot to say to his father. He wanted to pour out all the hurts and misunderstandings, pains and grievances of the past years. He wants to reconcile with his father and have a real father-son exchange. Later, his father woke up suddenly, but the father who woke up only wanted to leave, and wanted to catch the night bus and go home. No matter how Marcello kept, his father left without hesitation and sent his father into the car on the street. He chased him out. Step, stopped in a daze. The closest person around is Emma, but the two of them have reached the point where they are in the same car. The noise is constant. Emma gets out of the car many times and is persuaded to return. Finally, at Emma’s gentle plea, Marcello broke out again, grabbed Emma from the car, and drove away. Emma was wandering on the road alone, the sound of cars gradually progressing, yes, Marcello was back again. Isn't this a couple? Falling in love and killing each other, there is no peace for a moment, but it is inseparable from continuous cutting. When I arrive, I will still sleep on a bed. The police station called suddenly and the most incredible thing happened. Steiner committed suicide and the bullet passed through his temple. It was in the living room where guests gathered that day. There were two more children, and he took them away. When she was confused, she had to take the police to the station to pick up Steiner's wife who was out. She still didn't know anything about it. The media are greedy and depraved. They don't care about others. As long as the news is taken, Steiner's wife thought the reporter had mistaken the person when they were filmed. How she would survive is unimaginable. Act Four: What about the strange fish and angels? Eliot said at the end of the wasteland: self-sacrifice. pity. restraint. Marcello chose to escape, hiding in the noise of the floating world, avoiding boredom in the deeper boredom, and covering the void with more bubbles. Striptease, the crowd watched for intimacy and ambiguity. Marcello rode on a girl, spilled wine all over her body, and glued the chicken feathers and duck feathers from the broken mat. Does Marcello want to make an angel? Lead yourself to ascend? See also dawn. Everyone ran to the beach, and some people said that the fishermen caught a big fish. This is a strange fish. Its huge belly is open to the sky, and its strange eyes are watching the crowd. Marcello feels that the fish is looking at himself, and he doesn't know what he sees. (Note: The ancient Greek word for fish is just the abbreviation of Son of Man and Savior, so fish, like the cross, has become a symbol of Christianity.) The girl was calling softly. It was an angel-like girl. Marcello had seen her in a restaurant. Her profile was very similar to a portrait in a church. However, he couldn't hear her clearly, too far apart? Or is it too noisy around? Marcello still left with the people who partyed last night. The girl smiled softly, turned and walked away. He rejected the angel. Maybe he didn't believe in angels. After the glitz, the land was barren, Fellini's wasteland scene, with his own carnival tone, after the saxophonist played sadly, with a wave of his hand, those balloons followed him backstage. This magical stroke is just like the overall meaning of the movie: the only thing you can rely on in the modern wasteland is this man-made illusion. The splendor of light and shadow is Fellini's final salvation to the desolation of the world.
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