The Bicycle Stealer is a representative work of Italian neorealism, which records the real face of society at that time in a simple and realistic way. The storyline is simple and compact, and the theme revolves around a series of changes and developments in the life of the male owner, Kiki's lost bicycle. Richie lived in a poor and down-to-earth Italy after World War II. He waited every day for his life, and just when the wait was over to get a job, Richie encountered the big trouble of losing his bicycle, and experienced the poor man being stolen by the poor man. tragic fate. Ritchie was alone and helpless when his bike was stolen, facing a premeditated and organized group of thieves. When he was alone, he lost the bicycle on which he lived. If it is just an ordinary bicycle, the plot conflict of the story will not be reflected, and Ritchie's bicycle is exchanged by his wife with new cotton wool, which is indispensable in his work, as if a bicycle is work, and work is a bicycle, The moment he lost his bike seemed to cost Richie his job, the hope of a poor family life, and a change that he just felt was on the rise. The story progressed to this point and became the midpoint of the story, after which Richie took his son to start the arduous road to find a car. The sad-faced Richie took the same childish son Bruno to shuttle through every street and alley, shuttle to the bicycle market, when faced with neat rows of bicycles appearing in front of his eyes, Richie's heart was anxious. . He wants to find his lost bicycle and his hope of surviving in the world. And just like that, Richie failed in the search process again and again, and the conflict between the characters and the society was vividly reflected. When he seemed to find a little hope, when he found the old man who had contact with the thief, Rich pursued him. On the bridge, to the church, he was questioning the old man where the thief was, and when the old man told Rich the address, The old man wisely escaped. The little hope that had been ignited was shattered again, and perhaps even moviegoers would feel anxious about such twists and turns in front of the screen. When Rich found the car thief, he was framed by a group of unreasonable people, and when the police were called to no avail, Rich was maliciously attacked by a group of people. Helpless and weak in character, Rich had to leave this group of black and white people. At this point, Richie's psychological defense was broken bit by bit, which eventually led to Richie repeating the car thief's actions and throwing his sinful thoughts on others, but at the end, Bruno saw that his usual stalwart father also He would steal other people's bicycles. The owner had to let Richie go after seeing Bruno's pitiful appearance. In this way, Richie took his son on the way home with complicated and guilty feelings.
When Zhang Yimou was filming "Heroes", he said, "People generally don't remember the storyline of a movie two years later, and what is easy to remember is often the visual impact, such as the use of colors... ”, but even such a black and white film, without too much use of color, can also become a classic in the history of film, and it can also make people remember that such a film has touched many people 60 years later, and can make many people. Remember not because of how uniquely its colors are used. When De Sica directed this play, he chose the method of all amateur actors, which made the whole story more real. Although the male protagonist Marchiolani did not fully understand the story in the film, he was a real actor. Workers, the wrinkles and expressions on their faces always reflect the image of a small person who is struggling at the bottom of the society. It is precisely because of the non-professional actors that the audience forgets the performative nature of the film while watching it, which makes it even more difficult. Being able to fit into the film goes up and down with Richie's life. In the play, Rich said: "You are alive and you have to endure pain." It makes people realize that in the reality of life, pain is accompanied by it. If you want to live, you have to endure pain, so watching the movie When readers see Rich's life experience, they will feel anxious and feel anxious and regretful for the unsuccessful search again and again. It seems that I am also in a difficult and turbulent era like that at that time, I am constantly running around for life, and at the same time I can feel that even when life is very bad, I have to let myself live and discover some beautiful things. Like when Richie still took his son to a restaurant for a brief moment of happiness when he failed to find a car. Because life is still going on at the moment, everyone is dizzy in the whirlpool of life, but at the same time, they have to find reasons to be happy, even if these reasons are a little humble.
Sixty years after the film was released, The Bicycle Stealer, which can still be praised by many people, has to become a classic of Italian neorealism and a classic in the history of cinema. These real scenes originating from life, expressed by real people, have become masterpieces reflecting neo-realism, touching the most secret emotions in everyone's heart, and making people still feel moved after decades.
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