The study of film history has not yet reached the new realism, and I only express my personal feelings.
After watching the video first, I found that many friends in the discussion forum were discussing why Richie couldn't rent or buy a new bicycle. Although I don't know much about the Italian economic situation in the time of the film, it is not difficult to see that the Ricci family belongs to the lower class of the big city of Rome, and the portrayal of Ricci in the film is slow, but a little optimistic. , maybe Ricky is just trying to get his bike back. This bicycle belongs to Ritchie himself. It is Ritchie's bicycle that he redeemed by himself. It is also Ritchie's bicycle in the legal sense. It is also a carrier for finding a new job after experiencing long-term unemployment. What Richie wants to get back is not just a simple bicycle, but his wife's thoughts on the days of earning money in the future, and his son Bruno's worship of his father's work. Of course, for practical reasons, to redeem the old bicycle, I have to rely on selling dowry sheets to raise money, and I may not have the money to buy another one.
Regarding Bruno in the play, it is the character that touches me the most. Although the responsibility symbolized by Richie as a father and the exhaustion of the adult world are also very moving, the perspective of young Bruno makes me feel the reality of the film even more. , which may have a lot to do with my personal mentality and experience.
In the beginning, when Bruno's father redeemed the bicycle to have a job, from his careful cleaning of the bicycle to the "smack" of the bicycle in a tone like a little adult, his behavior all revealed the little Bruno's admiration for his father. It may be that every boy does not need any great reason to worship his father, even if it is a trivial thing, every boy has a reason to worship his father since he was a child.
Bruno's cleverness and his father, Richie's dullness, are a very obvious contrast, and it also made me glad that Richie caught a cold while watching the movie: Fortunately, you have a smart son. After the bicycle was stolen, although Rich explained to his son that it was broken, it is not difficult to see that Bruno guessed the truth from the conversation when Bruno went home first and then his mother came out to find Rich; he still remembered his own bicycle when he went to the market to find parts. number; and later Richie called the police just in time when he was being pestered by the crowd. Understand but don't break it, silently help dad write down the details of the bicycle, cleverly help dad out of the siege, little Bruno "guards" his father in a child's way, this is the only thing that makes me feel warm in the dull and depressing atmosphere of the whole film, father and son The family that relies on each other is the most precious wealth of the people at the bottom.
Although Bruno is a "solid backup" for his father, he is still a child. When he fell down in the rain, he was strong and didn't cry, but he couldn't hold back when his father suddenly gave him a light slap. Does it really hurt, I don't think so. It turned out that the defiant father I admired also collapsed and couldn't hold on. At that moment, I think he grew up, and he saw the powerlessness of his father in the face of this world. Maybe every boy has a moment when we find out that his father is not all-powerful, he has a vulnerable side too.
After Richie was caught stealing a car, Bruno's great image could not be said to have completely collapsed in Bruno's heart, but at least it could be said to be a new understanding of his father. If he still had some illusions about his father after the previous slap, then the slap in the face by everyone this time is the collapse of the father's image. In the face of the cruel reality, the father is only a struggling part of all living beings. . As Bruno dashed through the crowd to his father, I believe there was a sense of relief in Richie's heart, despite his boundless regret.
I think this is the charm of neorealism. Although the film feels dull during the viewing process, the thinking back is full of emotion. From different perspectives, each audience will have their own opinions. I think about the whole film from Bruno's point of view. In my opinion, it can be said to be Bruno's growth process, and even the development process of the father-son relationship.
In the end, Bruno took the initiative to hold Richie's hand when Richie walked into the shadow and couldn't bear the pressure and cried. This is the scene that touched me the most in the whole film: Is our father the same as Richie, and there are times when we can't stand the pressure? Did you take the initiative to take his hand and tell him that "everything can be solved, except death."
(This is the first time I write a film review, and I don’t know what I have written after a long discussion. I didn’t fully understand what I was thinking. Maybe I didn’t understand it at all. If the teachers can point out the shortcomings, I would be very grateful.)
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