fireworks in rome

Rocio 2022-04-21 09:02:03

Read it in one go. Compared with the drama films I have watched in the past two years, this one is more profound. The thugs of the chaotic delivery room revolution, the delicate daily life, the complicated scheduling of the firefighting in the mountains and forests, and the shooting is also beautiful, and after the wildfires burn out, it looks even more lush.

Compared with this one, the black and white of the Cold War is a bit rough and fierce. In fact, the extraction of colors allows us to see a lot of details, the shape of the objects, and the arrangement of the composition. So this casual cut a few pictures, it is the superior work of photography. And a large number of long shots in the film are also perfect, long shots are often used wide-angle to cover more details, and the eyes are full of daily triviality and complexity.

The feminist accusations and political revolutions (perhaps the director wanted to express simplicity and restraint) did not attract my attention too much. What moved me even more was the mutual sympathy of the two women, the pervasive tenacity and vitality, and finally the waves pushed them to snuggle together. The maid said the words hidden deep in my heart, really. I am very moved, this is more shocking than a thousand revolutions, brighter than ten thousand suns.

But all in all, it’s a bit too rational. I know that no film is irrational, but the overall presentation of Rome is more rational. The development of events and the connection of the shots are all too precise and perfect, not as impulsive as the Cold War. Blowing sand rolls, all mountains and rivers. But I still like it, it's my favorite in the past two years.

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Extended Reading
  • Adolphus 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    The panning mirror shows the multi-dimensional space (pointing to the invisible distinction), the overlapping visual sense of roof washing and night parking, and the dual-structure picture display (entertainment life, nightlife, music taste) all describe the one shared by the two parties. A sense of ritual, creating a silent presence. Therefore, the purpose of careful sound processing is not only to enrich the details of the film, but to use the sound as the discourse network to complete the formation and dispersion. Roma is extremely good at tracing personal life histories (family units). But my doubt is that the relationship between the maid and the employer was suspended, and finally it seemed to become an interaction between classes. The loss of a child seemed to be due to the "incompetence" of the maid rather than the social environment. As soon as the water marks of cleaning dog feces are echoed with the saved ocean waves, the whole film points to the element structure of ocean waves-water-mother's love-life-hope at the human level, which lacks reflection. But because of the lack of understanding of the social environment to which the numerous reviews refer, it is a masterpiece to appreciate from the perspective of life history alone. 4.5

  • Jasmin 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    Whenever Cuarón turns his lens to the mundane details of life, [Rome] glows with endless poetic light. The film is essentially a story of two women being abandoned by men. Behind the scheduling and long shots that are clearly on par with Hou Hsiao-hsien, their dignity, especially the heroine, is the most moving part of the film. Cleo's silence is like the water she poured in the yard, with it you can see the big plane flying in the sky. However, whenever Cuaron was eager to shoot this big plane called history, the movie suddenly became hypocritical. You suddenly realize that the heroine is portrayed as the childless Virgin Mary, and it seems that the entire contemporary history of Mexico has become a dead baby born between her knees. This masterpiece of realism full of humanistic thoughts ultimately failed to resolve the relationship between the small and the big, and the symbolism of the heroine was artificially sewn up.

Roma quotes

  • Benita: [Looking at the dogs' heads mounted on the wall] They're all the dogs that lived here. Look. That there was Pirata. He died in 1911. Do you remember Canela?

    Cleo: Yes, where is she?

    Benita: Look at her. She died last summer. They say she ate a poisoned rat. But I'm sure it was the villagers angry with Don Jose over the land.

  • Cleo: I'm pregnant.

    Fermín: What's it to me?

    Cleo: It's that... the little one's yours.

    Fermín: No fucking way.

    Cleo: I swear it is.

    Fermín: I told you, no fucking way! And if you don't want me to beat the shit out of you and your "little one," don't ever say it again, and don't ever come looking for me again!

    [Executes a martial arts move and emits a martial scream]

    Fermín: Fucking servant!