This time the story takes place on the beautiful Mediterranean coast, where sunshine, beauties, gardens meet, ancient and spectacular historical sites coexist with brightly colored residential areas, and Roberto Benigni, who speaks astonishingly fast, and the streets are full of Exaggerated Italian gestures. This is Rome, and there is a restless passion in the air.
Romantic love is staged every day, not to mention in the Trevi Fountain, the most favored place by the god of love. So the New York girl and the Romans met, knew each other, fell in love, and stayed together for life.
Young Italian couples who are looking for a new life also come to the city, and love is a good medicine for them to cope with the uneasy future.
The encounter between an old architect and a young student is more like his memories of his past, young and in love. Only this time the protagonist has been replaced by a frustrated actress and a good friend's boyfriend.
The eloquent corporate clerk is perhaps the symbol of most men in the city, expressing their opinions as a way of proving their existence, as is their fantasy of beauty.
Also looking for presence is the retired music manager, chattering, non-stop, and most incompatible with vacations, but a decisive activist.
The trivialities of life are always exposed under Woody's camera, and then they are revealed, gradually showing contradictions after the cheerful opening. Controversy between faith and freedom, temptation and the unexpected encounter of fame and fortune, love and the pursuit of ideals, and so on. Good scenes are staged, but the cheerful and relaxed tone remains unchanged, and the absurdity creates the climax of the film, which makes people overwhelmed and unable to stop laughing.
I don't know if older directors like to shoot happy endings, but "Love in Rome" is. After going around and encountering some wonderful and absurd experiences, the characters return to the origin one by one. Of course, it is not the real origin, but just restores the way life should be. This kind of perfection coincides with the circular squares that can be seen everywhere in Rome, and the long shot of a young woman looking for a barber shop standing in the square and looking around is quite similar. When I am lost, I am at a loss, the surroundings appear disorganized and seem dizzy, but the wonder of life is that there are no unsolved problems. As long as you keep looking for and keep walking, the way out will be there.
After a series of adventures that strayed from the trajectory of life, it can be said that every character in the movie finally walked out of these painless life episodes, except for the retired music manager. People rave about the singers he has built, but they don't show much inclusion in his absurdity. Fortunately, he does not understand Italian and is a pure idealist, so he is not affected by real public opinion. People who are immersed in their own world and insist on pursuing their ideals can be simple and happy, and they can often work miracles. I think Woody himself played this role, there must be a reason to like him.
Imagine the climactic twists and turns in these plots, it is not impossible to make a tragedy by stripping it out of the screenwriter or changing the background. As the elegant driver said to the lonely ex-celebrity: life is cruel, no matter the obscure poor or the famous rich, it is difficult to get what you want. When this ordinary employee, who once became the center of attention in an instant, hysterically seeks the attention of passers-by on the street, the extreme absurdity will also bring a little sadness. The appearance of the driver undoubtedly awakened the laughter and helpless audience, but so far, Woody never spoke serious truth.
Love and life are always the constant themes of the movie, and the story happens to everyone, regardless of borders. Over the years, Woody has traveled to Barcelona, Paris, and Rome, using the heritage of the city to set off his story and convey his attitude with the soul of the city, while he is still his purest New Yorker. When watching "Love in Rome", it is not difficult to feel the creator's open-mindedness towards life. This open-mindedness comes from a wise man, and what a good movie can do is to pass on the open-mindedness to the audience. Cities, characters, styles, everything has its reasons. We speculate on the director's intentions and finally agree with his choice. It seems that the end of the movie is also a spiritual dialogue. This is the best movie viewing experience.
For me, after watching the whole film with twists and turns and interesting stories, I can't help but reminisce one by one. The music in the square is still in my ears, and the enthusiasm and restlessness of Rome seems to be transformed into a yearning. onto this city.
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