Here is a young couple who quickly fell in love with Rome by an American tourist and a handsome local guy; here is a small home in Rome built by a young architect and a girlfriend who loves him; here is a young couple from a small town who plan to marry The plan took root in Rome; here is a middle-aged couple who repeat the same work and life every day; the four couples form a classic multi-protagonist movie structure, as well as other people derived from them, everyone who comes to watch the movie can all resonate with it. The opening of the film is in the form of a dialogue between a third person as a traffic policeman and the camera, instead of a narration, introducing the city of Rome and the people living in Rome. The form of dialogue with the camera is not common in movies, but more common in stage plays, sketches, etc. Dialogue directly with the audience, which transcends the limitation of space, is more vivid than the narration, and at the same time conveys the information to the audience that "narrative techniques from a third perspective", we are all onlookers, watching the people in the film in Rome. Joys and sorrows, Chaimi life. But the story told in this film is much more than the monotonous life of Chaimi. The multi-protagonist setting of the film has high requirements for editing techniques, and the film also happens to challenge the difficult mixed editing. If the audience does not pay attention to watching the film seriously, the final feeling will not be good. The storyline There is no coherence and no clear imprint in the brain. Mixed editing not only tests the editor's ability to connect and grasp the plot, but also tests the audience's comprehension ability. The advantages of mixed cuts are self-evident, making the story connection more interesting, reducing the audience's continuous attention to the protagonist, and reducing the possibility of aesthetic fatigue. In addition, it is more suitable for such a romantic comedy full of innocence and fantasy. The difference between this film and other Woody Allen films is that it no longer talks about human nature lightly. I once thought that Woody Allen must be very fond of traditional Chinese culture, and the films made seem to be practicing Tai Chi. Seemingly unsuccessful, in fact Kong Wu is powerful and powerful. However, this film broke my stereotype of him. This film is matched with the European style of Rome. It is no longer half-paced, but tells these short stories in a noisy and intense form. Every story is worth pondering and pondering over and over again. The first story is that Hailey, a tourist from the United States, met the Roman boy Michelangelo, and quickly developed a romantic textbook-style love. Their story gave rise to a new story: two people from different cultures. family story. To be continued
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