A retired old man who had no money to pay the rent was blasted out by the landlord. In this hungry and cold time, how important a room is to this old man. The empty rooms of the old people and the sheets that are not covered with warmth all vividly represent the poverty of the old people. But here, the old man still has sustenance, that is, his own mongrel dog. When the old man was sick and hospitalized, he was always thinking about this dependent dog. The dog has become his biggest pillar of life.
When people are old, the government is unreliable, friends are not allowed to rely, and the world is degenerate. But it's just the mind.
In addition to portraying the poor and distressed living conditions of the elderly, the film is bound to reflect the post-war Italian society. In the event of a disaster, it will not be the rich who suffer. The poor and ordinary people will always be the victims of the disaster. Landlords will only collude with each other, indifferent and cold-blooded, and marry more wealthy movie theater owners in order to achieve the purpose of wealth appreciation, and they will sacrifice the once-gracious poor. Only the poor will pity each other, but what good is it? It is the insignificant power of the poor, what can they do? What can the government's meagre pensions do after the war? The beginning of the film reveals the fact that "the poor are powerless". The old people protested for more pensions, but faced with the army driving away in a jeep, these old people seemed so weak. But their weakness is so inevitable. What are they fighting for? Just to continue to survive. But if you are knocked down by these cars and die, what is the point of fighting for it? And will the country reflect on the death of so many old people who are unable to work?
"Dogs are credible, people are not" actually does not fully express my understanding of this film. Especially at the end, I have questions: Are dogs credible?
But in fact, dogs may still be credible, but people are still not credible.
The "person" in the first explanation topic refers to the people around the old man, friends, landlords, and other old people, but now when I mention "people are still untrustworthy", it refers to the old people. The question of unreliability is for the elderly; the "unreliable" here is for the dog. When the old man tried to get rid of the puppy and committed suicide, he was found by the puppy. When he thought that the puppy was willing to stay with him, the dog ran away. In the face of death, the dog gave up on man; but in the face of life, man gave up on the dog. The scene of the train flying by the old man was quite shocking. Life and death are between that line, which actually means that the old man and death have passed by.
When the old man is carrying a pine ball and playing with the puppy in the sunset and walking away from the camera, he will not see hope. They are heading in the direction of the sun setting, even if they are playing so happy.
To survive, I am afraid of losing confidence in the future and failing to see the future. When oneself is already unable to create the future, who can give to the future?
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