two hapless odysseys

Macie 2022-10-03 16:55:14

There are no tragedies in modern people, there are only poor and hapless Odyssey. The director's complaints about the absurd modernity can be heard in all three stories: a modernized/Americanized Rome, a Hollywood-style murderous movie, a film critic with no conscience, a couple who has completely lost themselves for the sake of their children, a tourist who is keen on tourism development The mayor of Kojima, tossing between various medical treatments and untreated itching, is presented from the fringe perspective of the unfortunate. I especially like the middle story. Two poor hapless wretch eager to find an isolated island away from the hustle and bustle, only to be scared off by a real one (with no modern equipment). Isn't this a picture of ourselves? Living in the cultural garbage created by oneself, and continuing to live while complaining, because it is inseparable from the intimacy brought by garbage, such as the love for soap operas. At the end of the middle story, Nanny is lying on the side bench dejectedly and said: My favorite is floating at sea. Yes, I also like to float on the sea, without the need to dock. How much I looked forward to before landing, how much I wanted to escape after landing. Modernity is an inevitable plague. I wish you a speedy recovery! Good morning to bliss!

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  • Nanni Moretti: [walking out of the theater after watching "Henry - Portrait of a Killer"] I wandered around the city for hours trying to remember who was it that said good things about this film. I read a review in a paper. I read something positive about "Henry". Suddenly, I remember... I find the review and I copy it in my diary. Here it is: "Henry kills people but he's a kind of good guy. Only facts count for him. Otis is the real scum. Henry has a mad solidarity with his victims. A prince of annihilation, promising a merciful death. The director awakens the public to its worst nightmare: a shower of gore, impaled eyes, martyred flesh, abomination. Henry, the first to dismember the criminal philosophy of the Hollywood racists." I wonder if, whoever wrote this before falling asleep has a moment of remorse.

  • Nanni Moretti: If it depends on me, I'm sure I won't make it.