The story tells the process of the protagonist getting rid of patriarchal oppression and finally winning spiritual and behavioral independence. The emotional relationship between the father-son relationship is not new, but the director obviously pays more attention to the metaphorical expression from the perspective of psychology and politics; especially in the rural context and the time and space background of post-war Italy, the plots of breaking the stereotype, breaking through the ignorance, and independent consciousness, etc. This makes the film more politically explicit. If it is purely a film, the children and youth of the protagonist are also very moving. Children's helplessness in the face of sheep, their adolescence's yearning for the accordion, and their habitual behavior of cutting their lips because of fear, these details all interpret the theme well and are impressive.
The story of father and son from the backcountry, the realistic lens, and the vicissitudes of the picture bring the most intuitive sense of age. Being oppressed by the oppressive patriarchy in childhood brought firm resistance in adulthood. In addition to being inspirational, the protagonist's life course is more a kind of insight into the suffering life, and the profound ending also brings endless sadness and sighs.
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