When a person faces life, once he is helpless and unable to control, the happiness he has will abandon him. In other words, happiness betrayed him, and happiness turned to his spectators. This is inevitable, and fun-filled stories are always cruelly based on painful reality. The man Richie is a miniature, a memory related to an era, a class, a type of family, a type of man, and a black-and-white dividing line. Italy after World War II, with the background of the defeated Fascist Axis Powers, this is a big environment. Rich is not a "hero" who came out of the war, nor is he a controversial historical figure. He is ordinary and ordinary, and even appears to be crappy and useless at the beginning of the film. When the employment agency came out to shout, Rich sat in the distance, as if he had nothing to do with him. What is portrayed is just like a sleepy-eyed society, but it conveys the mental outlook of fatigue under the pressure of survival, and it is also the psychological state of the entire society after the war. The reality presented is that the declining economy and the hopeless situation with too many monks and porridges give the viewer a clear understanding of the practical significance of not being alive and cruelly competing.
Take a look at the fate of the collision between the bicycle and Rich. Rich was unemployed for two years and finally got a job. Posting posters on the wall, this job is pretty good for Rich. With a salary and family allowance, he can give his wife and children a stable and well-off life. However, there is a condition attached to this job. It is necessary to bring a bicycle with you during working hours. No bicycle has become a problem. Rich meets Tishui's wife Maria and confesses good news and then sorrows. In their conversation, negative emotions dominate everything, and Rich keeps complaining about his destiny. He has a job but no bicycle. The ability to solve problems and the way to complain about problems vividly show this character. On a sloping road, even though Rich took over the bucket held by Maria's right hand, it still couldn't erase the previous scene. In the distant scene, Maria tried her best to follow Richie with the bucket in his hand. After that, they returned home and entered the room. Rich began to hang his head down and silent, whether he was weak or squeezed out of life, Rich's personality traits had been fully revealed.
Of course, it is Italy that can be seen in Richie's body. There are various factors that create individuality, and the way of assuming responsibility can also vary. But it must be said that as a husband and father alone, he failed to share the hardships with his wife physically. It can be imagined that Rich is in a disappointed situation. His complaints and laments are signals that he cannot protect himself, and he is mentally defeated. , It is difficult to be a spiritually dependent on which wives and children can rely 100%. Later, the plot developed in this way. Rich's wife actively dealt with the troubles in front of her. Rich's wife pulled out the linen quilt and went to the pawnshop and bought a bicycle in exchange for money. Seeing Richie carrying a bicycle on a job interview in a decent office, the funny and extremely realistic scenes reflected in the eyes, only frustrating. This may also be the director's intention. He praised the hardworking and fearless woman, and satirized the war and the depression after the war in this way. Regarding the role of Richie, it is not known whether it first suppresses and then uplifts, but these vivid and subtle scenes are brought into the story at will, and it is natural to explain that the protagonist of the story-Richie is not a dry and tasteless character. In any case, destiny favored Rich. Although at the end of the film, we learned that this is not a gift to him. Even if the unemployed are laughing, there are still sad tears in their eyes. I hope that the moisture in my words will not exceed the standard, and the sensational sensation of my words will not be offensive, because we know that there is a problem with the living environment and the problem with society. Those who pay for this are the most industrious and ordinary people, and those who are responsible for this will always live more comfortably than "cannon fodder".
Back in the story, the bicycle was stolen and Rich, who had just started to work, faces unemployment again. The only way to keep his dream is to find the stolen bicycle. Rich and his eldest son Bruno embarked on a difficult car-finding journey. Of course, this journey was extraordinary. From a stolen owner to a thief who was caught stealing the car, Rich walked in with all the passengers watching the movie. The gray channel of dialogue with the soul. Stringing all the trivial things together is the feature of this film. The child Bruno carefully wiped the car, so that later he accurately described the appearance of the car. This is obviously deliberately arranged. If a child bears the pressure of survival in another way, it must be the sadness of the entire society. Rich's wife went to divination. At first Rich was sober, he knew it was a trick to cheat money. But later, he also walked in, paid the money, and got a sentence, "I can’t find it in front of my eyes, and it’s hard to find it in my life." It's just an illusion. This may also be what the realists are crying out for. The gods will betray you at critical moments. It is better to rely on the sky than on yourself. Richie and his colleagues were putting up posters, and next to them were two begging children. In the same scene, the language and the picture are wrong, and the connection between the voice-over and the in-picture image is natural and smooth. Enriched the visual effects, and also exposed the society at that time. Both of Rich's children are shown in the film a halo that symbolizes hope and love. The baby was lying on the bed and the eldest son Bruno closed the window when he went out with his father. This is loving care. Rich was caught, Bruno rescued his father with the child's pitiful eyes, this was the return of love. In the end, when Rich tears and pulls Bruno into the crowd desperately, Bruno squeezes his father Rich's hand, which is the hope that is passed on. The film's most important thing is to depict the real details, and the background in each scene hints at the protagonist's mood and his social status. Black and white film can also be used as a mood palette. Brightness means happiness and hope, and darkness means despair and sadness. Richie's back, Richie's shadow in the sun, and Richie's shadow in the dark, all of these cleverly formed silent language. Stealing or not stealing, Richie's psychological struggle and inner contradiction, this is the most gorgeous color that blooms in the film at the end. People are born to face conflicting choices, whether to go to the left or to the right? Stay or wander? Fortunately, no matter how unlucky people are, facing the tricks of fate, there will always be a home behind him to protect him from the wind and rain. The film "Bicycle Thief" won a special film award at the 22nd Oscar Film Festival in 1950 and also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language. I have to admire the film’s outstanding neo-realism style, and in my opinion, the most outstanding part of the film is the cunning of the story layout. The work half a century ago, such a simple story, can be branched everywhere, and there are conflicts in the field, which makes people constantly ambiguous, which is precious. The film is to be unexpected, but also to confuse the audience, every step, every link.
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