I wrote a long review before, but I don't know what button I pressed, but it's gone. !
Watching it for the first time, many viewers will feel that the whole movie is unclear, because in this worldview created by director Antonioni, everyone is very confused, not only the protagonist, but also the supporting characters do not have a normal love. But if you look at it a second time, you can still find many questions worth thinking about.
Why is Sandro scum? Because he lost faith in beautiful things, including love.
Sandro is a designer who, in the words of Claudia, "can create very beautiful things". However, when Sandro designed works according to his pursuit of beauty, he was re-educated by the deformed market demand. The harsh reality erodes his faith in beautiful things, as shown by an episode in the second half of the film: Sandro, while hanging out, deliberately destroys a painting being painted by a young artist, almost getting into a fight with him .
He was lost and lost his courage, so he thought that others, including the painter and Claudia, would no longer pursue good things. When Claudia asks Sandro to say "I love you", Sandro is indifferent and even contemptuous. For him, the word "I love you" is like a totem in Inception, and once it appears, he reminds himself that it's time to get out.
In the end, Sandro was caught on the spot by Claudia while making out on the sofa with his new mistress. Claudia's tears flowed because Sandro ruined his pursuit of love, and Sandro's tears flowed because he hated himself.
In fact, Sandro is just a representative of the "confused, empty person" that the director wants to show. In that era when men are absolutely dominant, it is difficult to give birth to true love: economic strength provides material for men to make women their vassals The foundation; the strength in position makes men the "noble" donors in love, and women correspondingly become love beggars. The friends around Sandro and Claudia didn't get the love they wanted:
Pazizia's husband, Raimondo, is an out-and-out big kid. In order to satisfy his childish needs, Raimondo did not care about his wife's feelings. He stretched out his hand to Pazizia's chest in front of everyone's eyes.
Julia is married to little old man Corrado. Julia was always looking for an interesting topic, but Corrado always ended the topic with a bit of sarcasm. Unsatisfied with her spiritual needs, Julia entered a hotel room with a 19-year-old artist.
Anna is a clingy girl. She longed for face-to-face spiritual communication and physical connection, to the point of refusing to meet for fear of the eventual separation. And Sandro didn't care about these at all, which eventually led to Anna's departure without saying goodbye.
In a normal society, everyone has the full possibility to pursue the love in their hearts. The gentle Claudia, the clingy Anna, the virtuous Pazizia, and the escaping Julia, without exception.
But obviously, director Antonioni does not think this society is normal.
Finally, an excerpt from one of my favorite lines from the movie:
No, you can't leave me alone.
I want you to tell me that without me going out with you, you are like missing a hand;
Tell me, tour the city alone and you will fall;
Tell me you want to hug my shadow on the wall;
You have to tell me that you love me.
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