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Literary embarrassment
Whitney 2022-04-19 09:01:55
After watching this movie, I felt depressed and confused, because I was also in the pain of the director in the movie, and I didn't want to watch it a second time, not because the movie was bad, but because I took care of myself more than the movie mood. As a film major, this film is a must watch. The director has his unique way of expressing the inner contradictions of the characters and the handling of the surrounding environment. It's just that I want to say that movies are neither good nor bad. Because of the film's fame, it cannot be forced to say that he likes to pretend to be the so-called "literary". In my opinion, the word "literary and art" is too embarrassing. People who have no culture and no understanding put the label of "literary and art" all over their bodies, but step by step, "literary and art" leads to a derogatory meaning.
Extended Reading
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Guido: Enough of symbolism and these escapist themes of purity and innocence.
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Guido: I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest film. No lies whatsoever. I thought I had something so simple to say. Something useful to everybody. A film to help bury forever all the dead things we carry around inside. Instead, it's me who lacks the courage to bury anything at all. Now I'm utterly confused, with this tower on my hands. I wonder why things turned out this way. Where did I lose my way? I really have nothing to say, but I want to say it anyway. Why don't those spirits of yours come to my aid? You always said they had lots of messages for me. Let them get to work.
Rossella: I've already told you: your attitude is all wrong. You're curious in a childish way. You want too many guarantees.
Guido: Fine, but what do they say?
Rossella: The same as always. They're very reasonable. They know you very well.
Guido: Well then?
Rossella: They say you're free, but you have to choose. And you don't have much time. You have to hurry.