The parable of the human essence ...
It’s a shame to admit, but I haven’t watched a single film by Vittorio De Sica, although he had so many Oscar nominations, so I decided to start with his most famous film, the classics of world cinema “Bike Thieves”. The title of the film is very important, but I’ll talk about it later.
Post-war Rome, long unemployed Antonio Ricca is overjoyed - he finally finds a job. But on the first day of work, he was robbed of a bicycle without which it is impossible to work! Together with his young son Bruno, he tries to find a stolen bicycle in a huge city, on which the life of his family depends.
The film at first sight is very simple, but it is only at first sight. But this is only from the first, in fact, the film is very difficult. It is difficult to understand the problem. Well, they stole a bicycle from a person, which hundreds are stolen in a day, but this is not the most important thing in the film, just for someone a bicycle is trifles, and for someone it is a whole life. And the point, again, is not that they stole a bicycle, so they could steal anything, just with the help of this bicycle reveals the mean essence of so many people, and breaks the fate of so many families. How can you remain human in such a situation? Who is this mysterious bike thief? It is no accident that I mentioned that the title is very important "Bike Thieves". So who is he? The one who stole Ricky's bike, or could it be Ricky himself? Yes, it can be anyone, any inhabitant of Rome, it is just such a generalized concept that all people are kidnappers in some way, even the best of us.
The film is strong in its spirit. All this gravitating atmosphere of doom. Even before watching anything of this and did not expect, thought just a sleek film, but for some reason put it among the best films according to film critics, so it should be something special. That’s the spirit of the film here. It’s actually one of the most moving films I’ve seen. The scene in the cafe is generally a masterpiece of a touching genre. It looked so cool. And there was no tragedy in public, everything was so vital. This effect is largely created by two wonderful male roles. Ricky himself and his son Bruno. The actors played well, and the most important thing is true, and at the end of the film, it's really, really great. Also here is very good music, which is always where you need, sometimes tragic, sometimes comical. In my opinion, the movie was great. If at first I was less skeptical, I thought it would end with Happy End and everyone would be happy, but no. Everything is quite different here, and, it would seem, behind such a simple story, there is such a huge meaning. Original
