In the hearts of different people, there is a different "Cinema Paradiso". Watching this movie at different stages will also have different feelings, which is the charm of the classic.
The film's 33-year-old legend, since its release, has infected generations of audiences with a love of cinema. This can be said to be the beginning of the enlightenment of many fans to movies.
The film uses flashbacks, through the death of Eft, the protagonist Toto returns to his hometown after a lapse of thirty years, unveiling the curtain of the story.
In the 1940s in southern Italy, in a small town, the father of the protagonist Toto died in the war, where he lived with his mother and sister.
In this quiet and peaceful town, there is a cinema open in the church. In the ruins of war, this cinema has undoubtedly become the most lively place.
Eft is the projectionist of the cinema, as the only projectionist in the whole cinema. His work is very boring, repetitive day after day, but his tediousness has become the spiritual sustenance of the people in the town.
Toto has had a keen interest in movies since childhood, but her mother disagrees, believing it to be a waste of time. Toto did not give up.
He would sneak up on milk to buy movie tickets, go to Eft to watch movies, secretly save the cut film and take it home, and accidentally ignite the film, and burn the house of the family.
This naughty child is all for his love, he is full of yearning for the cinema. He was also very curious about Eft's projectionist, so he begged Eft to teach him how to show movies and become a qualified projectionist.
The two stay together every day, and the relationship becomes more and more intimate. Through Eft's daily teachings, Toto also learned that the projectionist is more than just what he imagined cool.
The projectionist was lonely, and Eft worked day after day, with no resting holidays, for here he was the only projectionist to work. He gave up his time, carrying the spiritual entertainment sustenance of the whole town.
The theater accidentally caught fire, and Toto, who was inside, reacted quickly and successfully rescued Eft. But his life was saved, and Eft lost both eyes and never had the chance to show a movie.
Toto succeeded in his career, took over Eft's post, and continued to stick to his position as a projectionist, becoming the second projectionist in the town. At this moment, I felt Eft's loneliness more deeply.
Frame by frame of the film slipped by, and he watched the joys and sorrows of the audience, but he could not be like them. You can only hide behind the screen and enjoy the loneliness.
He grew up in the screening room, even if he was lonely, but still loved it. I also met a girl I liked, Elena.
Toto falls in love with Elena, but does not dare to confess to him, and the gap between them makes him always shrink into his corner and cast a loving eye.
Eft believes that Toto's talent for film is remarkable, and he should not be trapped in this town for the rest of his life, only to stay in a small screening room and repeat work every day.
He told the story of a soldier and a princess: a soldier fell in love with a beautiful princess, and the princess said, You can guard under my window for a hundred days, one step at a time, I can promise you. The soldiers stood under the princess window every day, enduring hardships, but chose to leave on the night of the 99th.
This story without an ending is like the love between Toto and Elena. Toto, who comes from a poor family, falls in love with the banker's daughter, and he can only pursue this love with ninety-nine steps, but finally can only terminate. The last step is to leave your dignity and dreams to yourself.
Toto's first love ends with Elena going to school. The lovelorn Toto returns to the screening room, and Eft appears in front of him again.
He said: Every day when you stay here, you will see this small side of the land as the whole world. You've got to get out of here for a while, don't come back, don't miss, forget us. When you come back, you'll find that everything has changed.
Toto followed the advice and walked out of the town.
In Toto's view at the time, this was probably a difficult thing to do. When you are young, you will always feel that love is greater than everything, and you are willing to dedicate your life to love.
Later, we found that when we stepped out of the narrow world that trapped us, we knew how vast the outside world was and how desirable the outside world was.
Eft's whole life has been stuck in that little screening room, he loves his job, but he doesn't want to live in this small place. He has dreams that cannot be carried here.
But he could no longer walk out of the town, so he could only pin his hopes on Toto. He hoped that Toto could bravely go out of town, go to the big world outside, and bravely pursue his dreams.
He does not hesitate to break up the love between Toto and Elena, just for the sake of this child who carries his dreams to go to the open world outside to realize his own value.
The film seems to be a fairy tale about the movie, but why not an allegory of life?
Years later, when Toto wakes up late at night when the phone rings, he learns the news of Eft's death. By this time, Toto had completely left the town.
He is a famous director, and there is no shortage of applause and flowers, even women, along the way. But are these really what Toto really wants? He realized his dream, but he could not mention love in his heart, and he never had the throbbing of encountering Elena in the first place. He was getting farther and farther away from the past.
Life is much harder than movies. The film always revolves around the theme of ideas, moving towards clarity. But our lives are different, there is no character setting, no specific direction. Nothing is known what will happen in the next second, and there is no concrete definition of right or wrong in our choices.
Toto, who had been wandering outside for thirty years, saw his elderly mother and saw the film left by Eft for him, and realized that even if he left for a long time, his hometown and relatives were the warmth he could never forget.
Perhaps in the thirty years of wandering outside, family affection and hometown are the pillars that support him to go down.
"You're young, the world is yours." This line has also caused a hot discussion on the Internet. Many young people resonate and want to step out of their comfort zone and go out into the wider world to find their ideals.
No matter what stage the audience is in, after watching this "Cinema Paradiso", they will have their own feelings. I want to go out and explore the world and see the vastness of the world. I want to go back to my hometown to see my parents and family.
This film brings infinite comfort and healing.
We watch movies and experience the bittersweet and bittersweet of life. The movie is over, but our lives are still going on. We are still young, the world belongs to us!
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