Cinema Paradiso and Foreign Films

Okay, so this movie was cute, it really was. I'm not sure I loved it, but it was interesting none the less. I'm not sure I could say I was entertained by it really, but I did enjoy it, and once again I have learned something from watching it. I think one word to adequately describe this movie is precious. The story of Toto and Alfredo is really beautiful. I mean I just feel like so much of this film was typical, but all the while unique and enjoyable and worth my while. I really liked the end of this movie when Toto was watching the film Alfredo made him. It was symbolic on so many levels and and really touching actually the way Alfredo remembered all those little film strips Toto claimed his since he was a child. Being that I am a student of Italian I understood most of this film (and by this I mean without the subtitles), which was exciting I guess.





Being that this was a foreign film, and because what I am about to write is too small for a whole entry, I'd like to devote a part of this entry to my passion for foreign films. I always wondered why foreign films were so much better than the American ones I always see, but there is a simple reason for this, and that is because only the best make it to America. I mean some of my favorite films are foreign films. They are just so beautiful and unique and they are something I cherish. I find a lot of foreign cinema to be a bit more risky than American cinema. I really am not a fan of predictable movies that play it on the safe side so it's obvious why I enjoy foreign films. I've said the words "foreign film" too much in this entry. But all in all I would really, pretty much, choose a foreign film over an American film any day. They're just so much more fresh.