BrUnO BoZzEttO - Freedom
posted by Anar @ 9:33 PM
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
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3 Comments:
This movie is cute, but I wonder about its deeper symbolism. I guess the purpose is to celebrate the liberation of Italy from the WWII fascist dictatorship of Mussolini. However, the message "Freedom must be conquered" has a very negative connotation. It implies that wars must always be fought to win freedom. It is true that wars are often fought in the name of freedom, but is freedom ever really won? In the early history of the United States, the only really free people were rich white aristocratic land and slave owning men. These men were "free" to do what ever they wanted with their time. Some of them came together and decided to declare independance from England. They made a lot of noise about freedom and liberty, but that was mostly to motivate the troops. The real issue was that the "free" aristocrats wanted to make and keep more money for themselves, rather than continue sending it to the King of England. I think that the French actually gained a fair amount of real freedom for themselves in their revolution because it was an uprising of the poor against the aristocrats. Its rather difficult for aristocrats to oppress the masses when they have no heads on their shoulders! Of course, this victory for the people was rather short lived, as Napoleon came along shortly there after. The people loved him, but many of them followed him to doom and death. Other revolutions in the name of freedom didn't go well at all. Russia, China, Cuba, and Iran are all good examples of this! It would be nice if people could simply agree to resolve their differences in a reasonable and peaceful manner. Unfortunately, there will always be individuals who never learned to share their toys with other children and who grow up controlling larger and larger sandboxes while not letting others have any fun.
Sorry Pantea, I guess I'm feeling a bit pessimistic at the moment. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel like a free man again. :)
Tea-pan joon long tome no see!!!!
This Bozzetto guy comes with really interesting concepts...plus his animation is so simple, its instantly appealing!!!!
Thanx for the links!!!
-Yashoda....
I really enjoyed the movie and although I wouldn't have expressed the idea of "we must fight for freedom" in the same way, I think it conveyed the message. As an afterthought, I disagree that freedom can only be fought in arms. Freedom of speech, of thought, of gender, etc. has been also won and fought by example and defiance. To live one's life as one sees fit without regards to "the norm" for me is fighting for freedom too.
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