Cinema Paradiso

I think it would be very hard to not like "Cinema Paradiso". My opinion is very bias because I personally loved the film, but I feel like its story contains something for everyone. It is brilliant in so many ways, from the music, to the character development, the relatable story, and so on. "Cinema Paradiso" has rightfully earned the attention and award recognition that it received. Reliving the memories of a young Salvatore and experiencing his nostalgia, reminds us all of something in our own past that has shaped our lives in a similar way.
The movie comes in on a grown up Salvatore being called by his mother to tell him his mentor Alfredo has died. The story then takes off as a distant memory that Salvatore can't shake. I really like the way the director chose to portray Salvatore's life, as one huge nostalgic flashback. Being immersed in his childhood with occasional pauses bringing us back to the present day. This method almost gives the impression that we as the audience are being pulled into the memory as well, even though this story is technically all new information to us.
As well as being heart tuggingly nostalgic, what I love about this movie is its redemptive story. Young Salvatore is born in Giancaldo, though a seemingly …show more content…
Salvatore followed his dream and made a success of himself, but at what price? The loss of relationship with those he once cared about, left him secluded and unhappy. It was necessary for him to leave, but not to forget. Salvatore was running from his problems, but he did not run far enough to escape his past. When he returned to find the Paradiso abandoned and destroyed, I think he realized this paralleled to his relationships with his loved ones. At the funeral seeing all the people who were once so important in his life old and frail, he realized what he did was wrong. He had let too many years go by and returned to a Giancaldo he no longer