"The Young and the Passionate"

I really enjoyed watching this film. It was interesting to see the characters that Fellini used in his other films that carried over to this film because they had very different roles and it showed what kinds of actors he likes. The man who played the "White Shiek" character who also played Alberto in I Vitellioni had very different roles in both of the films. For the "White Shiek" he was a comical character and even how he responded to a serious situation it was still funny to the audience but while he was playing Alberto we see him in a more serious role and even in one point of the film have sympathy for him.

Overall, I felt that this movie was a lot more serious then the other two Fellini films that we have seen. I do see a reoccurring trend on all the films of spouses not being faithful. This had been a major conflict in every film we have seen and I am starting to wondering of something happened to Fellini is his past to make him so devoted to this topic. Also in all of the films the couples stayed together even though they had been unfaithful to each other. I feel that in all of the films there is an under lying theme that it is not possible to be monogamous. The setting for this film was very beautiful and the bond between the characters seemed very realistic.

Films from Monday 1/8/06

I really enjoyed both the movies that we watched this week. I though it was kinda interesting how the plots of the films were very different but still had many similarities. In both films the idea of cheating on a significant other was a relevant part of the plot. However in the first film it was a man who was interested in another women and in the second it was a women interested in another man. The first film had very interesting characters especially the leading male role. I felt all of his emotions were clear to see just by witnessing the expressions on his face which very much reflects Fellini's back round as a cartoonist. The women in this movie seem to be very dominate which is interesting for this time period. The performances that were put on by the women were an entertaining aspect of the movie. With the second film I though the best parts of the movie were the settings. The different settings they used in this movie all were very drastically different. Such as, part of the movie takes place on a island and it is very beautiful and natural then there is a hotel room and the movie end with the scene in the Vatican. All of the settings were interesting and they captivated my attention. I felt the "White Striek" was a very symbolic character in this film. I think he represented fantasy and the moral from this movie was that our fantasies don't always turn out how you think they would and you should not live for you fanatsy because what you have right in frount of you could be what will make you happy if you give it a chance.