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Roberto's recurring dream (spoilers)

posted 13 years ago by PoppyTransfusion
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I loved this. How it followed from the conversation about the beheading in Saudia Arabia, which was political and perhaps Dario making a point (?), and then is played repeatedly each time bringing the beheading closer. The way it was pictured was beautiful and reminds me of some modern films. I was amazed at how the dream linked to Nina's death and how it played out to fulfil Roberto's dream of a beheading.

This plus the pendant were the greatest highlights in the film for me though there was much in it that I loved. 9/10

my vessel is magnificent and large and huge-ish

[–] lewisherschell 13 years ago

I agree. I haven't seen this film since the late 1990s (and have just bought the new Shameless Blu-ray) but Roberto's dream and the way it's mirrored at the film's climax haunted me when I first saw it.

'What does it matter what you say about people?'
Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958).

[–] agentalbert (3397) 2 years ago

This was one of my favorite things about the movie. It didn't really relate to the plot, but I loved how it got stuck in his head.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

That dream sequence was the most memorable part of the film alongside the ending.