my thoughts

I put this movie on my netflix queue so long ago, I had forgotten about it.
When it arrived in the mail (both DVDs in separate envelopes), by the title, I thought it was a documentary. I was thinking to myself "Why did I put this in my queue?"

Then I remembered it was because of my love of Italian movies.

I'm not finished watching it yet, but I'm really liking it. I have been watching it a bit at a time.

The story holds you, even though it is so long! Sometimes, after I get more into it, I have been going back and rewatching previous scenes.
I feel almost as if I know these people, as if I'm living their lives with them, like I'm there.
This movie has also taught me some things about history. I did not know about the flood in the 1960s. I looked that up and read about it.
I like that the movie "takes you to" different places.

I also like that the movie has little moments of real life.. the real, little things we do in life. For example, at the very beginning, when they were taking the TV downstairs. The Dad stopped to ask his son if he had the keys. Then he closed the door and said "you never know." Little moments like that in the movie make the characters seem more like real, every day people.

I do not like the Giulia character. I didn't like her from the very first time we met her. I just felt like "this is going to be trouble" as soon as she appeared. I don't really know why.

Matteo is so troubled and complicated. I feel like I just don't "get" him. He is so dang good-looking. I'm loving just looking at him in the movie, but he seems to have so many demons.

Anyway, I'm sort of rambling now, but I really like the movie. I like the language, the characters, etc.

Great movie! I'm glad I put it in my queue.

"I told you I was freaky. But you didn't believe me."