Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
The whole week we watched this movie; it is a long movie
about two hours, we do used the whole MWF class for
this but apart from it, the movie was very interesting and
inspiring that anyone simply can relate to. The movie was
all about movies and how people before appreciate and
give importance to movies shown to the public. This was
my first time seeing a film with this genre and I am really
amazed. I do want to watch it again and again.
The movie revolves with the character of Salvatore, Toto
for short, how he manage to learn being a projectionist at
a very young age with of course the help of Alfredo. From
flammable films to fireproof ones, from a small town to a
big city, from nothing to almost everything; Toto best
describes the people whom with patience, perseverance and
obedience became successful in life. It does not matter when
you love, when you sacrifice, when you fight; what matters
is that you learn from the mistakes made before and whole-
heartedly go on with life. Celebrating what the world can
offer, and embracing every opportunity that comes.
Scenes taken from the movie, Nuovo cinema Paradiso, when
young Toto was taught how to be a projectionist(above) andwhen young Toto view the film he projected(below). 
I just realized the importance of change in our daily lives
because it is evident in the movie and I actually saw the
changes that occur for the good and the bad of the people.
We change, our environment changes, our friends, family
changes; everything changes for reasons that we certainly
understand. It is not always for us to benefit but sometimes
it is essential for certain phenomenon to change such that
there will be an equilibrium. We change not only because
of society and ourselves but because we care for the people
and surrounding that we have. Change is permanent,
nevertheless, change gives us hope and despair.
One thing Ms. Castro pointed out is the importance of the
person off-cam. After the movie, the credit was shown and
we were all confuse because why will Ms. Castro show
that, it is not important but then I suddenly stop. The actors
from the movie are mere actors who portray someone, they
are just role-playing. There are scripts, there are dialogues
that other people off-cam are doing. These are the creative
thinkers who made the movie possible. These are the people
who rewrites, deletes, reorganizes necessary script for the
actors. Also the director, they must be complemented for a
job well done. Without this individual, the supervision of a
good materials is impossible. Let us not forget the other
people behind like my favorites, the cinematographers,
musical score and the artistic community.
I am a certified movie addict, when I like a particular movie;
I will search it over the internet, obviously, I will click on
the stars and read their profile. Read some reviews about the
movie and praise the actors who played their role. I do
not care who the director is nor who wrote the script,
when I like the movie, I will automatically check who
starred the film and associate it with the success of the film.
But now, realizing the off-cam people, I am assertive that
I will give equal treatment. As a matter of fact, I think,
it does not guaranteed that if you have great actors, you will
have a box office success nor having a good story with not so
good actor will guarantee a success. I believe that what a
great movie has is teamwork, determination, and
cooperation from the on-cam people to the off-cam people.
The movie is considered a classic and seriously, this is one
of the best movie that I saw. The combination of drama,
comedy and romance was very effective. You will laugh,
you will cry; you will certainly have a whirlwind of
emotions and it is not regretful because today, it is very
hard to achieve and watch movies like this. The setting, the
location was fantastic; they know what the people wants. I
also like the ending because it is really touching. I must
say, only people whom have stone-like hearts will not be
move by the scene when Toto is watching the film that
Alfredo left after he died. One thing that I notice is there
are some noticeable CUTS because in the credit part of
the film, there are some scenes that were not shown. But
I don’t take it against the movie, maybe it is a must.
Quotable Quotes.....
Some people never get over their
past accomplishments.
Even worse are the people who exaggerate
what they have done.
For years I kept a sign on my desk that
helped me maintain the right perspective
concerning yesterday.
It simply said,
“Yesterday, Ended Last Night.”
It reminded me that no matter how badly
I might have failed in the past, it is done,
and today is a new day.
By John Maxwell
