As far as I can remember, I've watched this movie two years ago. That's why I will not write too much about it. No, I didn't forget it. The problem is that two years ago I was 13 years old and my "cinematographic taste" was very different. Titanic, that time, was for me, the best movie ever done. Of course, my opinion has changed a lot but I still can remember that "Il Postino", even being good, was slow and boring sometimes. And I don't think that it'll change if I watch it again.
"Il Postino" IS about the relationship of Mario, a postman, and the known poet Pablo Neruda. At first, it's a typical Italian movie: the soundtrack and the photography are beautiful, there are some really remarkable scenes (if I'm right, there's a radio involved) and the acting is superb. But there are some flaws as slowness and the miss of a strong plot line that could make us really FELL something. There isn't anything very special about it.
Maybe what made me fell so disappointed about this movie is its director. In fact, Michael Radford is Indian, and that's why "Il Postino" looks like a typical Italian movie only at first. If you think a little, it doesn't really is Italian. It's slow and boring in some scenes because it looks like an Indian movie. The Indian Shekhar Kapur made the same with "Elizabeth", which could be very good but was completely slow, dark and confuse.
Overall, a good movie but, definitely, far away from being good enough to be into the 5 nominated for the Best Movie Oscar.
Graded: B
ps: typical Italian movies are great and much better
"Il Postino" IS about the relationship of Mario, a postman, and the known poet Pablo Neruda. At first, it's a typical Italian movie: the soundtrack and the photography are beautiful, there are some really remarkable scenes (if I'm right, there's a radio involved) and the acting is superb. But there are some flaws as slowness and the miss of a strong plot line that could make us really FELL something. There isn't anything very special about it.
Maybe what made me fell so disappointed about this movie is its director. In fact, Michael Radford is Indian, and that's why "Il Postino" looks like a typical Italian movie only at first. If you think a little, it doesn't really is Italian. It's slow and boring in some scenes because it looks like an Indian movie. The Indian Shekhar Kapur made the same with "Elizabeth", which could be very good but was completely slow, dark and confuse.
Overall, a good movie but, definitely, far away from being good enough to be into the 5 nominated for the Best Movie Oscar.
Graded: B
ps: typical Italian movies are great and much better
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