Bicycle theives

Bicycle Thieves was the first european movie I watched this semester that really really caught my attention that i have to talk about it. considering that this movie's plot is the most simplest plot of all time, but it still manages to get the audience sit through it for an hour and half just watching a man and his son wondering the streets of Italy looking for a stolen bicycle. The story behind this movie is about a man loosing his bicycle which his work is dependent on and him going on a journey with his son to find his bicycle. there is little dialogue in this movies as well. The filmmaker and director did an absolutely amazing job because they made a very simple story so enjoyable and watchable. After watching the movie, I read the book that was written about this movie and how it was made. Almost all of the shots were outdoor and shot in the streets of Italy. None of the shots were staged, they were taken during regular hours of the day when people were in the streets going about their normal lives. He did not ask anyone to do anything different, the director wanted this movie to be as realistic as possible. There is a scene where the bike is being stolen and the main chacaracter is running after the bicycle thieve, trying to stop him. He gets into a taxi and asks the driver to drive and follow the thieve. In this scene the street of Italy is very crowded and there are traffic lights up and running and the people on their bikes, cars, barefoot running from one corner to another. This scene was not staged at all; It was filmed in the middle of the traffic that was happening during that day in the street and it worked perfectly for the scene they shot.

I have never liked black and white movies but i enjoyed this movie so much that I would watch it over and over again.