Cinema Paradiso - LOVE

Cinema Paradiso (1988) which is originally known as Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. 

     
     A young boy passion towards film never dies. Toto never stops trying and always have the creative ideas of going up to the cinema of the projecting booth to explore more. For example, he wanted to go up to Alfredo whereby he took the chance when he saw Alberto's wife. He quickly ran to the wife and quickly took it up for Alfredo to eat his lunch. In there, he met Alfredo. With much approaches, they tend to build a "Tom and Jerry" relationship which at first they had many argues, bully and ended up chasing and beating away Toto. This relationship at first sounds annoying but slowly it become funny and love-hate relationship. Surprisingly, they ended up like father-son relationship that melted our hearts. 

     With the basics of love, Alfredo taught him everything he knew and even treated him like a son. Even he knows Toto spent most of the money on cinema which supposingly to use the money to buy what the mother order to buy, but ended up getting scold and beat. Alfredo saw this and eventually willing to pay the money back to help Toto. With such naive love, they start to bond together and touches on all of our heart. As they love bonded within one another, the film suddenly got caught on fire. Everyone was rushing out from the cinema and running away, Toto quickly rush in and pull Alfredo out. With the strength of a small child, he had to pull him down the stairs. Toto never gave up and pull him down with all his might till he get away from the fire and safety. While others are trying to run away for their life, Toto risk everything he have to get help. This love relationship is stronger than the bond with his biological mother that demonstrates to us. 

     Toto have strong passion on Alfredo projectionist job. Therefore, by taking Alfredo as a role model. He was taught and taken up the job when Alfredo went blind after the fire incident. Through the theory of Bandura's observational learning, which Toto was learned and taught everything by Alfredo. Toto observed and learned most of the knowledge of film through observing and building interest.

     Alfredo insisted Toto not to return Giancaldo, his hometown, never speaks nor want to hear from him again. I believe Alfredo believe Toto have a bigger and better future outside and wanted him to focus on being successful and not thinking backwards. In fact, the movie that touches me was the emotional story line that shows unconditionally love towards one another. At the end, Toto came back to pay respect for the funeral of Alfredo. Alfredo also indeed did not forget about Toto that compile all of the kissing scene that were deleted when Toto was small.