I'm Not Scared
by Gabriele Salvatores
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Actor: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Dino Abbrescia, Giorgio Careccia, Giuseppe Cristiano, Mattia Di PierroDirector: Gabriele Salvatores
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Antonio Tacchia
Producer: Giovanni Stabilini
Producer: Marco Chimenz
Producer: Maurizio Totti
Producer: Riccardo Tozzi
Writer: Francesca Marciano
Writer: Niccolò Ammaniti
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Italian (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
Published: 2004-10-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-10-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
DVD Reviews of I'm Not Scared
DVD Review: Amazing deep film
Summary: 5 Stars
"I'm not scared" is the kind of film that gives you a headache afterwards from all the contemplation that it forces you into. You will not be able to stop thinking about the many questions and implications posed by this most troublesome film. It is an absolutely brilliant movie, almost ruinous in the depth and complexity of its underlying themes. "I'm not scared" is a story about a young Italian boy, but the movie is overwhelmingly mature and mesmerisingly developed.
Some of the other reviewers have very unscrupulously given away the main "surprise" of the film. Since the discovery is half the fun, I would not deprive you of the pleasure by spoiling it for you. Thus I am forced to "describe around" the movie without actually giving away the most crucial parts of the plot.
Suffice to say that the story revolves around a young, naive, but pure-hearted boy Michele, who is growing up in a small rural Italian village. He makes a shocking discovery and soon finds himself entangled in a world he does not fully understand. His parents, and perhaps the entire village, harbour an unspeakable secret. There are many important themes in the movie. Perhaps the most obvious one is Michele's premature coming-of-age; the end of innocence. Michele is forced by fate to deal with tough moral issues which no boy his age should have to deal with.
Disillusionment is another major theme. Every child begins his/her life believing his parents to be infallible and all-knowing, all-protecting. If one makes some grave mistake, surely mommy or daddy will fix it and make it better. Every child must necessarily go through the potentially traumatic discovery of his/her parents' imperfection as part of growing up. Michele is forced to experience this on a devastating scale. As he feels the world he thought he knew crumble above him, he is forced to slowly accept that he needs to personally step up to the plate.
The final, and in my opinion perhaps the most important theme, is: "what does it mean to be a Hero"? This is a favourite theme in movies, across a wide variety of genres. Films as different as the "Spiderman" series and Jet Li's "Hero" each give their own interpretation. In "I'm Not Scared", the question is only hinted at, and the answer is only given in muted voices and subtle suggestions. Yet it pervades the entire story. The young actor who plays Michele brilliantly portrays his character's confusion, frustration, and ultimate acceptance (of what he must do) as he tries to grapple with and understand the great evils going on over his head. The world of grownups has never looked dirtier.
However, I don't think the answer is something as simple as "do what your heart tells you" or "do the right thing"; it's much more nuanced. Almost none of the characters in the movie are one-dimensional or "black-and-white". Michele's mother is clearly just as trapped as her son in a plan not of her deivising. Michele's father is an even more fascinating and morally ambiguous character.
The ending of the film is somewhat predictable and perhaps too poignant. However, there is a completeness, a 'unity' to it that brings the movie full circle. Something about the story demands this ending; none other would do. One thing is for certain; by the end of the movie, Michele has indeed become a Hero.
Description of I'm Not Scared
Something sinister is lurking under the surface of 10 year old micheles idyllic summer in 1978. A chance discovery leads to a shocking revelation & michele digs further to find that his own parents may be behind whats quickly becoming the countrys most nefarious crime. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 07/05/2005 Run time: 101 minutes Rating: RBestsellers in DVD
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