Both writers also take pains to make an urban readership aware of the effects of human actions upon the nonhuman environment, but while Hardy does so covertly, using a type of pastoral which is turned towards the past and depicted in idealised, nostalgic language, Lawrence’s criticism of man’s use of nature is more straightforward. For Lawrence, it means criticising modern, industrialised and capitalistic societies, and calling for a better future. For Hardy, this means celebrating ancient rural customs and pagan rites, and arguing for social, as much as ecological, conservation. In those (very necessary) eight minutes, you’re allowed the time you need to reflect on what you just saw.1 Both writers’ appeal to the ethical responsibility of humans points to their sensitivity to the concept which Guattari would later call “ écosophie ” (12), with its implication that ecological concerns go hand in hand with social concerns. The Hand of God is the gift that keeps on giving.
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There is also a surprise in store after the movie ends- Netflix has included an eight-minute bonus feature in which Sorrentino, much like Salvatore from Cinema Paradiso, returns to his home town and reminisces about his childhood. Later, when Fabietto’s brother learns that Fellini is in town casting for his new movie, the two show up at the auditions, where Fellini tells Fabietto’s brother that he has the ‘unremarkable face’ of a small town waiter. In an early scene, Fabietto and his family get together to watch Once Upon a Time in America, which his father hilariously refers to as ‘the one with De Niro’. But these seeds had been carefully sown long ago.
Having been dealt a difficult hand (by God?), it is only in the movie’s final moments that Fabietto-in essence, Sorrentino himself-begins to reveal his interest in cinema.
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Read more | Aranyak: Raveena Tandon’s Netflix show is ridiculous, and one scene captures everything that is wrong with it In another scene, a character observes even more morosely, “What a terrible world this is you go out to buy ice cream, and when you come back your husband has been arrested.” No other sentence could truly capture the tragicomic tone of this film. Our protagonist replies, “Then there is nothing to talk about.” “I don’t want to talk about sad stuff,” Fabietto’s friend tells him in one scene. But like life, movies-especially the good ones-wait for nobody to catch up. There are several scenes, for instance, in which Sorrentino lands blows so emotionally draining that you need a moment to recover. Like Alfonso Cuaron in Roma, he lingers on small moments-The Hand of God isn’t driven by plot, it’s moulded by a collection of memories, stitched together by a man who understands how close he came to coming undone. Of course, he is he knows this world and these people inside out.
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Consequently, from being a passive observer, Fabietto starts taking control of his life.Ī lesser filmmaker would’ve surely bungled up the tonal shift necessary to depict a tragic twist of fate that Fabietto must contend with, but Sorrentino guides his story along so masterfully it’s almost as if he is drawing from reality. He was a Christlike saviour to many, but to Fabeitto, he is a symbol–of aspiration, fantasy, and dreams coming true.Īfter a rather aimlessly structured hour that mirrors Fabietto’s unfocused life-Sorrentino depicts his family almost as caricatures, with uncles doing the Italian hand gesture and aunties feasting on mozzarella-The Hand of God transforms into something more sombre in its second hour. The film is set against the backdrop of a particularly exciting time for fans of the southern Italian club, who spent an entire summer in 1984 speculating whether the greatest footballer in the world would, against all odds, ditch a successful career in Barcelona and move to their neck of the woods.Īlthough the film’s title is a rather overt reference to the football star-it also opens with a quote by him-it is only in the movie’s more dramatic second half that Maradona’s true relevance in Fabietto’s life is felt.