Rome is the mob.Conjure magic for them, and they'll be distracted.Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate.It's the sand of the Colosseum.
这部特别吸引我的地方在于故事内外的ethical dilemma。从marianne的角度而言,如果没人去充当阶层之间这样一个linkage,同温层的读者也就很难真正得知other people's condition —— 但同时这种带有怜悯意味的共情,以及能够随时抽身而出的底气本身就是一种上等人privilege,and the gap is still there no matter what(结尾讽刺到位)同样的情形也适用于拍摄和观看这部电影。两位主演太厉害了,得知chrystele是素人出演后想再欣赏一遍。