Im not scared has a hint of those, and, visually at any rate, more than a hint of emanuele crialeses 2002 movie respiro, which also features feral kids rampaging around the southern italian. An analysis of im not scared by niccolo ammaniti essay. In the novel im not scared by niccolo ammaniti, michele likes presents, objects and money, but finds that loyalty and trust are far more important. Set in an intensely pastoral and remote region of southern italy, im not scared is the story of what happens when a 10 year old boy makes a. Niccolo ammanitis im not scared is a novel that portrays a range of human emotions, reactions and how they can affect our decision making. Theyre all weak in different ways and their strength is dying slowly. In the students guide the film is segmented into units of 1015 minutes duration. In particular we will be focusing on the development of michele and how his life has been changed forever through his discoveries and the events that unfold in the small town of acqua traverse. Im not scared narration numerous books have been written in a firstperson narration, yet fewer movies have been directed from that same perspective. Im not scared by niccolo ammaniti books the guardian. Dont hug me im scared is a series thats been heavily interpreted.
It is a scary place for young children because the gully is vacant and eerily silent. Set in the blistering heat of the southern italian countryside in 1978, im not scared is a sumptuous comingofage tale from the oscarwinning director of mediterraneo. Who can you trust when everyones a suspect while playing outside one day, nineyearold michele discovers filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole. For example, it is not until michele hears the adults discussing the kidnapping as they watch news coverage of it that we learn the identity of filippo.
Both films rely to a great extent on reenactments, but despite some very good acting particularly. Ammanitis novel, im not scared essay 654 words bartleby. Im not scared tells its story mostly through micheles eyes. Reference im not scared book report hunt, jonathan. This pack contains a photocopiable students guide and a teachers commentary. Im not scared is a dramatic tale set in a small italian hamlet written in first person narrative.
Motifa distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition. He lives in a rural district in southern italy, and. The novel im not scared explores the playful and interesting world of childhood through the eyes of a nine year old kid. In the novel im not scared by niccolo ammaniti, the protagonist, michele, learns that loyalty and trust are far more valuable than money or objects.
Below are some notes that i found useful when teaching im not scared for the comparative. Im not scared explores the playful and volatile world of childhood through the eyes of nineyearold michele, who is forced, again and again, to make the hard choices that will define his character. There are lush, lingering shots of golden cornfields. He is just at that age when he has glimmers of understanding about adult life, but still lives within the strange logic of childhood. Michele witnesses town baddie felice nearby and suspects something bad is happening. Symbolism, imagery, motifs and metaphors in im not scared symbol a thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. In the hot, dry summer of 1978, michele, the main character, and his friends have nothing better to do than play new games and dares. On the other hand, that same advertising might dissuade attendance by audiences who will enjoy a perceptive, sensitive, and observant filmone of the. Im not scared is a 2003 italian crime mystery thriller film directed by gabriele salvatores. Italian film is a classy, unhurried, but well executed thriller about children discovering some of the difficult lessons about life and grownups.
When i was introduced to niccolo ammaniti and gabriele salvatores im not scared io non ho paura my fascination with italian films, filled with bravado and romance and majestic scenesetting, was renewed. Parallel worlds of cruelty in im not scared, dr jennifer minter english works notes, 2017. Gay short film 100m freestyle 20 english subtitle duration. There is a series of questions for each sequence that guides the viewing of the students and encourage them to keep a. Im not scared was screened at the 2003 berlin film festival. Niccolo ammanity consummately describes the pervasive poverty of the place forgotten by god and man throughout this enthralling novel im not scared. Im not scared commentary this 40page book is printed inhouse and contains a detailed semiological commentary prepared with the general reader, students and teachers in mind. Seriously, theres so much waving corn that you could easily mistake this for the early part of a michael bay film you know, the bit before he remembers to bring on the giant robots or blow the shit out of everything. In 1978, in a small italian village fictitiously named acqua traverse, a 9yearold uncovers that the inhabitants of the village have kidnapped the son of a wealthy family to ask. Set in the late 1970s, an unlovely era in italy of political and gangland violence, im not scared is based on an awardwinning novel by niccolo ammaniti. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
This superimposing of period politics over the life of michele makes for a. Father pino amitrano is a truck driver, and is often away. The protagonist in this novel is michele, a 9 year old boy who accidentally. The story is set during italys anni di piombo note, a turbulent period marked by terrorism and kidnapping in the 1970s. Symbolism, imagery, motifs and metaphors in im not scared. In the yard he finds a slab of sheet metal, and when he lifts it up he sees. One day they go poking about an old abandoned house, and later he returns alone to look for his sisters lost glasses. Essay on im not scared narration 845 words bartleby. Im not scared im not scared by niccolo ammaniti is a dramatic thriller in which the author portrays the contrasting themes of loyalty and betrayal with the use of symbolism and characterisation. Fear in the novel im not scared one of the settings that portray micheles great fear is the gravine where the novel comes to an end. Terrified of what he has seen, michele decides not to tell his father.
Gabriele salvatores kidnapping drama lo non ho paura im not scared is about a boy dealing with issues he cannot quite comprehend. Also, i know most wont read this but i just want to say thank you. A young boy accidentally discovers a deep hole in the ground, where another boy is kept prisoner. Im not scared suffers from illconceived staging and sluggish pacing. Symbolism the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Im not scared is fine film for older children if you can get them to watch an italian film with english subtitles that takes the historical events and turmoil in italy in the 1970s and plugs them into the life of a young boy in a remote village. Nicollo ammanitis im not scared does the job beautifully in the novel form, and thankfully, it tackles the challenge in the film adaptation as well. Im not scared io non ho paura 2003 rotten tomatoes. Michele giuseppe cristiano lives a pretty care free life in a poor rural italian village. The film is based off of a novel by niccolo ammaniti with the same title. The characters in im not scared are living, not thriving. That seems selfdefeating, since the film is decidedly not a thriller and thriller fans expecting taut suspense or hairraising creepiness will be disappointed. The completely fictional im not scared succeeds where the earlier films fail, capturing the instability and. As in babylon, we have no omniscient narrator so only learn the truth as events unfold.
In 2003, director gabriele salvatores adapted the novel into a film of the same name. Michele is a 10yearold boy whose summer is unfolding as one perfect day after another. For those who would like to use it as a teaching and learning aid in a classroom situation the film has been segmented into ten sequences of 10 to 15 minutes duration. Im not scared original motion picture soundtrack ezio. Shouldve fucking killed you when i had the chance duration. Thus baldly summarised, im not scared might serve as the storyline for. Set in southern italy in 1978, im not scared by gabriele salvatores mediterraneo is about a child who discovers a small lad hidden in a cavernous hole near an. As of february 18, 2016, the film is still available on netflix. Gabriele salvatores im not scared, an unusual thriller set in a small italian town in 1979, has an equally unique score composed and conducted by ezio bosso and performed by the turin string quartet.
A year or two older, and he might have known to call the police. Im not scared was able to rectify my complaints about the first lack of believability, focus on only one characters development, rushed story and rash examinations of important issues, but things i was impressed by in me and you fell by the wayside here insightful emotional examination, keeping the readers interest, no unnecessary. He lives in a rural district in southern italy, and spends his days exploring the countryside with his friends. The single point of view in im not scared helps to create a sense of mystery. Michele is unsure whom he should tell about his discovery, eventually. The main trope page takes a very literal interpretation of the series, but its clear the series wasnt meant to be viewed entirely literally, and is heavily open to interpretation. The characters of im not scared 1426 words 123 help me. Ammaniti sets his third novel, a riveting tale of a boys coming of age, in the ironically named acqua traverse literally translated as water crossings, for it is the summer of 1978, and the fictional southern italian village is. In im not scared, niccolo ammaniti explores the corruption of the adult world through the eyes of the nineyear old narrator, michele amitrano, who chances upon a kidnapped child left to rot in a dilapidated house. Ive read a few translations of original italian texts and continue to enjoy the texture of words and the lyrical dialogue between original italian characters.
The villagers do not only fall victim to poverty, but also to the subsequent fears with. The understanding i obtained about the loss of innocence in the film im not scared. Plot summary of im not scared 681 words 123 help me. It is the heatwave summer of 1978, still remembered in italy for its ferocity and duration. Im not scared film directed by gabriele salvatores. Set in the small, secluded southern italy town of acqua traverse in the scorching summer of 1978, the novel tells the tale of a nine year old boys terrible discovery and loss of innocence. Francesa marciano and niccolo ammaniti wrote the script, basing it on niccolo ammanitis successful 2001 italian novel with the same name. The films theme that altruism and ignorance are punished is a careless postulate drawn from a kidnapping spree in italy. After returning to the scene, michele discovers that fillipo is still alive and bound by a chain. Michele brutally comes of age in a country at constant odds. Io non ho paura is a 2003 italian crime mystery thriller film directed by gabriele salvatores. Im not scared given his predominant focus on grownup questions of generational identity, utopian ideologies, disillusionment and escape.
The story charts micheles descent into the adult world of cruelty, greed. The author has converted the source material into a fluent screenplay for director gabriele salvatores, who gave us the oscarwinning mediterraneo in 1991. Directed by gabriele salvatores, the film is based on the novel of the same name by niccolo ammaniti, coscriptwriter with francesca marciano. That seems selfdefeating, since the film is decidedly not a thriller. The novel im not scared explores the playful and interesting world of. Set in the small, secluded southern italy town of acqua traverse in.
Im not scared uses a thriller structure, the story told from the perspective of 10yearold michele giuseppe cristiano in the 1970s. Nicollo ammanitis im not scared does the job beautifully in the novel form, and thankfully, it tackles the challenge in the film adaptation. Michele continues to keep his secret as he makes several visits to fillipo, who. The story charts micheles descent into the adult world of cruelty, greed and corruption and his subsequent dilemma. Im not scared synopsis favorite theater button overview. Lillian khang loss of innocence if you could add yourself into the book. The story is set during italys years of lead, a time in the 1970s riddled with terrorism and kidnapping, and tells the story of a. Miramax is marketing im not scared as if it were a thriller or a horror story. As the book opens, he must choose between helping his younger sister or winning a race. Logged finished vce in 2010 and now teaching professionally.
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