Ciao Proffesore is a film that reveals some serious social issues in south Italy in a very unsual comedic way. However I feel like this methods works, some times you can raise awareness about a serious issue by making it funny. I found myself very confused at times during the movie because i didn't know if I should laugh or be sad but it definatetly got me thinking about some of the problems they were going through.. Like : extreme poverty, child labor laws were being violated, the kids were not going to school, also the lack of parenting and over population with no jobs.
One thing I noticed also was the kids behaviors. My country is one of the pooriest countries in the world but our parents always wished the best for us. They encouraged us to go to school even though the extra money would be great but they saw our futures. They were very strict on our morals and values. For example all the cursing and the desrespect would not fly in our housing my mother would knock my teeth out. What I am trying to say is even though we were poor my parents had some standards. I know that the actors in this moving might be exagerating a little but you have to believe that most of it is true and that just makes me sad. I just feel bad for the kids because being poor doesn't mean you can't teach your kids good morals and values, teach them to be respectful and encourage them to want more for themselves. Don't let them chill on the streets everyday and do what ever they want. Children need to be guided and thought respect is not always gained through violence ot to respect your elders you don't need money to do those things. So thats where the professor steps in to the picture. Thats why the kids have to stand up when he walks into the classbecause he is going to show them the way. I don't i'm just saying!!!!
I really liked the ways the issues were presented in this film. Because of the comedic elements, the film was able to entertain the readers while also informing them about serious issues.
ReplyDeleteAs I have never been to Italy, I cannot say whether or not the parents negligence was exaggerated. I do think that parents want the best for their children, but they also want to be able to feed and clothe them, which may require them to work together. Not all parents were negligent. The one father who was drunk during the professors visit, beat his son and forced him to come to school upon learning that he was skipping.
Although I respect your views and I wonder if you think the kids behavior was acted out in response to the conditions they had to face by the hands of their (mostly) negligent parents. I think that these children were conditioned to swear by the fact that it had come with their work, which was too adult for their coworkers and a coping mechanism for them to deal with working with children (although any self-respecting adult wouldn't allow children so young to work the way they do to begin with. What do you think?
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