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one of the themes in films that I'm very interested in is how a person can start to perceive their life in a completely different way after something from the outside intervenes in it. and I really liked the director's view on it here. It is obvious that the family in the movie has always had an empty and unsaturated life. but after a stranger played by Terence Stamp reminds them that they can still feel vivid emotions and live a life of pleasure, they begin to reassess their beliefs. now the family realizes how hopeless their lives had been before the mysterious stranger came into their lives. the thought of having to go back to that was unbearable for them.> with all the social and religious background, as well as the overall vastness of this film, it's mainly about that for me. about what "normal" is for each person and where its boundaries lie. how the concept of “normal” changes depending on what you're going through. and meeting just one person and pinning your hopes on them can forever ruin your perception of your life. this is also certainly a verdict on bourgeois society. Pasolini portrays family members to us as incapable of resisting human temptations and initially doomed to self-destruction. * I admire the visuals. the brown color palette at the beginning of the film was stunning. and Silvana Mangano and her makeup... incredible*