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CONFIDENT, BUT STILL INSECURE

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This is Marta

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a cheerful, determined, sunny girl

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and a great sense of humour

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with a strong and loveable character.

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Always on the move.

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Marta is very upbeat, lively

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She's really determined,

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which comes across in her work.

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The protagonist seemed

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not to take herself too seriously,

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always smiling.

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She also takes everything in her stride.

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I would also like to have the strength

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to carry on, no matter what.

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She’s very lovable and

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you can mostly see this in her work -

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she concentrates all of her energy

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and enthusiasm into it.

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Her future is tainted by a rare genetic disease

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which forces her to live life

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in the fear that she won’t be able

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to fully enjoy the time she has left.

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So, I think maybe the main theme of the film

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in my opinion

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was to confront her illness

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not in the face of death

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but in that of life,

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as long as it may last - you know?

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I really related to this because in my life

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I have also found myself in many situations

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where I have looked at the glass half full.

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She knows that she is sick

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but she doesn’t dwell on the bad,

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instead she enjoys her life anyway.

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It seemed to me that it was dealt with rather light-heartedly

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I mean that they didn’t focus too much on her illness,

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and rightfully so.

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So at points it takes more of a back seat

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in the story.

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Thank god for friends!

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Jacopo isn’t fashionable -

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Jacopo is fashion itself.

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Since he was little his mission was clear to him:

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fighting bad taste.

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If you call her "Fede"

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she’ll headbutt you.

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She came out when she was 13

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“So, I’m going out with Anna…”

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The relationship between Marta and her two friends

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really touched me in the sense that,

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despite their quirks,

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they always stood by their friend in need.

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Her friends were true friends,

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who gave up everything to live with her.

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I think that they experienced true friendship,

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which becomes most apparent

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when they want to share her times of pain.

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It is one of the first Italian films

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in which homosexuality

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is talked about without prejudice.

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Her friends become her new parents.

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At first she looked for love like it was a game, a hobby,

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but then she met Arturo.

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Handsome, determined and irresistibly charming,

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and with him, what seemed to be a game quickly became love.

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Their story is very beautiful.

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She isn’t beautiful, isn’t rich, she is nothing special,

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but there is something about her, something almost magical,

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that made him fall in love with her.

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But is Marta actually a really strong and confident girl?

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Well not really.

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Soon her biggest two insecurities come to light.

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You know those stories you tell children?

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Like the one where an ugly duckling turns into a swan,

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or where caterpillars turn into butterflies?

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Well,

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in the end

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I am still a caterpillar.

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These insecurities cause her to push her true love away.

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The truth is that you’re in love with me,

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but I’m not.

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Usually confidence hides a lot of insecurities.

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In my opinion her insecurities lie mainly in her illness

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and this becomes clear when she leaves Arturo.

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Being insecure is a problem that all young people face,

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especially in this stage of life, and

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I often find myself in the same situation.

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I saw myself in her a bit, in the sense that

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in those days I was also really insecure for other reasons.

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And sometimes even now, so yes,

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it’s definitely something I can relate to.

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But thanks to her friends,

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she reflects on and understands the mistake she made.

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I didn’t want for you to feel forced

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to stay with me just because I am ill.

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Because you decide for everyone, right?

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I am only trying to make things easier for you,

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the doctor just told me that my condition is quickly getting worse.

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I could be gone, just as we get to the best part.