Watch movies freely and securely with Atlas VPN. Sign up now for just $1.39/month! http://atlasvpn.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=3&aff_id=53 Bicycle Thieves is one of the great, influential movies of the 20th century, an essential Italian neo-realist classic. This video discusses and analyzes the opening scene, nearly shot for shot. I will show you how Bicycle Thieves, in its opening three minutes, announces its major plot problem and creates its themes. Those includes: -- socialism and social justice -- employment and the problem of poverty in post-WW2 Italy -- the individual vs. the masses All reasonable comments welcome, including reasoned disagreements. I ban foolish talk on sight; it's a tremendous waste of life. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJoshMatthews Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshmatthews/ Understanding Movies 101 Course: https://joshmatthews.org/learn-more-about-movies-a-short-video-course/ The Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-this-movie-great-list-of-videos/ Comprehensive List of the Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-this-movie-great-list-of-videos/ Movie Cliches Series -- Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBCXFM1qmj4 The Great Directors Series -- Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ChqM-3knDs Shot for Shot Analyses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syos3JN41mM Great Science-Fiction Movie List: https://joshmatthews.org/great-science-fiction-movies-and-tv/ Other Movie Lists: https://joshmatthews.org/topics/movie-lists/