#papabalance

[alamanyar]

I think I might be able to write more than one essay about Federico Cesari's capability of showing emotions in such a papabale way. you just live in his world when he appears on screen and it's been a wonderful ride (so far). he’s captured everything extraordinarily. i’m so happy he’s our martino. but enough about Federico for once.

I know some people have had some mixed feelings about Rocco’s acting. personally, I think he’s captured niccolò’s character wonderfully. he really gave him something of his own. the last clip of episode eight is incredibly hard to watch, because he put everything into it. I think most people have had to look away at some point and/or couldn’t (re)watch certain scenes. the moment itself is already hard enough I think, but Rocco also did an exceptional job at portraying nico’s episode imho. that’s why I was taken aback. his performance was unbelievably raw.

now, the two clips la grotta and martino e niccolò have left me with many emotions. I felt so much heartache and Rocco’s display of utter vulnerability attacked me physically. the shame he felt, the visable exhaustion, the melancholy and depression, the thought of not being worth nor enough has been acted on subtly and carefully. honestly, he doesn’t need many lines to deliver this and the fact that he didn’t have any during la grotta speaks volumes. I had to take a step back at some point, because I could relate quite a lot and it stirred up sentiments I know all too well. when he tries to surpress the tears that keep coming and a hoarse whimper escapes his lips or the head shake that carries his shame as well as not being able to look at martino, and the disbelieve in his eyes, in his body language. it showed how carefully he prepared for the role. the details were acted out so thoughtfully. Rocco broke my heart on that terrace. I felt all of his emotions, almost too much.

since we’ve been used to a smiley nico, it’s obviously a contrast that is not easy to take in, but I just wanna make it clear that it could’ve worked less, if it weren’t for Rocco’s ability to portray nico’s vulnerability in such a subtle yet intense way. during the scene in martino’s bed he gulps several times, his voice is throaty and he half-whispers when it fits the situation. he doesn’t overdo it though. the nuances are perfect and he masters in transitioning from being utterly sad to this kind of hopefulness that even turns out into genuine bliss.

he’s truly been phenomenal.

[mentalmorfosis]

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