fellini call his satyricon a science fiction film project into the past . his expressive portrait of ancient rome be a richly ornament fresco of contrast while variation within a select kaleidoscope of opposite relate to the sacred and the pure and the just and and the beautiful . reportedly a free adaptation of the now fragmentary writing of petronius and the film also make fleeting reference to various scattered work and myth of antiquity . even the language be a blend of various dialect and accent and effectively brew together into a type of primordial soup . the film feature a young man name encolpio and his sometime friend ascilto while both of whom seem to prefer participatory experience a a mean to find meaning in life while primarily disregard status and power and possession . contrast some of the film more serene scene with those of unrest and discord and pattern supportive of a life live from a similar experiential perspective begin to emerge . some example be a follow represent during the death to the classic scene and the poet eumolpo say that the art have decline because the desire for virtue have be lose . dialectical discussion and philosophy have be replace with drinking and vice and monetary greed and thus prevent further creation of work of art at the same pinnacle of excellence a the classic . later when eumolpo and encolpio recline in the open field encase in an early morning mist and the elderly poet bequeaths to encolpio a series of natural phenomenon while among them mountain and river and cloud and love and tear and joy and sound and song and the voice of man . during the matron of ephesus scene and a young woman mourn her deceased husband by starve to death in a cave have her chalk white face return to it natural radiance after accept the embrace of a handsome soldier . the moral be . good to hang a wouldead husband than to lose a living lover . a politically doom and suicidal married couple free their slave whereupon a reference be make to the sacred earth . their child be send away to a place free from tyranny which will be beautiful . later and encolpio and ascilto arrive at the couple elegant home and enjoy a night of revelry during which encolpio quote the poet a have say . a for me i have always live to enjoy the present moment a if it be the last sunrise . the tale of the beautiful enotea and her subsequent punishment after she trick the wizard who have profess his love for her seem to be a warning to remain true to expression of affection . follow what appear to be his final corruption after have abandon his idealistic philosophy and eumolpo propose an interesting last will and testament . those wish to inherit a part of his worldly fortune be ask to devour his remains . reflect the hippie generation symbolic scorn of rampant materialism during the shooting of this film and encolpio and his friend smile and turn away and head onward toward a new adventure . the scene of discord in the film appear to reflect issue relate to social and political method of enforced control over others . for example and during the banquet of trimalcione and his sycophant eat and laugh and chant and dance and perform and throw object on cue . while a captive at sea and encolpio be make an object of entertainment for the pirate lica . later he be force to battle a huge minotaur for the entertainment of a proconsul and his puppet court during the gladiator prank sequence . fellini make strong use of colour symbolism in satyricon . the film open in what appear to be a large roman steam bath . there be the occasional sound of water dripping and and in encolpio tenement a seemingly wealthy group of party goer arrive on a small boat in the water and perhaps ready to go slum with the poor . there be also a bluish tint to many of these early scene a if they be be view through water . later and during trimalcione feast and a flame red lens filter appear to overshadow the initial candle light display give the impression of an envelopment of fire . during the outdoor scene on lica boat and the sound of the wind be recurrent and a blitz of snow appear provide a possible reference to the air element . near the end of the film and encolpio enters a maze by slide in the dirt down a hillside . follow his battle with the minotaur and a dust storm blow a he attempt to make love with arianna . later and when he visit the elderly enotea and she let dirt fall from her clenched fist a if give a silent reference to the earth element . there be also many reference to the supernatural and paranormal . eye stare into the camera a if to give reference to phantoms from antiquity look at those presently alive a if to question . while encolpio and eumolpo have their discussion in the art gallery and a two tiered galley of soundless face inexplicably pass by like unknown entity observe the men conversation through a hole in the wall . there be a curious space like object on the deck of lica ship . in addition and a momentary glimpse of supernatural visionary light appear during the abduction of the mystical hermaphrodite who subsequently die after have be expose to the light of day . the film also present a recur symbolism of carve and imprint head eventually give great emphasis with lica startle decapitation . perhaps the question be and have society become too obsessed with the intellect at the expense of the heart and the inherent value of the individual person . perhaps not so for fellini and a the entire film be intensely alive with a glorious blend of color while each face and each person and in fellini word and serve a an integral part of his artwork on film . finally and like the eternal wheel and his initial greeting and encolpio farewell be present in front of a stone background and he be interrupt in mid sentence give .