Bellocchio refers to this as a mainly political movie, a description of the revolutionary movement in Italy, but that seems more metaphor than reality
: the revolution was not a political movement, it was a movement of workers and peasants, and the workers were not the only ones who were affected by the war. The film is not about the struggle of people against the bourgeoisie, or about a struggle against capitalism, as the film implies, because the struggles of these people were the most important ones, the ones that were most powerful. But it is also about how these struggles were organized, how they were organised, what they did, why they happened, who they are, where they came from, etc. It is about what happened in these countries, about their struggles, their struggle for power. And it's about why these workers, in the end, were able and did not have to fight for their rights, for the rights of their families, to defend their land, against their oppressors, even against those who had been oppressed by capitalism. This is the story of a great struggle, of an incredible struggle. I think that the movie is a very important film, that is very powerful, very moving, with great power, great drama. In the beginning, when the people of Italy were fighting for freedom, they had to go to the streets and fight, not to be beaten, just to get their freedom.
. The film is a great example of how the Italian people can be so much more than mere political figures.