Match point between luck and Christ, Reivew on Match Point

This is amazing! I was so nervous for Christ not to be caught! And fortunately, he gets the luck. Henry once commented Christ for "Cool under pressure, but creative. " So, tennis players are amazing, see how he can apply this composure to social-climbing and murder. Last but not least, Christ is just so lucky. How he met Tom and immediately get along with him. Christ did not seem try too hard, which is a plus for a social-climber. Maybe all this is not unlike playing tennis? Also, this sentence by Sophocles quoted by Christ is a classic: "To never have been born may be the greatest boon of all."

I admire Woody Allen so much. How could he portray a social-climber so well! The plot was somehow rendered so real that I can almost empathize with Christ. You know he is not a good guy, but you just want him to succeed, you understand his struggles and decisions. At the same time, you feel bad about what he is going through and what he has committed. All those things remind me of Elliott in Maugham's. Wow, now I am comparing Woody Allen with Maugham!

Just read several good points in other reviews, just to note down here:
1. I thought Christ listened to opera and readjust because he is interested. I think the biggest mistake Christ made was to cheat on Chloe. At first, I thought it was just natural: Christ does not care as much about his relationship with Chloe as he wants to have sex with Nola. That fact made me feel that Christ is overall not that caught up with the idea of "mixing into high society", he just gradually got used to it. However, someone else's review mentioned that he chose that exclusive tennis club because he intended want to get entrance into the upper class. I guess my interpretation reflects a part of me: who thought herself as a to-be upper class, so I just felt he finally getting into the family a natural thing instead of a result of hard tries. Well, that's a good wish.
2. I am surprised that Christ's affair with Nola disturbs me more than his murder. I am just so angry that after Christ has become a little white face or a new son-in-law, he still wants to have an affair! How could he get everything he wants: a woman who loves him and gives him wealth and status, and another woman he loves. He should make a sacrifice, but not enjoy the blessings of all. For the murder, he is already punished by his own guilt, and all the haunted memories, so he made a sacrifice already, which explains I do not feel angry that much.
3. However, I was so dreadful hoping that Christ will not be caught in his affair. The part of reason might be that Woody Allen portrayed such an innocent and sweet Hewett family. They are rich, free, happy and generous. They are really more than the wealth they possess. Everyone who has witnessed and experienced that kind of life would wish to stay in that state forever, for the viewers as much as for Christ. I always think that the rich or the noble is the moral, like Nietzsche says. From my encounters, the rich are usually the nice and kind, while the poor are the insidious and devious.
4. The ring dropping down the banister is just like tennis ball on the net. At first, it not falling into the water made me guess that someone will find that ring, gave it to the police, with engraving and fingerprint, Christ cannot acquit . However, it turned out that the drug-addicted murderer got the ring and became the scapegoat. How lucky is Christ! This suspension is so ingenious: it made the viewers realize how unpredictable things are, and what a huge part luck plays in life 5.
The opera background music is great!

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