Watching the cast is very luxurious, and watching the plot is slightly poor. Horizontal criticism: lack of magic

Vincent 2022-04-20 09:02:03

If there is a rating of Average, I should choose Average without hesitation. Woody Allen's medium work, so this play doesn't have much effect, even if there is a strong performance of the Oscar-winning actor, the male protagonist shows a strong, rational, mentally distressed, realistic and arrogant magician! As a magician, he shows a very fantastic world to the audience, but he is the one who understands these deceptions the most, so he believes in science more and hates the so-called magic, religion, and mysterious power. The characters before and after the contrast and the process are well presented.

But the slightly flimsy plot still failed to impress me too much. And Sister Stone's performance in this play didn't touch me at all. Especially when she expresses her love to the male lead, but I didn't feel her heartbeat before that. . .

The ending is a bit like the ending of my fair lady, and it is also the most reversed!

The work continues the romance of Woody Allen, and the scenery is suitable. The scenery of the south of France and the background music in line with the times? Very good? The unforgettable point is the scene of driving on the seashore, there is no fence, endless blue sea, a beautiful old man Cars, and music?!

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Magic in the Moonlight quotes

  • Stanley: The comparison makes me laugh! Olivia is a person of accomplishment and charm. Sophie's a street finagler who makes her way living off one bit of hokum to the next.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, I don't see how you can compare the two.

    Stanley: Well, don't put ideas into my head!

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, far be it from me!

    Stanley: Of course, she does come from dire circumstances. I mean, it's very easy to be judgmental about people who are born into circumstances less fortunate than one's own.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, life is harsh. One must do what one must to survive.

    Stanley: Well put. And people do sometimes make the wrong choices, which they regret, even though no serious harm was done.

    Aunt Vanessa: Which of us has not made some blunders in life?

    Stanley: And there is a rather appealing quality about Sophie. Despite her disgusting behaviour.

    Aunt Vanessa: Yes, her smile is rather winning. Of course, it depends how much value you put on the purely physical.

    Stanley: Well, no, I... I, for one, esteem the higher virtues.

    Aunt Vanessa: Hmm... Beauty of the soul...

    Stanley: Although her eyes are rather pleasant to look into. And that she can be amusing, under the right circumstances.

    Aunt Vanessa: Oh, but Olivia is an educated, cultivated woman. One that befits a man of your artistic genius.

    Stanley: Yes, now, my genius must be factored in. On paper, there's really no reason to prefer Sophie to Olivia.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, I would say the opposite.

    Stanley: ...And so your, your suggestion that I, I be honest with Olivia and tell her that as irrational as it seems, I've fallen in love with, with Sophie - that's a preposterous notion.

    Aunt Vanessa: It's lunacy.

    Stanley: ...Yet I can't help feeling that...

    Aunt Vanessa: ...That you love Sophie. Yes, I understand. You're puzzled and bewildered; because your foolish logic tells you that you should love Olivia.

    Stanley: Foolish logic?

    Aunt Vanessa: And yet, how little that logic means when placed next to Sophie's smile...

    Stanley: What are you saying?

    Aunt Vanessa: ...That the world may or may not be without purpose, but it's not totally without some kind of magic.

    Stanley: ...I have irrational positive feelings for Sophie Baker. It's like witnessing a trick I can't figure out.

  • Aunt Vanessa: Which of us has not made some blunders in life?