Magic childlike innocence

Shanna 2022-04-21 09:02:50

In this day and age, it is more difficult to watch a movie in a down-to-earth way than to read a whole book quietly. Good scripts are hard to come by. However, it was such a rambling, almost no plot sketch, which made me almost watch it without fast-forwarding. I'm thinking, what's the charm of it?
First of all, we have to talk about the hardware configuration of graphics, costumes and soundtracks. I believe that many are very fond of retro this set. Bright and harmonious tones, jazz, Gatsby-esque costumes (especially Sophie's at the ball, it's beautiful, and looks like Daisy), everything is Woody's tone, and it's hard to miss a certain frame.
lines. Woody's long-winded, busy, and sometimes deliberate lines are the favorite of many people. When the male pig's feet said the sentence "marry me and you will get my endless humor and talent" in a blunt and powerful tone, people have to sigh that Woody is here to make trouble, "You can't make fun of you. I'm not responsible for laughing at me," he seemed to be able to see him saying in his trouser pocket.
This is about his childlike innocence. It is often said that the love of a child is the clearest and most insightful. Woody, the old urchin, understands such profound meanings too well, so he unadorned irony, straightforward characters' emotional relationship, and the indispensable "jump hand" complex together constitute this film. Intuitively, I look at the characters as "stupid" and speak "kaka" (it may be that the actor is really going to be spoiled by the words he jumped out of), but in fact, which sentence is quite correct. It is precisely because of Woody's "don't care" narrative method that people can't bear to correct mistakes, and can only watch the story progress, even if there are no surprises, but can't bear to blame. As if standing in front of you is an old man named Woody Allen, but you can't help but want to touch his head.
(PS Although both of them are in love, Colin Firth and Emma Stone really don’t match up. It’s not an age gap problem, it’s just weird...)

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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?