When I saw the protagonist and heroine at the end of the film miss each other in sorrow at Yi Xiangwuying's banquet, the first thing that came to my mind was this phrase by Yan Shu. The wine banquet and singing feast are not frequent, but what they really miss is each other in the distance, yet they still accompany the "person in front of them". Choosing to watch this movie in a theater in a small California town on the weekend, I have to admit that the poster played a big role. Looking at the cast again, I am also very curious about what kind of sparks KS and Blake can collide with, in my opinion, the heroines of some youth films and the literary Woody Allen. Of course, I was not disappointed. The main line of the story should be the New York Youth Struggle and the love affair of the Four Corners. Although these plots are somewhat clichéd, Woody Allen does prove that a good director can turn corruption into magic. In the laziness and elegance of Hollywood in the 30s and 1930s, in the relaxed laughter of the Jewish family short play, the audience can relax, forget the moral criticism, and not worry about the fate of the characters, and appreciate the interaction of several protagonists. The bow when KS appeared, to be honest, didn't suit her at all. Although she feels that she does lack the Hollywood temperament of the last century, she has to admit that she has a unique charm that can be called a free spirit, which can't be concealed even in the most cumbersome costumes. At the end, her lazy dreamy eyes are really pungent. In the film, she chooses her uncle instead of her nephew. In my opinion, one is because her uncle’s fame is due to her nephew’s fame; the other is because her uncle and her have a longer relationship basis, which is relatively better than unknown New York; Thirdly, like the male protagonist, the female protagonist herself loves life in Los Angeles more. It was my uncle's actor who really surprised me. I didn’t notice it when I watched the cast before, but when I watched the movie, I didn’t even see each other. As soon as I heard it, I discovered that it was originally the American drama "The Office" (THE The super weird office manager in OFFICE who is a little nervous and can't always find a girlfriend. I have to say that the contrast between these two characters is so big that I keep playing. Steven's own comedic temperament (looks, voice) makes this character not very convincing, at least not in line with the standard setting of a "mature man with gold". The actor did perform the change from a restrained hairy boy to a calm nightclub manager. The chemical reaction of the two heroines is also slightly different: when facing KS, he is restrained and reckless to please, and when facing Blake, he is confident and strong. Hunting. In fact, the funny part is the scene of the male prostitute when he first arrived in LA. The two nagging quarrels, and the male protagonist even had to comfort the call girl whose self-esteem had been hit. It was really very meaningful. The role of the male protagonist’s family also added a lot of joy to the movie. Mom’s mocking of his father’s lack of "Jewish standard wisdom", the uncle’s rational optimism, and the easy music that he thinks of when his brother kills and throws his body make the movie more enjoyable. pleasure. This is the first time I have watched Woody Allen’s movie. Apart from the above, I have the deepest feelings. I don’t know if anyone else feels the same: Woody Allen seems to have deliberately created a sense of distance and disagreement in the movie. Reality, that is, compared to the usual practice of letting the viewer get close to the characters, Woody Allen seems to want the audience to stay away from the movie characters and not to put their feelings on the characters. For example, the male protagonist's unacceptable embarrassment when he went to San Francisco did not make the audience feel miserable, but he was immediately amused by his funny story of hiring prostitutes; the heavy incident of the male protagonist's brother being sentenced to death, the audience originally mentioned the emotions. One second was washed away by the funny words "Believing in Christ is better than killing" by the male lead's mother. These will make the audience unable to feel the emotions of the original characters at the time. In addition, the timeline of this movie also makes me feel unreal. It stands to reason that it should take a long time for the male lead to return to New York to open a coffee shop and meet his new girlfriend Fengzi to get married, but the transition seems to be extremely fast in the movie. People feel quite in a trance. In fact, I am still not completely sure where this sense of distance comes from and what its intentions are, but it does create a different kind of movie-watching taste. In this movie, I don't seem to feel the director's value judgment and emotional tendency for the characters and their emotional development, nor can I feel the director's worries about the characters' fate. It seems that the director is just watching this scene of tragedies and comedies playfully through the smoke of cigars, and treats the joys and sorrows of these characters as puppet shows in his own hands. This caused the same feeling to the audience, which made me get rid of the emotion of worrying about the characters and empathizing with the characters, so as to ease the emotions and watch things slowly. How will it develop? After reading it, there will be no feelings of love or disgust for the characters at all. This is a novel experience. It reminds me a little bit of the sense of distance caused by the constant voice-overs in GOOD FELLA, but it is different. Quite interesting director.
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