Another of my favorite Woody Allen productions, Joaquin phœnix weight-gaining show turned obese middle-aged college professor. The heroine is replaced by Emma stone with exaggerated acting skills. The music is light and happy, but it is still dark humor + irony.
The male protagonist has been suffering from mental and emotional problems for a long time, so that he drinks too much, drinks only a cup of black coffee in the morning, does not lift and even has suicidal tendencies. Finding meaning in life after hearing about a woman's custody issues in a restaurant is ridiculous!
The heroine admired the professor's talent and knowledge very much, so she gave up her boyfriend who had been in love for many years. At the same time, another female professor is also preparing for a divorce and hopes to go to Spain with the professor.
I always feel that Woody's arrangement in the last scene is really amazing. The heroine and the professor are arguing in front of the elevator. In the end, what made the professor fall into the elevator turned out to be the prize he won when he was dating the heroine for the first time. The heroine said this It's her lucky prize. And according to the theory of the match point male lead, he saved her life because it was a lucky gift from the female lead?
Some people said that they really hoped that the heroine fell into the elevator, and the hero and the professor flew away. But this is definitely not Woody's movie style, his movies can be said to have no happy ending, always full of irony and ridiculous. Maybe in Woody's mind, life is full of absurdity and ridiculousness.
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