lost in love and sin

Timothy 2022-04-19 09:02:20

Woody Allen, a Jewish director from Brooklyn, New York, was hailed by the French as the only intellectual in the American film industry. There is no doubt that Europeans love him, and while Woody loves New York, he does not forget to "write love letters" for major European cities - in London, there is a London trilogy "Match Point" who is well versed in "crime and punishment". ", "Scoop", "Dream of Cassandra"; in Spain, Scarlett and Penelope in "Midnight in Barcelona"; in Paris, "Midnight in Paris" let us A night tour of the talents of the last century in France; in Italy, "Love in Rome" allows us to appreciate the magical human comedy. "The Dream of Cassandra", also known as "Fate of Ruling Point", is the end of Woody Allen's "London Trilogy". It feels similar to "Match Point". Felt some sort of prophetic theme.

Cassandra is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, a woman who can predict misfortune but is not believed. In this film, "Kassandra's Dream" is the name of a racing dog, a hunting dog that made the two brothers earn their first pot of gold, and a boat named after "Kassandra's Dream". The brothers hope It is a symbol of luck, but you don't know the 60:1 probability of winning the lottery. It can be understood as luck, but it is also an adventure! This yacht may not be the brother's desire to go to sea, but it can satisfy them to relive their childhood happiness, and they can also take their girlfriends to sea to sigh how beautiful life is!

[Lost in Love: Brother Ian's "California Dream"]
For a person who has lofty ideals but is bound by reality, meeting a goddess-level girlfriend may be the driving force to move forward. Brother Ian tried his best to conceal the fact that he was working in a restaurant in front of outsiders. He relied on the car equipment borrowed from his younger brother's car repair shop. After meeting this little actress named Angela, he hopes that he can get rid of his current identity as soon as possible and rely on a wealthy and powerful relative to fulfill her dream of being an actress.

[Lost in Sin: Brother Terry's 60:1 "Dream of Cassandra"]
Brother Terry, who is addicted to gambling, does not have a strong heart to face the sudden arrival of wealth and fleetingness, wearing a suit on his back After being in debt, you can only sleep with alcohol and sleeping pills. His "sin" came from living in poverty, from being unable to bear the debt and the psychological trauma caused by the subsequent murder.

[Uncle Howard: Not God, but Satan]
The trick of fate is attributed to this "Uncle Howard". Before he appeared, he could often learn from the mothers of the two brothers that he was excellent, wealthy, and loved his loved ones. with care. The brothers, who were unwilling to be poor and did not do much themselves, would naturally think of this uncle when they were faced with repaying huge gambling debts. And it just so happened that Howard needed their help too—getting his investment by killing a friend who would harm his interests.
Unfortunately, the death of that friend didn't set the brothers' lives on the right track, as younger brother Terry couldn't bear the pressure of gambling debts, and murder was even more intolerable to him.

The story begins with the brothers' plan to buy a boat, and finally both of them are buried in the "Kassandra Dream". The director also has hints about this boat in the story: when the brothers mentioned buying a yacht to their father, the father said "buying a second-hand boat is equivalent to buying someone else's trouble"; from "Bonnie and Clyde" "How Beautiful Life is" hints at the ending of the protagonist. For the police, similar cases happen every day, it's no big deal, maybe that's the nature of life - when you're short on money and you're in trouble, it's useless to have a good vision, no one can be yours The savior, the only one who can save himself is himself, and the one who destroys himself is himself.

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Cassandra's Dream quotes

  • Father: Nobody wants to be selfish, but everybody is.

  • Mother: Everybody predicted great things for Ian. He's so nice looking and personable. Now, it's a mystery to me why he's not more successful.

    Father: Because he's not content with what he has. He sees himself like Howard, with a fancy life. Always got some scheme. Always waiting for his ship to come in.

    Mother: Well, his ship won't come in at the restaurant. He does that out of a son's love for his father.

    Father: Like the poet said, "The only ship certain to come in has black sails."