Towards the end of the year, Ellen's new film arrived as scheduled.
An old man of eighty to five still maintains an annual output of one part, which in itself is quite admirable.
Compared to the weird guy who claims to be "only ten films in his life", Ellen Ellen is undoubtedly more worthy of the glorious title of "People's Artist".
"A Rainy Day in New York", to be honest, quite satisfactory.
It's still the typical Woody Allen style, but it's not too surprising.
Of course, for the fans of "sweet tea", the first half of the sentence is not right.
As always: self-pretentious and stubborn protagonists, high-density and neurotic lines, pretending to inadvertently flash up to force nouns, mocking the upper class, self-deprecating intellectuals, etc.
With the help of the love of boys and girls who have gained and lost, the father is proud-the rain in Paris is indeed beautiful, but the rain in our hometown is not bad!
Art and romance are notable signs of Woody Allen's films, and they are also effective pills that can make the majority of literary youth proud.
However, there is a slightly grand topic hidden under literature and romance: the consolidation of class divisions and the difficulty of upward mobility.
Reminiscent of the other two popular films "Parasite" and "Joker" this year, the discussion about "class" seems to have become a global topic.
In this issue, I want to talk about the stratification of Ellen's film, the discrimination chain of new money—old meney—dirt poor, and the director's cunning and cunning on this issue.
In "A Rainy Day in New York", the male protagonist played by "Sweet Tea" is named Gatsby.
As we all know, since Fitzgerald's famous book came out, "Gatsby" has represented a special kind of people all over the world-those who have humble backgrounds, but dare to think and dare to do it, and are determined to climb up. .
Put it this way, "Gatsby" is the queen protagonist of Woody Allen's film.
In "Blue Jasmine", Jasmine was adopted as a child and did not graduate from college, but was determined to catch a beetle-in-law.
In "Midnight Paris", it is Jill who was originally a successful commercial film screenwriter but has serious literary dreams in his heart.
In "The End of the Game", he was born in poverty, but relied on playing football to marry the rich and beautiful Wilton.
In "Exclusive News", it is Sandra, a female college student whose family is a dentist, but who wants to be a journalist.
In "Kassandra's Dream", there are two brothers who only work for people but are unwilling to work.
In "A Rainy Day in New York", the heroine Ashley is almost a copy of Sandra, from the personality to the motivation.
The male protagonist Gatsby, although he is a rich second-generation (probably the first rich protagonist in Woody Allen's film), but from dress to words and deeds reveals a breath of distress.
Daily wear is like this:
The gesture is like this:
When encountering bullying, his classmates are like this:
When people of ordinary origin enter the upper class with their own magical powers, there will inevitably be a personality split between their eager romantic self and the pleasure-seeking id.
On the one hand, he longs for a continuous spiritual and physical collision with his spiritual partner; on the other hand, he is reluctant to let go of the glory and luxury of being tied up with a legal spouse.
The ending is nothing more than the following-
1. Of course it is to choose love!
For example, "Midnight Paris".
However, there is a condition for this ending. Gil chose to stay in Paris with the French girl, provided that their quality of life would not drop too much.
Don't forget, Jill himself is a successful Hollywood screenwriter, but he just wants to write serious literature when he is full.
2. As for the kind that might ruin oneself and immediately return to the pre-liberation situation, the best way is to kill others.
For example, "The End of the Match".
I have struggled for so long to get to this point, how could I let you ruin it all.
Right, my true love?
3. In most cases, after cheating, you will be drunk and cry for a while to pay homage to your lost love.
For example, "Midnight Barcelona".
Say goodbye to your lover, promise not to disturb each other's life anymore, and then return to your lover.
An expressionless, life-seeking face, a song echoed in my heart: Later, we didn't know how to love.
Lovers and lovers, spiritual pursuits and material enjoyment have become cinnabar moles and white moonlight.
After the test of human nature, it was unexpectedly reduced to mosquito blood and white rice grains.
The identity of the protagonist in Woody Allen's movies may be related to his own origin.
Woody Allen was born in a poor Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. With his outstanding comedy talent and artistic skills, he became a world-renowned dramatist, film director, actor, and critic.
It can be said: Woody Allen is a "Gatsby" in itself.
For Woody Allen’s literary new money, facing the disdain of old money (perhaps more of the inferiority deep in my heart), two ways to achieve psychological balance are adopted: one is to tease the other party for being poor All that is left is the shallowness of money, and the second is to give oneself a kind of cultural capital that the other party does not possess.
This "talented"/"riched" antagonism between lovers exists in Woody Allen's films, such as "Midnight Paris", "The End of the Match", and "A Rainy Day in New York".
By shaping the "talented" side, the director provides an opportunity to showcase his knowledge of art history.
At the same time, through the dialogue between "youthful" and "youth-rich" chickens and ducks, mocking the superficiality of the "wealthy" party, and creating a reason for the "talented" party to derail in the future.
In many cases, the way Woody Allen gives cultural capital to the "talented" party is "nostalgia."
In many films, the protagonist of Woody Allen has a "nostalgic" hobby.
The novel written by Gil in "Midnight Paris" is about a "nostalgic store".
In "A Rainy Day in New York," Ashley commented on Gatsby.
The essence of "nostalgia" is a kind of utopia, which originates from the dissatisfaction and powerlessness of mankind towards the present world, thus pinning nostalgia in an impossible place-the past.
"Midnight Paris" also pierced this point.
Gil in the 2010s missed the 1920s, while Adriana in the 1920s missed the 1890s, and Degas and Gauguin in the 1890s missed the Renaissance.
But let’s take a look at which artists Woody Allen chose to appear in the traversal in "Midnight Paris": Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Eliot, Picasso, Dali, Man Ray, Bunue Er, Gauguin, Degas, etc.
With the help of these classic symbols, Woody Allen infused his protagonist and himself with a profound cultural heritage and self-cultivation.
And these are precisely what the opposite party lacks, as are the rich girls in "Midnight Paris" and "The End of the Match".
In "A Rainy Day in New York," Ashley is a girl from Arizona who works as a reporter for a college newspaper and is ambitious.
In an accident, Ashley got an opportunity to go to New York to interview a well-known literary film director.
After seeing the director, Ashley was incoherent with excitement.
After introducing my own life experience, I did not forget to add the sentence "I know what you think" to expose the deep inferiority complex.
Expressing his admiration for the director and showing off his movie knowledge, he accidentally put Akira Kurosawa as a European director.
At the end of the film, Gatsby uses a lyrics to express his mood, but Ashley mistakes it for Shakespeare's famous line.
This also led to Gatsby's determination to break up with it.
In Gatsby/Woody Allen's view: We are different! You are just arty, we can be called full of poetry.
However, it is not enough to be "talented" only.
Come back and think about the artists who showed up in "Midnight Paris."
In addition to talent, there is one thing in common, that is, economic conditions are generally good.
Even if Fitzgerald was struggling a few years before his death, he passed away when he was young.
However, the talented but impoverished Van Gogh did not appear in the movie.
Perhaps Woody Allen himself felt sorry for excluding Van Gogh, so he had to make a poster with "Starry Sky".
In fact, this painting has nothing to do with Paris.
The difference in cultural capital between Gatsby and Ashley is directly reflected in the difference in their vision.
Regarding the plan to spend the weekend in Manhattan, Gatsby regarded it as a life enjoyment, and she introduced the advantages and disadvantages of each hotel, while Ashley regarded it as a starting point for her life to take off. Design various interview programs.
For Manhattan, Gatsby's growth experience is jazz, Broadway, and museums.
Ashley only remembers the Hermes and Rolexes that her parents brought herself to buy on the streets of New York for 200 yuan.
Pay attention to Gatsby's expression after hearing Ashley's words.
As for the attitude of the director of literary and artistic films, Ashley was so excited until he flew up, while Gatsby just said faintly, "I don't think he is so old", "Should I go up and meet him".
The difference in cultural capital/vision may bring a completely different life to young people.
Think of the kids who are chasing stars in the news.
In contrast, in "Longing for Life," Chen Feiyu saw Huang Lei who had hugged himself, and said politely and flatly, "My dad would like to say hello to you."
For young girls who lack cultural capital, the only way to get the attention of the upper class is to sacrifice their bodies.
In "A Rainy Day in New York", "Love in Rome" and "Exclusive News", three girls from civilian families decided to dedicate their lives to the star or the director without any psychological conflict.
Knowing that there is no return, but this is also an opportunity to "rise into the upper echelons".
Don't care about forever, just care about once you have it!
The first two even have the same reason: they will also have the capital to show off to their children and grandchildren in the future.
Even the end is the same: the good deeds between the two and the male celebrity were aborted by the original wife!
The girl in "Love in Rome" failed to become a star, but was overtaken by a thief; but Ashley could only run naked and put on a trench coat, leaving barefoot, and walked into the heavy rain in New York. .
The petty official felt that this was not a simple capture of rape, but should be regarded as the protection of vested interests of the upper class, as well as the prevention and rejection of all coveting.
Attempts to change destiny through marriage and achieve class rise are not feasible in Woody Allen's movies.
In "Blue Jasmine", Jasmine, who is married to a wealthy family, has a higher heart and a thinner life than paper. She does not know how to open her eyes to her cheating husband like Daisy in "The Great Gatsby", and finally fell. It’s a good idea.
Jasmine’s younger sister Jin Jie, after hearing what her sister said, she was looking for a good man, only to find that she was just an excitement for a married man. In the end, he returned to the boyfriend who was not influential.
Oh, and the actress in "Kassandra's Dream", whose father drove a car for a lifetime, and also pinned the hope of changing fate on her boyfriend, but unexpectedly, Ian, the "successful businessman", was a complete fake.
Compared with the teasing about the tasteless old money, the attitude of new money to dirty poor is simpler——
It is better to be self-aware and feel at ease in your position.
For example, Gatsby's mother ruthlessly drove the girl posing as Ashley out of the house, even though she was a call girl like that girl.
We are rich and rich, unlike those who are so poor that only money is left. It is even more different from those who have no money!
Remove the ladder when you get on the room!
Bad old man, so bad!
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