Love and Beauty of Marriage
I have been wondering why the film Mighty Aphrodite by Woody Allen was translated as "non-powerful aphrodisiac". It is more abstract and obscure than the translation of "The Great Aphrodite". My interpretation of it is As the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, people expect her to live forever in their marriage emotions. This emotion promotes the secretion of hormones and makes life sweet but not driven by simple desires, so it has an aphrodisiac-like effect. The temptation is not strong.
Woody Allen’s works are very recognizable. He often quotes the classics with long talks about the characters. Either introduces many artists and their works like "Midnight Paris", or uses Greek mythology to connect the heroes and heroines in this film. The marriage of sweetness and crisis.
"Non-Strong Aphrodisiac" mainly tells the story of a middle-class couple's children, work, and emotional changes and restoration during their marriage. Because the heroine Amanda is busy operating her own studio and has no time to give birth to a baby, she decides to adopt a child for raising. As the child grows and his wife pursues work, the two people’s emotions have rifted, played by Woody Allen Linney, the leading actor, begins to look for the child's biological mother, starting a journey similar to betrayal with each other.
Steinberg believes that love is a triangular relationship composed of three factors: intimacy (valuing each other's likes, understanding and expectations), passion (charm and sexual attraction), and commitment (determining the development of a stable relationship). In this film, the male and female protagonists Gradually alienating, losing passion and breaking promises, this puts their love in a precarious situation. Is it true that they don't love each other? Are they just souls bound by marriage? Finally, those Greek myths tell us that love is unstoppable, and they are still married couples blessed by Aphrodite.
I always think that we don’t need to be too serious to appreciate Woody Allen’s works, because his tone is always witty and a bit ridiculous. It seems that he doesn’t touch the depths of our hearts, but sometimes, his works are An enlarged mirror of our lives can see our vulgarity and vulgarity. He is really a cute and humorous old man!
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