In "Annie Hall", the role of Annie is more difficult to play than Alvey. Alvey only has to ramble meanly from beginning to end, while Annie needs to grow from a two-dimensional beauty that kills Matt to an independent woman. , these are two different species, so seeing this transformation clearly happened in Annie (the actor's performance is so high-level), I was really touched by hypocrisy.
One of the questions that comes with loving Annie is, what kind of woman is attractive? In other words, where does (female) glamour come from?
Talented girl? Alvey's second wife was a writer, culturally out of the box, elegant and decent, with a refined theoretical explanation of any behavior. Cultural people are most likely to fall into the world that they weave with concepts and languages, believing that it is a more essential and real world, ignoring the concepts and vocabulary created to understand the real world, which may have become too complicated and detached in the continuous development. Real, abstract and rigid. Nothing scares a living heart more than empty talk.
Smart (rational), beautiful? Alice, Elvie's first wife, is a woman of beauty and intelligence. In the face of such a stunner, at the moment of passion that should have been sex, Elvy lingered in his mind a suspicious murder case. Unfortunately, he was also pierced by Alice's words: You are using your doubts about the murder as an excuse to avoid having sex with me! Alvey is a very smart person, very pessimistic, the colorful world is so colorful, but he can't draw happiness from it, which is a shameful thing for a healthy person. If life is so miserable, why not kill yourself? While saying that life is meaningless, while jumping around, using rational examination, the conclusion can only be hypocrisy, either the outlook on life or the life itself, there must be a falsehood, this is the contradiction that exists in Elvie, Alice's intelligence is no less than He must be able to see through his shame and hypocrisy (perhaps she herself has the same shame and hypocrisy). This is something the Elvies will never endure, and their highest morality is their shame. Alvey can't join a club with the same members as him (spirit), just like he doesn't want to be naked (physical) in front of other men.
So after playing tennis, he accepted Annie's invitation to drink something.
When Anne first met Elvie, in addition to being beautiful, she was neither talented nor intelligent, could not chat, did not dress up, and did not understand her inner emotions. There are girls who are naive and clumsy, and adults who are clumsy and hypocritical. The point of disharmony lies in her coexisting harmoniously. There is only one possible explanation for this situation - life is inherently illogical, messy, trivial and contradictory, while Anne is a A true reflection of life itself. Because of the lack of education, she has no ability to resist the reflection of life, and it is precisely because of this that she avoids the prejudice and narrow-mindedness that may be caused by education, and thus has more possibilities. The word itself is neutral and does not contain a positive connotation, because if it is not realized, the possibility can only be a possibility, more or less is the same.
One of the easiest traps people fall into is the loss of curiosity. When a child grows into an adult, it will be lost. If it lasts for a long time, it will be lost. If it is stupid, it will be lost. If it is too smart, it will be lost, and it is often more serious. Ordinary people can still follow the trend of social concepts and the times and participate in it all the way. If he is too smart, he may see all this as meaningless, and until he finds a meaning that can convince himself (if he is not pessimistic enough to give up even this point) , he is unlikely to have any expectations for the world of flowers. And Annie's response to life was proactive. She took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Elvie and invite him into the house for a drink. Under the supervision of Alvey, she received adult education, reading, and gradually became able to understand her inner feelings, became independent, and took the initiative to expand her horizons. Later, she could realize and expand more possibilities by herself. But she didn't take a step forward and fall into the situation that Elvie was in. The somewhat blind and embarrassing enthusiasm that she had shown in the past has now matured and is still enthusiasm (its opposite is indifference). The former kind of enthusiasm is easily frustrated and withered, while the latter kind is much more reassuring. This may be Anne's charm, finding the right balance between cleverness and enthusiasm.
In fact, what I like about Annie is rather an envy of her. And I believe that there must be this envy in Elvie's feelings for Annie.
Finally, of course, Anne's charm also comes from her beauty. When the two met for the first time, the conversation on the balcony of Annie's house was very interesting, and the incomparably sincere Elvie also brought up nonsense, which was enough to explain the problem.
Ai: Did you take those photos yourself?
Ann: Oh, yes, you know, I'm just having fun. ( Just for fun? Listen, what did I say, what an idiot! )
Ai: They are great, very characteristic. ( You are a pretty girl. )
Ann: Yes, I would rather take a formal photography course. ( He would probably take me for a fool. )
Ai: Photography is interesting because it is a new art form and a series of aesthetic standards have not yet been established. ( I want to see how she looks naked. )
Ann: Aesthetic standards? You mean how to tell if a photo is good or bad? ( I'm too stupid for him, admit it. )
Ai: The photographic tool itself will become an aspect of the art form. ( Ghost knows what I'm talking about, she senses my shallowness. )
Ann: Well, for me, it's all intuitive, you know, I'm just trying to feel it, feel it, and not think about it too much. ( God, hope he doesn't end up being an asshole like everyone else. )
Ai: Still, it needs an aesthetic orientation to incorporate it into a social perspective. ( Gosh, I sound like an FM radio, relax! )
Ann: Well, I don't know. I wonder if you are going to be late.
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