It's really good. Compared with the old man’s legendary style that only revolves around New York and has to perform in person from beginning to end, this new work with London accents, London location, concise lines, concise and powerful plot advancement, is simply great. .
Two words: strength.
This kind of strength does not refer to the tension of the plot-although the drama is full of conflicts, or the actor's skill-despite the incredible performance of Mayers and the new generation of big breasted beauty Scarlett, the lines hit the nail on the head- Of course, many lines are wise enough to be used as life philosophies with just a quick grasp. . . . This kind of strength is basically reflected by the director's thick glasses at the bottom of the wine bottle, and penetrates the strength of life. He used a word in the play to emphatically explain the falling point of this light, called luck.
This is the male protagonist, a poor tennis coach from Ireland, Chris firmly believes that when a tennis match is at the match point, there is a wiping tennis ball. There is a 50% chance that the ball wiping the net and bounces to the opponent's court. Won; 50% of the probability that the ball will wipe the net and fall on your own court, then you lose. You deserve to lose, bad luck is a phrase that no one can do.
Chris seized his chance and got acquainted with Chole, a rich lady in the upper class of London. Later, from a tennis coach to a senior white-collar worker in a large company, his situation can be described by a very popular term in recent days, "gorgeous turn". Mansion, RV, status, and Chole smiled at the wedding, Chris got everything.
And the other one who is struggling is not so good. Chole’s girlfriend, Nola, a young actor from Colorado, USA, has not been able to make a difference in the circle for a long time except for an advertisement. Although she caught a rich man, she refused to cater to it in many ways, and in the end it was just Sadly broke up and ended.
Chris liked Nola at first sight. The two people are in a similar situation, and there is a sparkle between the eyebrows and eyes. Even though Nola began to adopt a resolute attitude of rejection, Chris had no way to control his passion, and the two eventually broke.
Generally speaking about the subject of extramarital affairs, at the end of the performance, there is always an confessed ending to both the man and the woman. The explanation in Matchpoint, compared with the advancement of the plot of more than an hour before, can be described as shooting a cannon into the sky, but it is tightly sealed with the theme everywhere. Even the people who watch it are willing to anticipate and believe that Chris deserves it. Such an ending.
Chris, played by Mayers, made me very worried before. He is the kind of keen sense and seize opportunities, but at the same time he does not give up his dignity (I would rather use a nearly crude way to maintain it), such as receiving an invitation to watch an opera, he must make sure that he is not benefited by others. It’s just a little love for an empty seat in a box; another example is the first time you talk to Chole about a date, you must make it clear that the ticket money is your own; another example is that when Chole recommended a good position in front of his father, he also Hesitating to consider again and again (of course there is a deliberate element), but the poor backbone of Mayers is shown meticulously and shockingly, but not every audience can understand it (there are really talents with similar experiences) It will be noticed that the average film critics will generally think that it is the character arrangement of the character.) Later, when Chris faced two women inside and outside of marriage, his mentality was typical. But it's different. Pursuing Nola is a passion that I can't restrain, but this little love is not strong enough to make him give up everything he has; the indifference to Chole is due to the boringness of this woman, but she is as simple and beautiful as all wealthy daughters. Ann is a wife. He, Chris, a poor boy from Ireland, believes that luck determines life. Even if he is shivering and telling the sins he feels, he has to grit his teeth and shoot at the blond beauty he once caressed so much. From a purely marriage perspective, he is undoubtedly a failure and an undiscovered culprit. But from the perspective of his motivation for being a man, everything is so natural and reasonable. He didn't mean to excuse himself at all, just betting his treasure on the word luck.
Nola, played by Scarlett, is a failure. There is almost no other woman except beauty. (Considering Scarlett's popularity in Hollywood, I have to admit that her performance is the same as her usual dress, but old-fashioned but amazing) But you can't say that she is stupid. She is the kind of woman who knows where her weakness is but can't correct it. She is indistinguishable from all women in the world who will lose the last bit of reason when she talks about love. Or we can simply say that she is a woman of bad luck. The audition is always unsuccessful. It is a problem to hang up with a wealthy boy but break up. It is a big problem to sneak with Chris for a little half a year but kill him because of pregnancy. They are all people who want to stand firm in London and get mixed up. She is a little bit stingy in mind than Chris-if you want to enter the upper class without sacrificing your character to please the future mother-in-law, she wants to be with Chris Being upright together but not knowing that men hate women most by threatening them with flesh and blood in their abdomen. . . I don't know when I should give up and what I can't lose. In the end, it can only be grasped at nothing. Of course, this can also be attributed to luck.
There is also Chole, and his elder brother, sister-in-law's parents' family, and the whole group of London actors. There were several scenes of interlaced dialogue with many people, and anyone who had some contact with it could be shocked to discover what a group play in a realistic style. It is so real that the audience is like a voyeur.
It is also necessary for Woody Allen to be so veteran in order to tell a life philosophy that is almost completely unmatched through such a seemingly old-fashioned story of extramarital affairs, and most of our foolish people in this world also understand a little bit. , So I saw the thunder and lightning, and felt that the old man took a sledgehammer and hit his heart hard.
"Hardwork is mandatory.But I think everybody is afraid to admit what a big part luck plays.Scientists are confirming more and more that all existence is here by blind chance. No purpose,no design. I think that faith is the path of least resistance."
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The man who said"I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck.It's scary to think so much is out of one's control.
Of course, if this passage does not mean anything to you, I still recommend not to waste these two hours.
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