The first thing that is certain is that there must be a row of Dostoevsky's novels in Woody Allen's study, and "Crime and Punishment" and "Idiot" may be two books that have been spread out all year round. Not long after the film opened, Woody Allen consciously showed the audience the close connection between the film and Dostoevsky. The protagonist had just come into contact with the upper-class aristocratic society in London, lying on the bed and making up for the elegant art. One of the books was Shakespeare. After reading it boringly, he changed it to Dostoyevsky. Although this shot is only a few seconds long, it is the single most important comment Woody Allen made for this movie. To a certain extent, the male protagonist is almost a modern version of Ras Kolinekov, perhaps with some Luo Guoren's shadow.
Basically, Woody Allen’s profound experience of the 19th-century novel form is enough to make any university professor ashamed. When everyone regards these old paper piles as the classics of the last century, he can shoot a contemporary Edition of the story of the nineteenth century. A poor boy from Ireland, handsome, high IQ, decent, and full of pretense of the desire to climb up, like this young man, the road into the upper class society is of course smooth, almost by Please enter the upper class society. But this seemingly smooth road is inevitably full of uncontrollable desires. To survive in this world that does not belong to you, sin and punishment cannot be determined by shrewd calculations. It is only luck that can determine it. That's it. You have to understand that nothing you do is beyond your control. Although the protagonist’s judgment and thinking has never stopped, falling in love with Scarlett Johansson from the same background is beyond control. It is beyond control to part and reunite with Scarlett Johansson. Killing Scarlett Johansson is also involuntary choice. Whether there were any loopholes left in the final murder and whether the police continued to investigate it. No matter how much the actor has two heads, it can't be calculated.
The structure of this story is basically the structure of a classic novel, exquisite, full of elegant rhythm and symmetry. The textbook screenplay is almost like the first lesson of Greek tragedy, but in this era, personal tragedies have been Sublimated to a completely inner perspective to explore. And Woody Allen's mirroring and editing, from the visual aspect, also almost perfectly reflects this feeling. The modern British upper class society is concise, clean, quiet, and decently controlled. It is intertwined with the dark and chaotic inner fighting of the male protagonist. This temperament, elegant and fascinating. Woody Allen at this point, I am afraid I have to thank Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, this man's face and eyes are naturally the darling of classicism, otherwise he would not be invited to play Henry VIII of Showtime later. Scarlett Johansson is probably one of the few flaws that can be found. Americans will never be able to fit into this sentiment.
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