The male protagonist in "Magic Moonlight" is a British magician, but he has been pretending to be a Chinese magician on stage, working under the name of the great Chinese magician Wei Lingxiu. This is Woody's fifth use of magic power from China. In "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion", the magical baby jade scorpion from the Chinese emperor is mentioned, which can hypnotize people; in "Alice", Alice drank the "invisibility potion" of the Chinese doctor and obtained the ability to be invisible; In "The Troubles of Oedipus", Woody's mother is transformed into the sky by a Chinese magician's magic box; in "Scoop", Woody plays a magician whose Chinese magic box will appear as a reporter's ghost. This is an oriental magic story that Woody likes. He likes to make magic for everyone since he was a child. For some reason, Woody always wrote the mysterious magic energy of China into the script, showing his love for China in this theme. Woody, who loves magic so much, actually made a magic movie "Magic Moonlight". Why does Woody love magic so much? Time magazine veteran film critic Richard Schickel has an interview with Woody about the use of magic in his films in his book The Life of Woody Allen, Woody said: " Because for me, Relying on magic is really, in my opinion, the only way out of the mess we're in. If we don't get a magic solution, we're not going to get any solution. This is what I'm talking about The feeling that luck plays a big role [in life] is consistent. You do need some magic, or you can't do anything."
"When I was a kid, I was very interested in magic. But I was interested in the beauty of magic. I mean for me, those pretty silk scarves, chrome boxes, marbles and all that stuff. It all looks beautiful. There's a sense of religion in there, or a sense of hope that there is something else (to make it seem) beyond what we know is real. That is, when When you see a magic trick, that trick is something that ignores reality."
Although Woody did not use Chinese mysterious magic in the German expressionist film "Shadow and Fog" in 1991, he finally arrested the murderer with the help of the magician's magical magic.
The pessimistic, realist magician is attacked by the optimistic, magical psychic lady. Whether the magic is real or not, magicians experience the joy of optimism and magic. "Magic Moonlight" is still an existential Woody film, still beautiful photography, mean lines. In this suspenseful film of fierce confrontation between realism and idealism, our pessimistic director, Woody Allen, gave the film a happy ending, which is rare and not stingy. It really deserves his Fans are happy. "Magic Moonlight" has a relaxed style, an intriguing plot, and even has a happy ending. It is a movie worth watching.
Woody had planetarium love scenes in "Manhattan" and "Magic Moonlight" long before "La La Land."
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