It wasn't until the final scene of the movie, after the scene of a big Ferris wheel, that Humpty came into the house and lashed out at Ginny, but in the end, when he leaned on her shoulder and begged her not to leave, I suddenly felt a trace of Ferris. The true meaning of the wheel: everything goes back and forth, 5 years ago, Ginny lost her husband and formed a family with Humpty, who was also lost The middle-aged body, not because of love, but because of life, continue to survive together. No matter how many lies Ginny tried to create for herself, how many lights and shadows, and how many dreams of escape, for poor middle-aged women living under the pretext of love, drama, and travel, wonder never really seemed to come to her life. , but only a piece of aspirin with a soothing effect, but after swallowing, the dream returns to the original point, and the reality is only worse.
Woody Allen has always dealt with themes related to fantasy, Midnight Paris, Cairo Purple Rose and Ferris Wheel, they are not fairy tales in essence, because WA always ruthlessly ripped off the romantic gauze to expose the discordant reality. , but the heroine in Cairo Purple Rose finally at least left her husband who trampled on her mentally and materially; and Ginny in this film, 5 years later, when faced with the problem of Humpty who first met Humpty 5 years ago, "You want to be with me. Are you fishing?" Different from pretending to like fishing in order to attract him, this time she said "no" without hesitation. Of course, while she was more aware of her inner self, the unbearable reality only made people more disappointed and difficult Just escape.
I don’t know what WA really means, but I think maybe he wants to tell us at least: Movies, dramas, and literature are good, but fantasy is not a place to frame life. Beyond that, there is always a solid, real Bumps await us to overcome.
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