I thought before that if you want to find someone to spend your life with, you must find someone who understands Woody Allen movies and doesn't even have to like him
"Annie Hall," "Midnight in Barcelona," "Midnight in Paris," and this "A Rainy Day in New York" Some people see them only as romances, or class differences. I don't think there's anything wrong with looking at it this way, it's just a matter of opinion, I like these works because of his pessimism, his criticism is not about a certain kind of person, but about everything he can relate to, including himself. I understand this pessimism, so I know he "maybe" isn't pretentious. It doesn't matter if it's not, it's just that I want to believe what I believe.
Let's narrow the scope, just talk about this movie. The name of the male protagonist Gatsby is not chosen casually. The main line of The Great Gatsby resonates wonderfully with this movie. Woody Allen, a little old man, is a little smart really makes people smile. Of course, those who understand will understand, but some will never get it: like the conversation between Gatsby and Ashleigh.
Well, that's not the point. Speaking of Gatsby, I read some reviews and said that Gatsby is self-righteous and hypocritical. I think it's quite right, the movie shows it very clearly, and that's what the movie is alluding to. I watched it again today, and I was actually laughing at myself at the beginning, Ashleigh asked Gaysby how he won the money, Gatsby said it was the money he won before. Later, after talking to Qian at the door of MET, I found out that he was still taking the money from his family. Qian asked him if you hated your family so much, why didn't you move out and support yourself. Gaysby said That may happen in the movie, but this is real life.
Only those who have had the same experience will be impressed. I used to think that I could become who I am today because of my own efforts, but now I think so, I have a backup that can lead a decent life without taking a step back, so I can do whatever I want more easily. Bar. Secondly, I don't like my family either, but this is real life, they are my backup.
The people I have met are high and low, and I am getting more and more aware of my position. Gatsby's mother, trying to whitewash everything and her past, but she will never forget that she is always a hooker. Although the movie is a bit bloody, but real life is more real than this hahaha.
A Pretentious person like Ashleigh is a layer, a rebellious pretentious but hypocritically incapable person like Gatsby is a layer. If life were to look a little more pessimistic, I wish I could come out of the second floor and stare blankly at other people on my own like Woody Allen. Because anyway, a "was bad" story is a lot better than a "I could have" story. After all, there are still the majority of self-righteous people in this world, and they disdain and cannot see other levels.
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