"Ferris Wheel" Woody Allen's realistic irony and restless heart!

Hillary 2022-03-22 09:02:57

The film has a strong irony. Ginny was dissatisfied with her marriage and life, betrayed her husband and cheated, and placed her hopes on Mickey. And Mickey fell in love with Carolinka at first sight, Ginny's female sensitive suspicion and jealousy, and Mickey also had difficulty controlling his feelings for the young Carolinka, this extramarital affair will definitely not have a good outcome. Facing the crisis moment when Karolinka was hunted down, Ginny chose not to save. Carolinka goes missing, and Mickey confronts Ginny when he learns the truth. After this storm, Ginny lost her life-saving straw lover, Carolinka disappeared, and Ginny and her husband returned to the origin of life. The reason is that Ginny's previous stage experience and high self-esteem personal position made it difficult for her to be satisfied in her own life. Ginny's derailment stemmed from her inner dissatisfaction. She wanted to find a man to rescue him in her ordinary life, and hoped that others would bring her out of the haze. In karma, she didn't get what she wanted, her lover fell in love with her husband's daughter, and her son played with fire every day to make trouble. The writers were kind enough to not reveal Ginny's infidelity to his husband at the end of the story. Such an ending pulls the audience back to reality from the dramatic plot. How many such farce of life are staged every day and disappear quietly. People are still living their old lives as if nothing happened. Ginny's husband also reflects the mediocre men in life. Honest, kind, incompetent, not romantic, unable to satisfy his wife's pursuit. At the end of the story he was unaware of his wife's betrayal. But it also paid a price, and the daughter disappeared. Ginny's son grew up in such a family environment, the stepfather's indifference and the mother's inaction will inevitably cause psychological problems. He sees everything in adulthood. The screenwriter uses the behavior of children to remind viewers that adults are constantly playing with fire. The name of the Ferris wheel reveals the cycle of cause and effect. The Ferris wheel takes a lap, and life returns to its original point. The kind husband still loves Ginny, but Ginny has to bear the second betrayal for the rest of her life.

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Wonder Wheel quotes

  • Mickey: Nothing you could tell me could put the slightest shadow on this evening.

    Ginny: I'm not 35. I'm 38. I'm 39.

    Mickey: Well, that's a very hot age for a woman. I'm a very lucky guy.

  • Mickey: Jesus, what a sheltered life I've led. I have book knowledge but you've really tasted life.

    Carolina: You've been round the world.

    Mickey: Yeah, but you've been around the block. You think you'll always be looking over your shoulder?

    Carolina: Everybody dies, you can't walk around thinking about it.

    Mickey: You're talking to a lifeguard.