I have never been shy about expressing my love for Woody Allen, and when I praise him, I also become a logical and rigorous talker just like in his movies. The same goes for Manhattan. The old man was a cynical young man, but not as cynical as old Martin, his anger was more of a mockery in a noble manner. Coming from Broadway on the East Coast, he scoffs at the hypocrisy and greed of those so-called "intellectuals" in the flashy world of the West. Therefore, his works always reveal a disdain for the things around him, but it is also just as in his heart. The contradictions in his self-confidence often turn into anxiety with no one close, and eventually evolve into deep loneliness and even despair, and this "Manhattan" has all the answers. "I can do anything for New York." This is the only remark left by the old man when he attended the Oscars. From this, we can see his deep fascination and concern for his hometown of New York, but love is born here, and hatred is also born here. In Woody Allen's view, New York in the film is in an era of alternating old and new cultures. At the same time, the city is shrouded in all kinds of garbage such as drugs and prostitutes. In such an environment, people are extremely prone to deformities. Love is the most obvious theme in "Manhattan". There are three women around Isaac, one chooses the same sex, one is hesitant between him and a married man, and the last one really loves him, but there is no age difference. Very far, it can be said to be irrelevant. But the only thing in common is that all three women eventually left her, the first two for their own reasons, and the last one out of Isaac's own deep doubts about love. The whole story reveals a deep despair, which comes from a person's loss.
Isaac always touted his amazing talent in bed, but this kind of fortunate pretense actually hides doubt, avoidance, and cowardice in the face of the truth. And the ultimate reason for all this is the place that made him him—Manhattan. From the beginning, he captured the fragments of urban life in Manhattan, but the subtle compositions and silhouettes that do not need to be repeated, Woody Allen always likes to let the characters disappear into the crowd, or turn into silhouettes to form a scene with the city , such a method with a clear direction, as if depicting the city as a man-eating machine, among such flashy and corrupt high-rise buildings, people are gradually distorted, regardless of material, culture and even emotions are like fast food, which makes Isa It is difficult for Ke to believe in feelings anymore, after all, even himself is becoming more and more impetuous and changing. Everyone is like a part of this urban machine, it is not the people who build the city, but the city that shapes the people. With such a film, after watching the anxiety, ridicule, loneliness, etc. in other films of the old man in the future, you can clearly guess the answer. My understanding of this movie, whether it conforms to the public opinion or not, is in my heart. After all, the so-called love movie now may not even know who Woody Allen is. The old man's ideological transmission in this film is very similar to a director surnamed Wang from the East who hides under his sunglasses. My awkward description is actually to see how many people know (Know Wang Xiaoshuai? (∪･ω･∪) Where does Woody Allen's glory come from? The answer is New York. Then his pain may be haunted like a vine. What about the scandal? The answer is also New York.
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