Literary old man's musical literacy

Gudrun 2022-03-21 09:01:41

The whole movie has a total of 7 or 8 soundtracks. It starts with "Rhapsody in Blue" and ends with "Rhapsody in Blue". Except for the four people listening to the concert together, the soundtrack and the actors' movements are perfectly coordinated during the rest of the film. Just a bit of a madman.

Woody Allen is probably a typical literary youth, with a lot of long lines, one-liners, and a narrative that matches the rhythm of the music. I even suspect that the series of fireworks at the beginning is just to match the rhythm of "Blue Madness".

Of course I didn't mean to dislike it. I like to enjoy works with sound and picture harmony, and even when I write myself, I rhyme every now and then. However, some deliberate, pretentious.

Of course, we can talk about celebrities, we can go to exhibitions, we can judge, we can go to parties of the feminist movement. But what are we doing this for? Is it to argue with another person who is better? Such a topic is meaningless.

Even if Mary and Yell were together, they would be swayed by weakness. Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered that Isaac said at the beginning of the movie that he believes that the most important thing for a person is courage. This should be a point. At first I didn't look down on what Yell did, and made excuses for cheating in marriage. Later, I found out that Mary herself is also a weak person. Although she has always been dissatisfied with her incest with married men, she has never had the courage. Neither have the courage to destroy the other's family, nor the courage to take the initiative to end the relationship, or even do easy and fast-paying jobs instead of pursuing what they want.

Speaking of music, if I remember correctly, there is almost no music in Trish's scene, which doesn't delay her beauty.

Maybe Woody is used to contrast the beauty of Trish in addition to playing a little mime game with music.

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Manhattan quotes

  • Yale: You know we have to stop seeing each other, don't you.

    Mary Wilke: Oh, yeah. Right. Right. I understand. I could tell by the sound of your voice on the phone. Very authoritative, y'know. Like the pope, or the computer in 2001.

  • Isaac Davis: You know what you are? You're God's answer to Job, y'know? You would have ended all argument between them. I mean, He would have pointed to you and said, y'know, "I do a lot of terrible things, but I can still make one of these." You know? And then Job would have said, "Eh. Yeah, well, you win."