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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Extended Reading
  • Kole 2022-03-23 09:01:40

    Although I also know, it seems to be the same old style, but when he uttered these witty and interesting lines, he turned into an urban sonata and sang among the buildings. He walked with his lover in a concrete forest, and they became black and white. The rough-grained components of the film alone are enough to make it clear that he had a Manhattan of his own. He will always have Paris and romance.

  • Godfrey 2021-11-13 08:01:24

    Woody Allen doesn't watch many movies, and the current favorite is the end of the game. Too literary migrant workers can't stand it. When I watched it last night, I was drowsy by the French chatter. But when it came to the last scene, I suddenly became sober. Purely relying on the plot, not the hot music of the erotic scenes to wake me up, is enough to prove that this is a good film. The unspeakable misses and sufferings of ordinary life remind me to always cherish the beauty of the present. I miss you~

Manhattan quotes

  • [On her ex-husband]

    Mary Wilke: I was tired of submerging my identity to a very brilliant, dominating man. He's a genius.

    Isaac Davis: Oh really, he was a genius, Helen's a genius and Dennis is a genius. You know a lot of geniuses, y'know. You should meet some stupid people once in a while, y'know, you could learn something.

  • Isaac Davis: It's an interesting group of people, your friends are.

    Mary Wilke: I know.

    Isaac Davis: Like the cast of a Fellini movie.