Optimistic and pessimistic self-isolation

Christy 2022-03-22 09:02:13

In fact, when I was madly supplementing Woody Allen's movie before, I deliberately skipped it because I didn't get the face of Sister Stone (the success of this one was really fragrant), but the ending atmosphere of BE is still much more relaxed. There is no coffee commune. That challenged the three views. In the end, Sophie's choice really made me breathe a sigh of relief, and Stanley's ending feels like it's self-inflicted. Although it's absurd but reasonable, it's not only Stanley but Sophie who likes some of the dialogues. The collision between optimists and pessimists No one is destined to convince anyone that there are some shadows of Annie Hall. Anyway, it really suits my appetite. On the one hand, I feel like this Sophie who has no brains but can numb himself with lies to make himself happy. On the other hand, I feel that I am It's this Stanley who is keen to think about his self-proclaimed rationality and save face, but worry about gains and losses. Maybe these two people are not opposite individuals, but two selves separated from one person. Thought seeks approval and is constrained by predicament, unwilling to accept accusations, at least for me, it is more like a double of my own two personalities.

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Magic in the Moonlight quotes

  • Stanley: The comparison makes me laugh! Olivia is a person of accomplishment and charm. Sophie's a street finagler who makes her way living off one bit of hokum to the next.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, I don't see how you can compare the two.

    Stanley: Well, don't put ideas into my head!

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, far be it from me!

    Stanley: Of course, she does come from dire circumstances. I mean, it's very easy to be judgmental about people who are born into circumstances less fortunate than one's own.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, life is harsh. One must do what one must to survive.

    Stanley: Well put. And people do sometimes make the wrong choices, which they regret, even though no serious harm was done.

    Aunt Vanessa: Which of us has not made some blunders in life?

    Stanley: And there is a rather appealing quality about Sophie. Despite her disgusting behaviour.

    Aunt Vanessa: Yes, her smile is rather winning. Of course, it depends how much value you put on the purely physical.

    Stanley: Well, no, I... I, for one, esteem the higher virtues.

    Aunt Vanessa: Hmm... Beauty of the soul...

    Stanley: Although her eyes are rather pleasant to look into. And that she can be amusing, under the right circumstances.

    Aunt Vanessa: Oh, but Olivia is an educated, cultivated woman. One that befits a man of your artistic genius.

    Stanley: Yes, now, my genius must be factored in. On paper, there's really no reason to prefer Sophie to Olivia.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, I would say the opposite.

    Stanley: ...And so your, your suggestion that I, I be honest with Olivia and tell her that as irrational as it seems, I've fallen in love with, with Sophie - that's a preposterous notion.

    Aunt Vanessa: It's lunacy.

    Stanley: ...Yet I can't help feeling that...

    Aunt Vanessa: ...That you love Sophie. Yes, I understand. You're puzzled and bewildered; because your foolish logic tells you that you should love Olivia.

    Stanley: Foolish logic?

    Aunt Vanessa: And yet, how little that logic means when placed next to Sophie's smile...

    Stanley: What are you saying?

    Aunt Vanessa: ...That the world may or may not be without purpose, but it's not totally without some kind of magic.

    Stanley: ...I have irrational positive feelings for Sophie Baker. It's like witnessing a trick I can't figure out.

  • Aunt Vanessa: Which of us has not made some blunders in life?