what's up, cretins?

Quinn 2022-03-23 09:02:26

This film will probably make it into his top ten old films of the year. Woody Allen once again captured his interest with his funny taunts, ruthlessly revealing the psychology of a certain part of the people. It's great to have such an interesting old man in the world.

Three-quarters of the love before the movie stems from the fact that Melody is a character who is completely a little bit of his own psyche. I fell in love with a genius. My mother almost fainted when she heard the news. Others also thought it was incredible. Only Melody felt that it was very good to be with a genius. There are so many things that can be counted and more important, and - most importantly - want to be smart too.

When a mortal with a normal IQ wants to get a little closer to a genius, getting to know him or marrying him is probably a good choice.

The last quarter of the film liked it very much, because Woody was shocked by Boris's lines. From the last kind of love actually the same everyone is happy, the results are very different from their previous experience. The homophobic and old-fashioned father actually found out that he was gay, the housewife who made barbecues by the Mississippi River every day, and the mother was an artist who loved menage a trois. Superman hugs and kisses (=—, =), the string theorist who hates humans and is pessimistic about everything finds a psychopath as a partner, and they are a match made in heaven—since everyone is happy.

I also love that Boris speaks to the camera, taunting the watched world to the audience that only he can see, and then a little boy says "Mama, that old man is disgusting, is he talking to himself?"
How the


universe is winding down, why shouldn't we?

So whatever works.

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Whatever Works quotes

  • [first lines]

    Boris Yellnikoff: That's not what I'm saying, imbecile. You guys completely misrepresent my ideas, why would I even want to talk with those idiots.

    Boris' Friend: Just calm down.

    Boris' Friend: That's not true, Boris.

    Boris Yellnikoff: No, don't tell me to calm down, I am calm. Just stop.

    Boris' Friend: Don't jump on us just because we don't understand what you're saying.

    Boris Yellnikoff: I didn't jump on you. It's not the idea behind Christianity I'm faulting, or Judaism, or any religion. It's the professionals who've made it into corporate business. There's big money in the god racket, big money.

    Boris' Friend: Here we go...

  • Boris Yellnikoff: Don't you know you have to sing happy birthday twice to get the germs off?