mocking attitude

Magnus 2022-10-12 15:35:57

A writer is constantly confronted with characters of his own creation, and one can only traverse the field of art and live a messy life.

Woody Allen mocked everything, such as religious beliefs, and even psychology was constantly used to make fun of him. In "Amateur Thief", a few guys tried to dig a tunnel to rob a bank under the cover of opening a dim sum shop. As a result, the bank was not dug, and the dim sum shop became bigger and stronger, and accidentally became a national chain. Then came a series of ironies: a reporter went to interview the helm of the dim sum empire, and a guy advertised dim sum in Playboy magazine, he said it was psychology, because people would think they were so horny because they needed a snack . In Anything Else, the hero's life is messed up enough, and his psychoanalyst doesn't help him, even saying "If you don't throw the rifle out of the house, I'll have to stop treating you." In "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion", the magician even uses hypnosis to control others in order to achieve the purpose of stealing jewelry. From the movie, it seems that a person can be hypnotized in an instant, which is contrary to common sense in psychology. . In this play, the psychologist is even more hysterical, accusing his ex-husband of kidnapping his son. In other shows, the psychologist is constantly being described as useless gibberish. Closing statement: Woody Allen mocks psychology in film. But I don't take this to the extreme. Laughing is his attitude. He can always see the ridiculous and absurd side of life. Maybe there are some unclear points in psychology itself. You might as well laugh at it in an optimistic and humorous way. Fan. But it is clear that Woody Allen does not see the whole picture of psychology. Psychological counseling is not just a couch and a doctor with a pen. Presumably all Woody Allen knew and laughed at was all that had to do with Floyd. Woody Allen seems practical, what can help us in our lives? Psychological consultation? Religious beliefs? Do not.

Another interesting place is the dark tall stranger who appeared again, the god of death. This is the third Woody Allen movie I've seen. And he also borrowed from "Ten Days", arranged hell, and put the crowd he mocked into it. He was very glad that there was no regional hierarchy specially set up for psychologists. For a second, I wondered, since he does not believe in religion and does not believe in the existence of God, why does he believe in the existence of the god of death? Then I quickly reacted, it was because he did not believe in the existence of God, (because no one could clearly explain the issue), so he believed in the existence of the god of death, because no one can escape death, so the existence of the god of death is extremely reasonable. He's a stranger because when everyone sees him for the first time, it's the first time, and there's a very veiled objection to human reincarnation.

At the end of the film, when the male protagonist was awarded an honorary degree in the company of everyone, I was very relieved, because all the characters he created came to accompany him. He doesn't have to take a prostitute and a dead man to his degree-granting ceremony, with so many people who love him by his side, loneliness isn't so scary anymore at that moment. This is also expressed from the side, he is a person who cannot function normally in reality, he can only walk freely in the art world. This ending gave me a little strength and hope. Although life is really a bit fucked up, there is a possibility that I can live well in a certain world, even if in reality I am just a messy loser.

Many people say Woody Allen is a talker, and I don't think that's normal. Because he has read a lot of things, experienced a lot of things, thought a lot of things, and felt a lot of things, for a person who is full of whimsy, not flattery, but only wants humor and irony, ask him to shut up. The mouth is unreasonable, the talker is reasonable, and the talker is the best degree.

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Deconstructing Harry quotes

  • Harry: The ironic thing is that the school that kicked me out is honoring me soon.

    Shrink: Why did they kick you out?

    Harry: Because I wasn't interested in college. I wanted to be a writer and that's all I cared about. Also, I tried to give the Dean's wife an enema. They didn't take kindly to that.

  • Harry Block: Look, I was merely explaining to you why my choice of necessity is confined to your practice.