"Kant said that human reason is trapped in questions that cannot be escaped and cannot be answered. So what are we talking about now? Morality? Choice? The randomness of life? Aesthetics? Murder?" At the beginning of the film, by The voice-over of the leading man, Woody Allen, makes the film's main point right out of the box.
"The Unreasonable" is Woody Allen's latest masterpiece, and like the previous works, the film is full of Allen's signature broken thoughts, ironic, profound and full of fun. Since 2000, Woody Allen, the talented little old man from New York, seems to be unaffected by his age, and has continuously surprised fans with a constant rate of one work per year. Looking at the contemporary film industry, there are only a handful of filmmakers who can reach the "three highs" standards in terms of age, output, and standard. In my impression, he is the only one except the old man Clint Eastwood.
Woody Allen's movies are almost all related to love. The so-called iron-clad Woody running water stars, from the earliest Diane Keaton to later Scarlett Johansson, Marion Cotillard, Cate Blanch Chet went back to Emma Stone today, and the little old man's muse changed again and again. Throughout Woody's films, what has changed is the protagonist, environment and plot of the love story, but what has remained unchanged is his profound reveal of the dark side of human nature - of course, using the cynical way he is best at.
If you like Woody Allen movies, congratulations, that means you will have twenty or thirty high-quality movies in various styles on your watch list. There is a price, too, that you can endure or enjoy the seemingly never-ending rambles in his films—a typical Woody Allen style that sets him apart from other films. Watching his films, the audience usually does not realize when they are immersed in the story of the film and cannot extricate themselves.
"The Unreasonable Man" uses a voiceover to explain the inner activities of the protagonist. In the process of the interweaving and entanglement of the two threads, the storyline is constantly pushed to the climax. Woody Allen's movies always surprise, and 2015's The Wrongful is no exception.
The film's hero is Abbe (played by Joaquin Phoenix), a brilliant and well-known philosophy professor. He was on his way to a university when the story began. Compared with his talent, what arouses the keen interest of teachers and students is his legendary gossip: it is said that his mother committed suicide by drinking bleach when he was 12 years old, and it is said that his wife fell in love with him the most. A good friend, it is said that one of his close friends was beheaded by terrorists in Iraq. It is said that he was indiscriminate, liked to play with women, and had a penchant for bad sex...
Professor Abbe finally appeared on campus, which surprised the curious teachers and students The thing is, what stood in front of them was not a wise scholar with high spirits and graceful demeanor, but a middle-aged man with hollow eyes, a bulging belly, and a face full of decadence and pain. Of course, not everyone is disappointed with Professor Abbe, with two exceptions being his female colleague Rita (Parker Posey) and student Jill (Emma Stone).
Rita, who has entered middle age, has long been tired of boring marriage and life in a stagnant pool. She loves romance and longs for a man like Professor Abbe in her life to elope with her. Rita confessed to Professor Abbe firmly and calmly, "I can divorce my current husband in a minute, and then we will fly away... It's better to go to Spain, because this country is full of romance." The fig leaf of class marriage, Woody Allen used just one sentence.
Compared to Rita, Jill looks younger, more beautiful and simpler. When they first met, Jill was hopelessly fascinated by this complex, deep and painful middle-aged man. Jill told his best friend that compared with Professor Abe, his boyfriend was as simple as a blank sheet of paper. As her reverence for Professor Abbe grew, so did her love for him.
Professor Abbe is writing a book, but he can't write a word without inspiration, so he can only scribble; Professor Abbe has no interest in sex, "orgasm can no longer relieve my pain." Colleague Rita continued to take the initiative to attack, and Professor Abbe had sex with her, but had no choice but to give up halfway-afterwards, he calmly explained to her, "It's not a physical problem, and it's not because of you."
As a professor who is well versed in philosophy, Abe could not find the meaning of his existence. He lost the goal of life, the enthusiasm for life, and even the courage to live. As for the source of his pain, Professor Abe explained to Jill, "I can't remember the reason for living, and when I think about it, it is completely unconvincing."
Driven by love, Jill decided to Save this tormented soul. At Gill's repeated insistence, Professor Abbe reluctantly attends a party. During the party, a student took out a revolver, put in a bullet, and then introduced the famous "Russian Turntable" game to the other students with great interest - two people who gamble with each other pointed their revolvers at themselves. Pull the trigger until someone falls.
At this time, something shocked everyone at the party. Professor Abbe took the revolver with one bullet and fired three shots at his forehead. If it weren't for the quick response of the classmates, Professor Abbe would have succeeded in committing suicide. Afterwards, Professor Abbe calmly seemed like it had never happened, "I have a fifty percent chance of dying (the revolver can be loaded with six bullets, and he fired three shots at himself), as opposed to that. Compared, one-sixth is really nothing..."
In order to further save this dying heart, Jill even did not hesitate to "promise herself". After learning that Professor Abbe and Rita had a relationship but failed, Jill actually hinted to Professor Abbe bluntly, "If Rita can't help you, maybe I can." Professor Abbe was surprised, And firmly stated that he only wanted to maintain a pure friendship with Jill. The more active Jill is, the more Professor Abbe refuses; the more Professor Abbe rejects, the more active Jill is.
"Luck is the only truth of the universe." As early as "Match Point", Woody Allen threw out this argument he believes in. This time in "The Unreasonable", Woody Allen once again emphasized the importance of chance - yes, by chance, Professor Abbe and Jill overheard a conversation in the restaurant, and this The dialogue changed the fate of everyone present.
In this conversation, a mother wept and complained to a friend that she had suffered an unfair ruling by a fucking judge that would cost her two children. After eavesdropping on this conversation, Professor Abbe suddenly found the meaning and value of his life! He suddenly realized the true meaning of life, "Philosophy is the entertainment of a group of people who think they are smart. Philosophy is preaching, and it is useless to change the real world... Only actions can really change the world!"
Abe The professor decides to murder the judge he has never met. Ostensibly, he took this action to reunite the weeping mother with his child, and to make the world a better place; but in fact, the real reason for Professor Abbe's decision was human survival instinct.
Carrying out the murder meant a lot to Professor Abbe, and it was this decision that brought him back to life. He knew that the great risks involved in carrying out a perfect murder brought new energy to his parched body. Professor Abbe's heart, which had been silent for a long time, began to beat again and again.
From the inside to the outside, Professor Abe's whole person has changed. Anxiety, confusion and pain are gone, replaced by vitality! No need for scotch, the air can intoxicate him now. He was so excited that he would have a dream of justice when he fell asleep. He started writing poetry, started exercising, and even had a successful love affair with Rita. Rita exclaimed afterwards, "Why are you like a philosophy professor, you were just as brave as a primitive man!"
At this point, the story of the film has only begun halfway. In the second half of the film, with the gradual opening of the prelude, wonderful scenes followed one after another. How the story ends, the answer needs to be revealed by yourself.
With "The Unreasonable Man", Woody Allen expressed his doubts and ridicule about justice, morality, love, and even all the good things in the world - compared with the truth of human nature, beauty is So pale and powerless.
What are we talking about when we are talking about love? Are we really talking about love?
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