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● " Anything " Director: Woody Allen

Starring: Larry David

"Anything" has nothing new, it is a personal comedy, wantonly teasing love, teasing Or to provoke men and women who are watching movies and have serious moral values ​​and spiritual cleanliness.

The old man in New York left Europe and returned to the United States. Looking at Larry David's helpless look with his hands spread out on the poster, there is always reason to suspect that he is clearly Woody Allen himself. He recalled the New York story back then, and simply took it out and played it again. The script written to the humorist Zero Mostel was replaced by the popular comedy star Larry David, which makes sense. As for whether it will be rejected by film critics, who cares? Boris in "Whatever Works" (Whatever Works) is a self-proclaimed genius with high IQ, he is harsh, and especially likes to sarcasm and satirize others. Needless to say, such a person must also live unhappy. He had severe anxiety, jumped off the building and limped, and his wife ran away. Although it seemed that people all over the world owed him something, his life as a lonely family was also relatively easy.

The film began with a greeting between him and a few old friends, and Boris began to talk again. Everyone couldn't convince him, or he had become accustomed to it for a long time. Boris got up suddenly, walked towards the camera, and began a monologue preaching. He also slapped the audience who watched the movie, saying that these people are inexplicable idiots. Those who are familiar with Woody Allen’s work will certainly not be surprised. This way of bringing the audience in has appeared in the past. "Anything" is just used intact and used at the beginning and end. It’s interesting. Excessive but not fresh enough. It’s worth thinking about, don’t many people scold this guy stupid and say that guy stupid while watching a movie? Boris with his mouth full of gunpowder is just an example.

If you care about religion, care about God, care about family, care about your parents, care about people around you, Woody Allen said take it easy, they are all imaginary. The seven emotions and six desires of human beings are extremely ridiculous to Boris, he can easily raise the topic to the level of time and the universe. Boris instilled this set of things into the people around him, brainwashing ceaselessly. To put it simply, it's nothing more than don't take love too seriously, as long as you don't hurt others and let it go. Even if the girl who married Boris got better with others, he didn't feel sad at all; just returned to the unhappy life before, he chose to jump off the building again, and then accepted the arrangement of fate.

Let’s put it this way, there is nothing new in "Anything". Don’t you have all these crazy conversations, essential beauties, cold jokes and bad jokes, fights and fights. Even in New York where the characters are located, the scenery that is not so beautiful has been portrayed thousands of times. "Anything" is a personal comedy, it ridiculed love, teasing or provoking men and women who are watching movies and have serious morals and spiritual cleanliness. As for whether you are happy, angry, or small after reading it, it doesn't matter what you want. [ Http://epaper.nddaily.com/C/html/2009-10/24/content_923436.htm ]

Woody Allen revealed that the script was created in the 1970s, which may explain why this latest work looks So old. ———Lisa Schwarzbaum ("Entertainment Weekly") The


film shows Woody Allen the direction, everything from Groucho's words to Pascal's wisdom. What the director wants to say is that the heart has its own reason. --Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun Times)

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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?