Aloof chatter and self-entanglement

Daija 2022-04-21 09:01:27

People who have seen woody allen's films either like it very much or dislike him for his New York intellectual aloofness. In the comedy represented by "Annie Hall", he played Alvy Singer to show the audience a cynical middle-aged man who cites classics everywhere. He's sensitive, feels that people are always making fun of his Jewish heritage, and he can't stand the sour professors in the front row who ramble in line to see a movie.

Alvy has a prejudice against Annie Hall in his heart. Maybe it's narcissism, maybe it's because he doesn't understand the world, he can't escape his superior attitude, even his favorite Annie Hall can't escape his irony. And the reason why the two can have the spark of love is precisely because of the woman's tolerance, kindness and easy-going. In Alvy's small universe, the whole world is dark and twisted unforgivably, but in this worldview and self-awareness, Annie is here, she can understand his jokes, but also tolerate his eccentricities, she is naturally humble, no Don't hide. On the one hand, Alvy loves her and appreciates her, on the other hand, he also thinks that Anne is a mortal in the world after all.

The problem with Alvy is that he doesn't trust anyone, not even himself. Indulging in his own fortress, he gains his worth by criticizing the distorted darkness in society, but at the same time hates himself for being understood by no one. In this self-entanglement, pretending to be lighthearted and long words is the only way to vent.

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Annie Hall quotes

  • Annie Hall: This tie is a present from Grammy Hall.

    Alvy Singer: Who? Grammy? Grammy Halls?

    Annie Hall: Yeah, my Grammy.

    Alvy Singer: What? You're kidding. What did you do, grow up in a Norman Rockwell painting?

  • Annie Hall: Some of her poems seem - neat.

    Alvy Singer: Neat?

    Annie Hall: Neat, yeah.

    Alvy Singer: Uh, I hate to tell yuh, this is 1975, you know that "neat" went out, I would say, at the turn of the century.