What interested me in the film was the new way of expression at the time. For example, Woody Allen often spoke to the camera in the play, that is, it felt like he was talking to the audience, asking some opinions, and even talking to the audience. Get McLuhan with a nagging college teacher, and prove that the man doesn't know anything about McLuhan's theory. Even though we're constantly reminded that we're watching a movie, that doesn't stop us from getting into the storyline.
This time, it's no longer a man who abandons his former scumbag wife for a career. The film becomes a TV comedian played by Woody Allen who taps and encourages his girlfriend, Annie, to tap into her talent. Woody Allen doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes in marriage, and Annie needs not only marriage but also to develop her singing career in Hollywood, and can no longer accompany Woody Allen in the dead city of New York. So it's divided. Fortunately, they are still friends.
The lines are well done, and the characters are vivid. Woody Allen's babbling neuroticism and pessimism of a little person seems a little cute, especially a pair of splayed eyebrows always jumping behind those big black-framed glasses, which is very vivid. Anne's accent is strange, her shoulders and arms are beautiful, and she sings jazz well, but in my opinion, she still lacks a bit of vocal tension than some black jazz singers, always as thin as her little body.
What I like the most is that the movie describes life honestly, and there is no preaching. Of course, a little ridicule is a good choice. In addition to Annie's fortune a bit like the American Dream, Woody Allen and other supporting roles are still full of small-person humor and ordinary people's sorrow. At this point, I think of Feng Xiaogang in his early years. He was also rooted in Beijing in his early years, and he thoroughly portrayed the lives of Beijingers and their personalities. Woody Allen has been filming New York all his life, with a bit of a tease after his disappointment.
After watching the movie, the days will pass in a frenzy of laughter and madness.
09.27.08
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