Woody Allen is such a smart director, whatever works is such a unique work.
Although the intellectual superiority of the screenwriter can be seen everywhere, the perspective of the film is actually equal to all beings. The protagonist not only laughs at all beings, but he teased himself even more.
Looking at this protagonist, the professor of physics at Columbia University seems to be wiser than the other characters. He is born with a pair of insights and has an insight into human nature and human heart, but he still fails in his marriage. He wears a green hat once, and wears it again when he gets married. Dai jumps off the building again, is this the legendary Dachunlu? No, the meaning of the film's self-deprecation is never here.
Yes, no one is perfect, no one is detached. No one knows what he will become, and no one can predict what the future will look like. This is the purpose of the film that constantly breaks the barrier of the screen and allows the actors to have a direct dialogue with the audience: you see that you are like this, and you laugh while watching the film, in fact, because the complex projected by the film comes from yourself.
As the protagonist (which can also be regarded as the director himself) Kaizong Mingyi said, all religions and all doctrines are absurd, because human beings are irrational and human nature is non-good. Therefore, at first glance, there are good reasons for pessimism and despair. Just like the protagonist’s father, he suddenly committed suicide after reading an irrelevant negative report, and the plot of the protagonist jumping off the building twice was just for the sake of Confirm this pessimistic argument.
I think the outlook on life of this movie is: Although the world is so messy, although we often feel pessimistic and disappointed, even though we often lose control and collapse without a reason, since we came to this world miraculously, we should experience it. Trick and dismantle tricks, stick to live and live happily.
whatever works, is an attitude of life at ease. Although it is 3p, it is not considered depraved; although it is gay, it does not hinder others; even though Yi has an affair, there is no need to hide it (doesn’t this hurt each other? The film is right? This is hard to justify, or that its values still put self in the first place)
Everything is indispensable, as long as you have the courage to face the true feelings and needs in your heart, as long as you can find the entrance to a happy life with love, life is worth a visit.
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