Life is too short

Arvilla 2022-01-05 08:01:35

The

translation of the name Magic Moonlight is nondescript, but Woody Allen’s love for moonlight is also obvious. The moonlight of midnight Paris shines on the wet streets of Paris, and the lonely moon in the sweet and humble, but after reading this, the only thing I remember, But it is not moonlight, the starry sky above the observatory, the appearance of the Big Dipper is vividly visible. The scene with Xingyue comes with a romantic environment.

It's an out-and-out satirical comedy, with a smile every once in a while, and I can't be more familiar with satirical mockery, and it's kind of pleasantly cruel. As for the love story, Woody Allen, who has always been an old man and a young wife, is standard, young girls and middle-aged uncles, IQ always wins everything. When I watched it, I knew that the plot was too rushed and there were too many weaknesses, such as the weakened character of the characters, the rush of the love story, and the structure of seeing the ending at a glance. However, this time the end of the look through is particularly obvious. The final proposal scene and the reunion scene are very elegant and graceful, which can't help but doubt the sincerity of Woody Allen.

When I watched Blue Jasmine last year, I felt that it was not so familiar. The plot was unfamiliar and the story was complicated. Although it was not satisfying, it was fresh enough. This time, Woody Allen is completely suspenseful in the plot, with the meaning of ending points and exclusive news; and the feelings are sweet and humble, and even the shadow of Anne Hall. Can you imagine the smile that the little girl burst into when she quoted Nietzsche? The protagonist of Woody Allen is always aloof, shaping the outlook on life for the pure girl he loves.

When I was a little girl, unfortunately, I was confused by Woody Allen's pessimistic thinking. The three people I like, Proust, Wilde, and Woody Allen, are all the most accurate penetrators of Schopenhauer's thoughts. The interaction of their thoughts, and eventually I often quote them as the following sentences:
I feel that life is divided into the horrible and the miserable. (Woody Allen)
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants , and the other is getting it. (Oscar Wilde)
Love is a reciprocal torture. (Marcel Proust)

However, I have always known that the so-called philosophical identification and the conversion in the practice of life are two different things. I have always turned a blind eye to the pessimism of life, or deceived myself. On the contrary, in all my self-analysis, I always tirelessly discuss the ultimate charm of death like all the heroes in Woody Allen's play. Love and death, this theme is like a withered rose on Unknown Pleasure, like a summary of all accurate and beautiful proverbs about life.

On the contrary, pessimistic life itself is always vague and dull to me. I can't see its sharp edges and corners. The clearest touch of the change of life to me was after the start of the wandering away from home. I began to feel very happy about very small things, such as a neatly made bed, a short and stable life, a small vacation. What more can be pursued? However, I now gradually recognize the source of these joys clearly. When the changes and emptiness of life are so clearly visible, stability under turbulence is especially valuable. When the major premise of pessimism is analyzed and accepted, the meaning of enjoyment is especially obvious. When the unbelief and the coldness of emptiness are recognized and marked one by one, those who are confident and warm become more confident and warm. So far, I can see clearly the life I want to see clearly.

Therefore, if the uncle can still see love when he understands some of the lies and restores his rational analysis, he will be able to smell the fragrance of flowers better. For me, the whole movie has long been taken apart and the plot has become another preaching about Schopenhauer. The difference is that all preaching is inferior to life examples. Under the reflection of the two, this drama has a unique meaning to me.

After watching the movie, I can’t help but look back at Anne Hall’s metaphor about terrible food. Life is short, bitter and short. So it felt warm for a moment.

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  • Amelie 2022-03-29 09:01:04

    It's the worst Woody Allen movie I've ever seen.

  • Alexys 2022-01-05 08:01:35

    Classical and magical are tricks, essentially Woody Allen’s teenage girl has a heart attack. Light-hearted petty-bourgeois love, don’t want to do anything after reading it, Uncle Faith is so obsessed with me! ! ! ! ! ! !

Magic in the Moonlight quotes

  • Stanley: [sees Sophie reading on a swing] Taken to reading the great books?

    Sophie: Yes.

    [Stanley says nothing]

    Sophie: Well, you once said not to despair. There's hope for my brain.

    Stanley: Perhaps I was a bit caustic... But you will admit you were guilty of some rather sleazy doings.

    Sophie: Yes, well, those days are over. I no longer have to worry about where to sleep and how to eat.

    Stanley: I take it Brice Catledge has made a serious marriage proposal?

    Sophie: Yes. A very tempting one. Wouldn't you agree?

    Stanley: Yes, I suppose so. But I'm here to make you a more tempting one.

    Sophie: More tempting than this?

    [shows ring with big rock]

    Stanley: I came to say, that for some inexplicable reason that defines common sense and human understanding, that I have of late experienced some small... quite small, but discernible, inner stirrings regarding your smile.

    Sophie: How magnanimous of you.

    Stanley: Yes, I thought you'd think so.

    [Sophie rolls her eyes]

    Stanley: And possessing a soul which is large and capable of complexity, as all great minds are, I have decided to forgive you and take you under my wing.

    Sophie: Your wing?

    Stanley: It's a saying. Obviously, I don't have wings. I only mean that, incredible as it sounds, and this is no small gesture, given the time wasted and the public embarrassment you've caused me, that I'm willing to take you back.

    Sophie: Take me back where?

    Stanley: Under the moon in the observatory.

    Sophie: ...I regretted what I was doing; I was too inept to change course, and I apologise. Really. And I accept your forgiveness. I understand that it's very generous of you, and I have to be going.

    Stanley: Going? I haven't said what I came for.

    Sophie: Well, then just say it, and go, because I have a dinner to go to with my fiancé.

    Stanley: ...I'm here to say... that in spite of everything, I am willing to consider marrying you.

    Sophie: What?

    Stanley: Naturally, you can't believe your good fortune, I appreciate that.

    Sophie: Stanley, brilliant as you are with a deck of cards, you are *terrible* at proposing.

    Stanley: ...I've never proposed before.

  • Howard Burkan: You're still a perfectionist, a snob, a genius with all the charm of a typhus epidemic.