Timing is everything in life.

Frieda 2022-01-04 08:02:15

When I was in my early 20s, I started to like to watch Woody Allen movies. At that time, I was studying in Paris, there were endless open-air concerts in summer, endless museums in winter, and UGC unlimited movie cards for less than 20 Euros a month were available all year round. Manhattan, the end of the game, midnight Barcelona, ​​encounter with strangers, midnight Paris, love in Rome, etc. At that time, watching the old man’s movies was more novel, and even ridiculous about the encounters of the characters in the play; at that time, I was very longing for the future of myself, because there were countless possibilities, and Woody Allen’s movies always did not The uncertainty of cessation of change happened to coincide with my own mind at the time. At that time, trying to find the answer in the movie, what did the old man want to tell us behind the stories full of horse catching? Then ask and answer: Well, maybe it is to learn to embrace and enjoy the uncertainties in life. If there is anything, it should be to tolerate the uncertainty of the world and people to the greatest extent.

At that time, I didn’t understand. Most of the uncertainty in reading is a possibility, and most of the uncertainty after entering the society is impossibility, or restrictive. After undergraduate, graduate, and work in China, they came to New York alone. In the past few years, after experiencing uncertainty in work, life and relationships, it feels different to watch his movies again.

After resigning, I have rewatched almost all of Woody Allen's movies on and off in the small half year after resigning, with laughter and tears. The more I look at it, the more I feel that life is really cruel. Even if you have ten thousand choices, you can only choose one. There is also the phrase said by the male protagonist at the end of the game: people are unwilling to admit how much luck is an important part of life. And today Bobby’s uncle Phil in the Coffee Commune said Timing is everything in life. Seeing someone ask why Xiao K chose to marry Phil at the time, I think it is not only the material conditions that Phil can provide her and Bobby is so different, but also her own feelings for Phil have not been left, and she is still married to Zengshang. Phil’s "thinking but unavailable" obsession. In fact, if the above two conditions are taken out alone, k may not marry Phil, but it is normal to make this decision when they appear at the same time. When I saw Bobby goodbye, my feelings for Bobby were extended again. Coupled with the possibility of being tired of the life he has already acquired, Bobby has become the "think but can't get it."

Neither K nor Bobby appeared in each other's lives at the right Timing, but Bobby's wife did, so she is the relatively lucky one. From the beginning of the film, Phil faces the problem of falling in love with two people at the same time, to the lonely and helpless eyes of K and Bobby at the end. The problem is transferred, but the problem will always exist. What's interesting is Bobby's reaction when uncle tells Bobby that he doesn't know how to choose. I believe that each of us has had the experience of bystanders. When looking at the problem from the "God perspective", every story is plain and every choice is simple. Once the protagonist is replaced by himself, he can experience the entanglement and exhaustion.

When I walked out of Lincoln plaza cinemas after watching the movie today, I was glad that I didn't find the answer in the movie anymore. In fact, I did the same during the six months when I rewatched Woody Allen. Because I know a lot of things, such as Timing, I don’t know how to solve them, but I still have to thank the old man for taking pictures of these incomprehensions, let me know that I am not the only person who has similar troubles and confusion.

Most of Woody Allen's movies have open endings, not showing you the choice of the protagonists, but telling you that their lives are still going on. So since life goes on, we can only go with it.

Btw, like many movie-going friends, I feel that the old man is a lot more friendly, and I don't have the energy to ridicule the world. Woody Allen’s movie is still my favorite at Midnight Barcelona, ​​and it’s not tiresome to watch it many times.







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  • Roscoe 2022-03-22 09:02:15

    Woody Allen continues to write the past events of the golden age. The golden yellow that permeates the screen also inherits the atmosphere of [Midnight in Paris]. While the comedy and satire are not as good as they once were, the stunning composition, design and Vittorio Storaro's sublime photography are nothing short of amazing. Little K and Curly did a good job. | It's a pity that Judaism has no afterlife otherwise business would be better. (8.3/10)

  • Dianna 2022-03-23 09:02:32

    I simply hate the two leading actors. Every time the male lead appears in the movie, it makes people feel anxious and annoying, the female lead. . Hehe, Kristen Stewart always has a bad attitude

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    Marty Dorfman: He explained it to you. The Jews don't have an afterlife.

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    Narrator: When the sun starts to dip on the Hollywood hills, the light often takes on the saturated loveliness of color by Technicolor. The homes of the movie stars, in the late 1930's, said to be fabulous, were. An the cocktail and dinner gatherings saw the film colony's creme de la creme draining high balls, exchanging rumors, making deals and trading gossip. No 'A' list affair was complete without the presence of Phil Stern, one of the town's most high powered agents, and his lovely wife, Karen. Brilliant and dynamic, Stern could invariably be found holding court.