Writing a Woody Allen film review is stressful, and the sharpness and classicism of his characters is not something that any director or screenwriter can easily imitate. No one could tell when a profound figure would pop out of that shy and introverted little old man. If I say his lines are the best, I think most people should agree. Those carefully thought out words can always show the character of the characters and the dramatic conflict between them. Well-crafted scenes force them to expose their characters to the screen, and even their environment is a perfect satire for itself. Such as living in a noisy seaside playground, the family under the Ferris wheel.
Here I only talk about two people, the two people who are mainly described in the film, Ginny and Mickey.
Mickey
The movie opens with his monologue, telling you directly and clearly that this is a drama, and that he himself, not only as a narrator, but also a part of it. A college student who acts as a lifeguard at the seaside and spends summer vacations, handsome and poetic, a perfect summer romantic object.
Self-pity, compassion, and an empty romantic complex make him want to experience an unexpected and unforgettable love in a boring summer. At this time, Ginny, who was heartbroken, appeared at the scene. What he fell in love with was not her maturity, nor her face, but the tragic aura she exuded when they first met. As a conceited playwright, he could not wait to plunge into the ocean of tragedy, the more The more complex and conflicting stories attract him, so he is inevitably drawn to Ginny's tragic feelings. When Ginny gradually becomes a jealous woman, he is inevitably drawn to her stepdaughter Carolina's tragic feelings. Wonderful life attracts. He complained about the helpless coincidences that happened around him, and in fact, he opened his arms to welcome those stories that could have passed by. He wasn't looking for love, he was looking for inspiration; it wasn't the women he fell in love with, but the feeling of being in love.
As he said, "It fits the romantic life that a writer should have." All these experiences were like other people's stories that happened to him, and he didn't really live in those feelings, but in feeling them. . Sorrow for tragedy, love for love. It is exactly the portrayal of Xin Qiji's sentence "Forcing new words to express sorrow".
Ginny
An actress who was once underappreciated, ruined her life because of one wrong step. Emotional rushing four women, the former star dream has finally become a dream that can only be confided in her son's ears over and over again when she was young.
Trapped in the quagmire of life, unable to break free, and unable to escape because of the burden of the family, a handsome young man who can appreciate her disappearing drama dreams is like a life-saving straw from God. So after Carolina appeared, when the glimmer of hope she finally saw was threatened by being taken away, Ginny really fell into her role, a resentful woman who got married and had children, was old and beautiful, and her life was full of disappointments. However, it was precisely because of her jealousy that the already threatened love flowed away from her fingertips faster. Even though her tragic plot made Mickey deeply attracted to her, how could a man who thought he was young and talented would be willing to stay with a grudge. She desperately expected someone to save her from the quagmire of marriage, but it was this kind of anticipation that made her sink deeper and deeper in this swamp until it completely collapsed. By the end, her actions reminded me of the crazy actress in Sunset Boulevard. The Ferris wheel made a full circle, and she gave up on the tedious and boring life from the beginning, and finally came back here.
Ginny and Mickey, two people staged a full-scale farce.
Meanwhile, her rebellious son, disgusted by his family's inability to do anything about it, can only watch what is in the flames gradually turn to ashes. After quitting drinking, the husband who didn't even have the ability to get angry, wandered at a loss among his wife, daughter and stepson. He wanted to use violence, but he didn't dare to do it because of deep inferiority. And Carolina, who was chased and killed, once gave up everything for love, but she still believes in love after losing everything.
They are all just victims of this farce, and poor Carolina died without knowing that the person who has been obstructing and destroying herself is the jealous stepmother Ginny.
Of course, as Mickey said at the beginning, this is a drama, so in terms of plot, characters, performance, including the use of tense and deliberate long shots, the word "drama" is placed in front of the audience, and it is clear at a glance. And from the perspective of Mickey's character, the desire for drama, the pursuit of romanticism and conceit, this story may just be an exaggeration of his summer experience, or even - fantasy. So in the end, what Woody Allen is talking about here is not only a repressed and sad middle-aged woman, but also a young writer full of fantasy and conceit. The story is him, the story in the story is her.
The playground by the sea gave us the impression that it was like a dream. But for the staff who live there, the noisy people, the impetuous tourists, and the annoying music are simply a headache.
Someone asked about the meaning of the Ferris wheel in the film, and my answer is as follows:
The ups and downs of life are like a Ferris wheel. Although it takes you to the peak of the fantasy world, it is also destined to return to its original point.
The meaning of the Ferris wheel is the life of Ginny, the life of most people. The beautiful and short summer romance is just a passing phantom, and the reality will pull her down from the peak, shatter those extravagant hopes, and return to the mediocre and cumbersome daily life. Although the Ferris wheel is bright and beautiful, it is short-lived, and the fairy-tale ending is just a fantasy after all. Even if you live under a beautiful Ferris wheel, life can be a bottomless abyss. Day after day, the Ferris wheel continues to reincarnate, but people can never go back to the people they once were.
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