darkest place

Tracey 2022-03-20 09:01:26

Darkest place

Woody Allen's "Match Point" as the "15 years of the best Woody Allen", probably because his films ugly too long. The story is really not new, but a poor boy accidentally won the favor of a noble lady, but his true love is a third-rate actress who is also penniless. On the one hand, he has longed for fame and fortune, and on the other hand is irresistible passion. In the end, he ended it himself. The lover's life returns to the comfortable shell that he can no longer give up.
Another "Red and Black" story, of course it is not to see the crime and punishment of fate, "Match Point" is by no means a movie that can inspire the mind, nor can it arouse the audience's sympathy for the fate of the characters. Jonathan Rhys-Myers played Julien-like characters for the second time. The last time was in the BBC's 4-episode mini-series "Gormenghast". It was six years ago. Playing the young, vigorous and domineering male protagonist, steerpike, hides his sword while laughing, keeps a low profile, climbs up with one heart, "how crazy I want to be", and finally died in the same ocean with the girl I liked. Six years later, he played another Julien again, with a thin body and a little fat. This time he killed the girl he liked and successfully escaped punishment. His wife was pregnant at the right moment, went up to meet him, and kissed him sweetly on the lips.
Although the film is not very exciting, I remember that in the opera box, Jonathan's face, bright and dark in the light, was so quiet, so quiet that an audience like me thought it was possible to read sadness - temporarily forgetting the moment of suspicion, jealousy, and longing. Quiet and sad, as sad as bumping into oneself.
When watching "The Genius Ripley", the most shocking scene was not that Matt Damon killed Jude Law, but that Matt Damon put on Jude Law's clothes, looked at the mirror, but was accidentally caught Jude Law, who was rushing home, ran into him. At that moment, Matt Damon's embarrassment was reflected on me, making me outside the camera feel as embarrassed as being slapped.
Like many embarrassing moments in life, cheerfully dressed up to go to an appointment but no one is waiting there; opening your mouth to try to speak but found no one is listening; or hearing the happiness of the next door in the dark, that moment of jealousy and resignation - how many times , we want this soul to live in another body? The darkest part of human nature gradually emerges, for those who are coldly received, for those who can't ask for it.

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  • Jerad 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    Ok! Woody is a person with a serious hatred of the rich, and the identification is complete!

  • Alena 2021-10-22 14:40:17

    A story similar to "Genius Ripley". The two protagonists are very well chosen. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers looks very suitable for playing the insidious poor boy, and Scarlett Johansson dedicated her most beautiful performance~~

Match Point quotes

  • Tom Hewett: Chlo-Chlo, do you wanna have a knock with Chris for a bit? It's just that it's 5:00 somewhere, darling, and I've some serious cocktails to start making. Irish! Have you ever had a Cuba libre or a caipirinha?

    Chloe Hewett Wilton: It'd be really boring for Chris to play with me on my own.

    Tom Hewett: It's really boring for him to play with me, but he's a good sport. And anyway, you've got better legs than I've got. Chop-chop.

  • Chloe Hewett Wilton: I'm so bad.

    Christopher "Chris" Wilton: That's how you get better. Playing with a stronger player. Come on.