Dialogue is the crystallization of sex and politics (Sex and Politics in Woody Allen Movies *1.3)

Tre 2022-01-28 08:17:52

In Melinda and Melinda (2004), the actor Hobby, played by comedian Will Ferrel, meets a beautiful girl in a nightclub, and their conversation is the culmination of sex and politics.
He started by saying, "I need to clarify, I'm a liberal." The
girl asked, "Are you talking about politics or the bedroom?"
Hobby replied, "I'm a liberal politically, and I'm a leftist in the bedroom. Liberal." The
girl responded, "I'm an extremist in the bedroom."
Hobby seemed nervous, "Can we be honest with each other? My wife and I haven't really lived and practiced the past few months. So, from Politically speaking, I need some "affirmative action" (Affirmative Action)."
Affirmative Action is a pun here. In the political discourse system, we usually translate it as "affirmative action". All Chinese parents in the United States probably have Familiar term. The affirmative action bill aims to eliminate the discrimination that ethnic minorities may encounter in education, employment, medical care and other fields, but at this stage it is opposed by many Chinese parents, especially in the field of education. They believe that equality before scores is the real equality, but in fact their children may not get into good schools even if they get high scores. In contrast, African-American or Latino children only need lower scores than Chinese children to go to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. The idea of ​​the Chinese is certainly reasonable, but it lacks a deep understanding of the development of the American civil rights movement.


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Extended Reading
  • Brenda 2022-01-28 08:17:52

    All kinds of emotional entanglements, all kinds of derailment, there is no right or wrong in Woody's film, only the state. Twin Meilinda, one is sad and the other is happy, the sadness and happiness are connected, "this time is right and then wrong".

  • Arielle 2022-03-17 09:01:09

    The storytelling method is very innovative, and the two sets of styles are well differentiated. The comedy part is the familiar Woody Allen routine. The conclusion at the end of the central idea is too pitiful.

Melinda and Melinda quotes

  • Lee: It's who you know, Laurel. Life is all networking!

  • Melinda: I'm an art historian... at least that's what I majored in at Brandeis.