A Brotherhood in the Name of Sisters

Elroy 2022-03-26 09:01:07

Although the name of the movie is easy to associate with sisterhood, the most reflected in the movie is indeed the psychological description of men, an attitude that is almost self-releasing. The Hannah sisters are only part of the movie, and the other part of the movie is The men of the Hannah sisters are like two sides of the same coin, the Hannah sisters and the men behind them.
The whole film has created three different images of women and the men around them, and the core character of them is Hannah, who takes care of everything. She is not only the mother of her own children, but also takes care of her side as a mother. Of all people, as those around her say, she always gives and never asks. Hannah's family is complicated, and her image is weakened by comparing her selflessness with the selfishness of those around her.
A man's inner monologue in the name of a woman's relationship makes everything appear so natural. The relationship between the Hannah sisters and the men around them is complicated and does not conform to the mainstream morality of the society. The contradictions are reborn but subtly hidden under the facts.
The conflict between Hannah and her husband, Hannah's giving character and her husband's desire to be needed by others, The conflict between Hannah and her sisters, the sisters' repeated demands of Hannah and Hannah's The contradiction of the suggestion not to be accepted, the contradiction caused by the separation between Lee and his lover, the contradiction caused by the cheating between Lee and his brother-in-law, Hannah's ex-husband's desire for life and rejection of death but at the same time resist this kind of Contradictions of ideas, conflicts between Holy and her female companion due to a married architect, conflicts between Holy and her sister's ex-husband, conflicts between Lee's emotional needs and her brother-in-law's attitude towards marriage, all All of this is real, all of this has not exploded, all of this has no answer, all of this has been resolved at the same time. It's like a complex entanglement of thread, we don't see the thread being sorted out, we only see the thread disappearing.
The emergence of contradictions, the disappearance of contradictions, the sudden arrival of love, and the ease with which love goes, this is modern family life, and it is also the most direct manifestation of the struggle of individuals in real life. Has Hannah's ex-husband's successful career brought him more happiness? His thinking about life is just like the chaos and impulsiveness of every mental confusion. value, but failed. He hoped to solve the predicament of his family life through surrogacy, but also failed. The success of his career did not solve his mental and psychological burden, but also had a negative impact on his physiology. Despair instead fulfilled his hope, and his initial bad emotional experience became his final marriage. Just as the world was born from chaos, maybe the rebirth of self also starts from the beginning of chaos, maybe everyone is born from bad. Step out of the past and become a better person, so if you face up to your bad past, you may be able to look at your present self more rationally.
The film's description of the Hannah sisters is visual, while the male psychology around them is described in detail, especially Hannah's two husbands. Elliott's emotional, Mickey's neurotic, both have a childish side, Elliott doesn't follow the voice of reason, and Mickey is increasingly away from reason, Hannah's two sisters, one has Unique love father plot, eager to take care of others, strong literary and artistic atmosphere, another neurotic, accepts Hannah's financial support, but resists Hannah's advice and guidance, Hannah takes care of everything, but is betrayed by everything, but at the same time. Loved by everything. So while Hannah sighed in the dark, her husband returned, and when Holy knew Hannah really didn't like her writing about her sister's life, Holy gave up.
As for the relationship between Holy, April and the architect's lover, it can be said that it is a blatant mockery of the so-called love. The architect was supported by his wife to get his studies, slandering his wife is intermittent neuropathy, and Holy and April's deliberate compliment to him To please and even to part ways at the end can be said to be a true imitation and irony of real life. Men's love is a kind of joke, a kind of impermanence, erotic pursuit under the sanctimonious, hypocritical and absurd, selfish and selfish, while women's friendship is so fragile and full of competition.
All the contradictions happened, but in the end they died down. Contradictions occurred, but they did not cause any conflicts. Everything ended so naturally. Everyone gathered together happily. All water passed without a trace. Happiness is always there, and impermanence does not appear.
Maybe this is the real life, everything is hidden under the surface of happiness, but happiness is real, even if the contradiction is real. Life is not black and white, and the undercurrent of the underground will not affect the happiness of the world. Passing, happening, letting go, enjoying the moment, accepting life, understanding the past, and facing yourself may be the best choice.

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  • Teagan 2022-03-22 09:02:03

    The film has a stable ending at the end. Although it is difficult to predict the future results, this relatively warm ending is a variation of the pessimistic attitude of Woody's works.

  • Filiberto 2022-03-27 09:01:10

    Woody Allen won two Oscars for Best Original Screenplay (but Woody, like [Annie Hall], refused to attend the Oscars). The love affairs and contradictions between the three men and three women are gathered at the beginning and end, and the narrative is scattered in the middle, but the form is scattered but the spirit is not scattered. The six people have distinct personalities. The eldest sister is self-improving and capable, but it is disgusting. The second sister is sometimes decadent and sometimes on a whim, but she can't do anything. The younger sister is both confused and resolute about her emotions. The old painter, Michael Caine and the little old man are responsible for laughing + self-deprecating. The former is deeply immersed in cheating and guilt, while the latter is hypochondriacal. After learning that the test results are normal, he feels that he is mortal. (The rants about Socrates, Nietzsche, and Freud are too funny), I tried multiple religions but couldn’t integrate, and after I attempted suicide, I suddenly realized the true meaning of “carpe diem” through the cinema. The ending was a little too harmonious. The endless inner narration is full of irony and humor. The Manhattan Architecture Awards montage is reminiscent of [hot afternoon] [midnight in Paris]. (8.5/10)

Hannah and Her Sisters quotes

  • Elliot: How's Frederick?

    Lee: Fine. Oh, we went to the Caravaggio exhibition at the Met. It's such a treat to go through a museum with Frederick. I mean, you learn so much. Do you like Caravaggio?

    Elliot: Oh, yes, who doesn't? Look. E.E. Cummings. I'd like to get you this.

    Lee: Oh, no. I can't let you get me that.

    Elliot: Oh, yes. I'd like to very much.

    Lee: No. I don't think so.

    Elliot: I - I read a poem of you and thought of his last week. A poem of *his* and thought of *you*.

  • Dr. Smith: This doesn't mean you can't have a normal sex life; but, Mr. Saxe, tests indicate that he is infertile. Small sperm volume and infertile.

    Mickey: Isn't there anything I can do? Pushups or hormones?