Where do I begin, when I see Woody Allen, think about Woody Allen, read a Woody Allen book, or watch another Woody Allen movie-- for the gazillionth time --- I feel he is indescribable. He is so deep and rich as a writer/director, and as a person. He lasers in on his vision by being the person who writes and directs, making sure what he created is clear to the viewer and actors. Brilliant, he's brilliant to keep this control. One time, I sat in my car for nearly an hour as he interviewed with Terry Gross; anyway, I think this interview was on Fresh Air. Unlike in his movies, he spoke calmly and assuredly mostly to deny that he is anything like the characters he plays or invents and how his life does not mirror his movies, or visa-versa, in anyway. I say "Art" doesn't lie about the creator's intimate connections/familiarity with their topics/subjects. Woody, Woody, I thought as I listened to him, I know you are a neurotic, eccentric, shabby-haired genious. Stop trying to hide and act; lord knows you can't act, you always play yourself (God, no, not like Jennifer Aniston!). Accept yourself for the legend you are; ah, Soon-Yi seems to...eh-hem. Now, this is where idolizing him gets sticky; as one of my dedicated blog readers pointed out he, is to some a pervert, who married his own daughter. Can't deny there isn't any blood between them; but to honor her position as an adopted daughter, she is a daughter; therein lies the complexity. There have been many geniouses that have had proclivities that are not socially acceptable--I am not judging his personal life--I'll leave that to a higher authority. I still am attracted to his creativity.
Woody Allen is a genious, even if he humbly does not define himself as such. Woody's movies encompass the depths of our psychological, social, and political issues that irritate, puzzle, and drive us mad both personally and globally.
The only problem is waiting for his next project...in the meantime I'll just find new things in the old films and keep on idolizing Woody.
Woody Allen is a genious, even if he humbly does not define himself as such. Woody's movies encompass the depths of our psychological, social, and political issues that irritate, puzzle, and drive us mad both personally and globally.
The only problem is waiting for his next project...in the meantime I'll just find new things in the old films and keep on idolizing Woody.
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hey lady - followed the bread crumbs here! thanks for letting me know -
ReplyDeletehowever, about woody allen - while i did at one time more than admire his genius in film [i had seen most of them over and over], since his incestuous relationship with his soon-yi, i have not watched a film of his at all - nor will i - i agree totally with the words of allen and farrow's biological son ronan who said: "He's my father married to my sister. That makes me his son and his brother-in-law. That is such a moral transgression. I cannot see him. I cannot have a relationship with my father and be morally consistent...I lived with all these adopted children, so they are my family. To say Soon-Yi was not my sister is an insult to all adopted children" -
again, thanks for letting me know your new address, lady!!!
Hi Pam...I had 4 now have 3 brothers. You can have them all if you want but they aren't the nicest ones around. Glad you liked my story. Here I am. Hope all is well. Barb
ReplyDeleteBTW...just wanted Bananas the other night and I laughed my ass off. He is a genious.
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