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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
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But ending with him winning Annie back
The film is set in New York City, Chippewa Falls, WI, and Los Angeles.
Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) is a neurotic comedian, attempting to maintain a relationship with the seemingly ditzy but exuberant Annie (Diane Keaton). The film chronicles their relationship over several years, intercut with various imaginary trips into each other's history (Annie is able to "see" Alvy's family when he was only a child, and likewise Alvy observes Annie's past relationships). In the first flashback showing Alvy as a child, we learn he was raised in Brooklyn; his father's occupation was operating a bumper cars concession and the family home was located below the Thunderbolt roller coaster on Coney Island.
After many arguments and reconciliations, the two realize they are fundamentally different and split up. Annie moves in with Tony Lacey (Paul Simon). Annie likes California, but Alvy hates it. Alvy soon realizes he still loves her and tries to persuade her to return with him to New York. He fails and, resignedly, returns home to write a play about their relationship, recycling the conversation they had exchanged in California, but ending with him winning Annie back.
Later, with Annie back in New York, the two are able to meet on good terms as friends, now with different lovers. Alvy ends the film by musing about how love and relationships are something we all require despite their often painful and complex nature.
[Annie Hall -- Wikipedia]
"resignedly" - Does this mean that he has figured out that it's the end of path for both of them and now it's time to go on separate paths? In other words, he has decided not to work on patching up his broken relationship anymore. Please let me know if I'm correct.
"but ending with him winning Annie back" - Does this means that he distort the fact - an instance of aristic/dramatic license? Please let me know.
Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) is a neurotic comedian, attempting to maintain a relationship with the seemingly ditzy but exuberant Annie (Diane Keaton). The film chronicles their relationship over several years, intercut with various imaginary trips into each other's history (Annie is able to "see" Alvy's family when he was only a child, and likewise Alvy observes Annie's past relationships). In the first flashback showing Alvy as a child, we learn he was raised in Brooklyn; his father's occupation was operating a bumper cars concession and the family home was located below the Thunderbolt roller coaster on Coney Island.
After many arguments and reconciliations, the two realize they are fundamentally different and split up. Annie moves in with Tony Lacey (Paul Simon). Annie likes California, but Alvy hates it. Alvy soon realizes he still loves her and tries to persuade her to return with him to New York. He fails and, resignedly, returns home to write a play about their relationship, recycling the conversation they had exchanged in California, but ending with him winning Annie back.
Later, with Annie back in New York, the two are able to meet on good terms as friends, now with different lovers. Alvy ends the film by musing about how love and relationships are something we all require despite their often painful and complex nature.
[Annie Hall -- Wikipedia]
"resignedly" - Does this mean that he has figured out that it's the end of path for both of them and now it's time to go on separate paths? In other words, he has decided not to work on patching up his broken relationship anymore. Please let me know if I'm correct.
"but ending with him winning Annie back" - Does this means that he distort the fact - an instance of aristic/dramatic license? Please let me know.
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Jackson6612 He fails and, resignedly , returns home You may be reading too much into it. It describes his state of mind, but it's not really specific about exactly what he's resigned to , or for how long. ) Maybe he's just switching to plan B.
- Jackson6612 He fails and, resignedly , returns home You may be reading too much into it.
- It describes his state of mind, but it's not really specific about exactly what he's resigned to , or for how long.
- ) Maybe he's just switching to plan B.
- Jackson6612 but ending with him winning Annie back Jackson6612 Does this means that he distort the fact Exactly!
- He changed the ending!
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Jackson6612 He fails and, resignedly, returns homeYou may be reading too much into it. It describes his state of mind, but it's not really specific about exactly what he's resigned to, or for how long. (He who fights and runs away / lives to fight another day.) Maybe he's just swi
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Thanks, Avangi.
AvangiYou may be reading too much into it.I would have said 'You may be reading too much out of it' or 'You may be speculating too much out of it'. Is my way also correct? Please let me know.
Avangi(He who fights and runs away / lives to fight another day.)He who fights and runs away, may live to fight anot
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To read "too much" into something is a sort of idiom which is normally taken as an accusation
that you're finding things whch the author did not intend.
In other words, you're putting things into it, rather than taking things out of it.
It's not only applied to the written word, but also to the misinterpretation of someone's actions:
(Geez, I thought she loved me!)
that you're finding things whch the author did not intend.
In other words, you're putting things into it, rather than taking things out of it.
It's not only applied to the written word, but also to the misinterpretation of someone's actions:
(Geez, I thought she loved me!)
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