19.3.07

deconstructing lauren


a little out of focus at the moment


i hate woody allen and his movies. his neurotic paedophilic whining just makes my skin crawl.

but there are two exceptions to this opinion: radio days and deconstructing harry.
i saw radio days as a teenager and all that sexual tension, the jewish "oi, veh, why" was great! deconstructing harry was the last allen movie i put myself through and i actually enjoyed it, much to my chagrin. this was largely due to the robin williams' character, mel, who spent most of the film feeling (and being) out of focus.

for the first time in ages, i'm relating to that. a lot. and i kind of like the irony that i'm into deconstruction, yet don't travel so well when i have to deal with it in my damned living room. not to mention the irony of being a woody allen character.

so, woody allen. i think i hate you even more. for making a character that makes me want to watch one of your films again and having my life somewhat reflect a movie you made.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've got to agree that the self obsession gets a bit too much, and ditching Mia Farrow is highly questionable, even before considering who she was dumped for.



Sweet and Lowdown is well worth a try.

Stanley Johnson said...

Come on Lauren! You've gotta love Broadway Danny Rose?

Any movie with a balloon animal act is worth a look in my book.

lauren said...

nope, sorry stan. no dice. i'm as closed minded about woody allen as i am about eating meat and voting for john howard. :)

hey stan - age and i are probably gonna organise a melbourne coffee morning sometime soon - wanna join us?