Many describe Manhattan as more of a love story between a man and his city than a traditional love story between a man and a woman. I disagree with that, as I feel the plot of Isaac and Mary and Tracy really is the story being told. However, I do interpret the film itself, and the way it was made, not as Isaac’s relationship with Manhattan, but the director’s.
→Tags: Woody Allen, Comedy, Romance, Edward Copeland on Film
ReviewAhh, the Spain of my dreams: passionate artists, tragic poets, beautiful countryside homes, and couples fighting in the streets. I can’t tell you whether or not this is an accurate depiction, but it’s nevertheless where we find ourselves as Vicky Cristina Barcelona opens, emphasizing a couple of young, smiling, wide-eyed American girls hopping off a plane and into a cab.
→Tags: Comedy, Romance, Woody Allen
EssayI always thought that it was weird when kids in elementary school would hand out Valentines to everyone in the class, even to the ones of the same sex—not in the homophobic sense, but merely in a confused sense. In high school, I made a point of having very few male friends; I wasn’t a “buddy” guy.
→Tags: Blog-a-thon, Comedy, Love, Valentine, Romance
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