Let me tell what I enjoy about Woody Allen’s style of story-telling. There is presence of humour, and absence of judgment. He has the ability to get the viewer to think about the movie (and the characters) long after it has ended. I find scenes in his movies realistic and touching; their presentation makes it seem as though he has personally experienced all that he shows. The combination of his grasp of human nature and his writing skills is celluloid magic!
Match Point stars Scarlett Johansson (you surely know her?) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (you might remember him from this movie). He is a tennis player who decides to become a coach, and is coaching her (rich) boyfriend when they first meet.
Take a look at how they meet.
She is a struggling actress and the family of the boyfriend, especially his mother, does not approve of her. The relationship eventually crumbles when he finds someone whom everybody is happy with.
In the meantime, the boyfriend’s sister gets seriously enamoured with the (poor) coach and they get married. The coach, however, can’t take the actress off his mind and gets in touch with her when she comes back to London after a break.
He embarks on a full-fledged extra-marital affair and effortlessly gets her pregnant, even as he struggles to do the same to his wife who is desperate to have their baby and start a family.
What happens next?
The wife bears him a son, and the actress dies. He has a role to play in both.
Akin to Mighty Aphrodite, there is deft usage of music in the movie. When I first watched it, I missed the last half-hour (and consequently the ending) for a guest stepped into our house. Post that, I looked for the DVD and couldn’t find it. I was planning to order it when the movie suddenly played after a gap last weekend, and I could watch the superbly executed ending.
If you are a believer in luck, you might like these lines from the movie.
"The man who said 'I'd rather be lucky than good' saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose."
As for my belief, it is this – "Good luck happens when preparedness meets opportunity".
Match Point stars Scarlett Johansson (you surely know her?) and Jonathan Rhys Meyers (you might remember him from this movie). He is a tennis player who decides to become a coach, and is coaching her (rich) boyfriend when they first meet.
Take a look at how they meet.
She is a struggling actress and the family of the boyfriend, especially his mother, does not approve of her. The relationship eventually crumbles when he finds someone whom everybody is happy with.
In the meantime, the boyfriend’s sister gets seriously enamoured with the (poor) coach and they get married. The coach, however, can’t take the actress off his mind and gets in touch with her when she comes back to London after a break.
He embarks on a full-fledged extra-marital affair and effortlessly gets her pregnant, even as he struggles to do the same to his wife who is desperate to have their baby and start a family.
What happens next?
The wife bears him a son, and the actress dies. He has a role to play in both.
Akin to Mighty Aphrodite, there is deft usage of music in the movie. When I first watched it, I missed the last half-hour (and consequently the ending) for a guest stepped into our house. Post that, I looked for the DVD and couldn’t find it. I was planning to order it when the movie suddenly played after a gap last weekend, and I could watch the superbly executed ending.
If you are a believer in luck, you might like these lines from the movie.
"The man who said 'I'd rather be lucky than good' saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose."
As for my belief, it is this – "Good luck happens when preparedness meets opportunity".
4 comments:
1. Scarlett Johansson is just yummy. :P
2. I remember the movie, it was pretty good, I saw it a while back, still did enjoy your review though.
3. Making a list of points only makes sense if you have atleast three things to say, to justify not using a regular AND.
4. I could go on for a while, but you're probably grinding your teeth right now, so ... see ya! :D
Am gonna watch this movie soon :)
Rosh, glad to know that you thought the movie was good, and that you enjoyed the review! Just so that you know, I don't suffer from bruxism.
:)
QQ, do watch it! :)
show off! :P
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