JoelGrennon

I never really was a fan of Woody Allen films. Mainly because they tend to kind of depressing, but i recently realized that he has a very unique way at hitting the key points of life as a general term. While being his corky, weird, and sometimes overwhelmed self you somehow feel sympathy for the things he does. He is a man who stands true to himself while being as nice as any man could. What i enjoyed most about this film was the way he attempts to put himself and the audience along with him, inside of his memories. The idea of putting his present self literally in the scene of his memories is one thing, but to have his present self talk directly to the audience when this is happening is something I found really interesting. Not to many people have done this in my opinion and its a unique way to add some comic relief.

This film, unlike many of the other films composed in New York City, gave the city life style a more positive look. Many of the city films consist of anger and violence while this one took a more emotional approach. It kind of makes it seam more realistic or easier to put yourself in the composition of the director.

I felt that the director of this film did an excellent job at creating an enjoyable film with such little editing and camera work. From its feel good music, to its enjoyable scenery shots this film literally takes you in and out of a trip across the country. The only thing that I can say was a bit confusing was the scene in the cemetery. I understood the idea of an acid trip but I just felt that it kind of ruined the movie for me. Everything was pretty interesting and smooth going until that portion of the film came. Maybe it was put in there to get you prepared for the ending of the film, witch again was pretty disappointing, or maybe it was more enjoyable for the audience of that time. I'd have to say my favorite part of this film was the general emotions that were portrayed by Peter Fonda. He just seamed free of worries,life, basically everything. Then again you can never just coast through life, cause when you do someones always there to bring you back down.

If you like a film where no one wins, cheesy acting, and corny sets then I would recommend this film. The idea of a small town reporter being able to create a national awareness to the extent of this film was not only unbelievable but in a way disappointing. I would even take this film as a mocumentary in the sense that it created a theme park out of a serious situation. Maybe the director was attempting to show that people will do things for their personal benefit rather than for the actual cause. As in the movie people were showing up to a carnival rather than a attempt to rescue a person stuck in a hole. You can even connect this idea to the main character himself. Not only was he a selfish creep but towards the middle of the film you realized the he did it all for attention. I feel as if that was one of the reasons I had a hard time enjoying this film. There was no character the I actually enjoyed watching. Even the man under the boulder was scavenging things that were not his own. I'm not trying to say that in order for me to enjoy a movie there needs to be a good guy, but it is a bit more enjoyable when there's a character you can have sympathy for.