Woody Allen’s Annie Hall is regarded as one of the best romantic comedies ever.
We take a look back at a classic… Annie Hallbreaks so many supposed rules that films have.
If you narrow that down to the rules of the romantic comedy then it completely obliterates them.
This is also true for Woody Allen, the writer, director, and lead actor.
These includedTake The Money And Run,Bananas,Sleeper, andLove and Death.
Yet even when presenting these realistic scenes, it breaks conventions.
The story is likewise told in a nonlinear fashion.
Were taking a trip through Alvys thoughts regarding his relationship to Annie Hall.
Or in romantic comedy parlance their meet-cute.
It isnt all that cute: They play tennis together and then Annie offers Alvy a lift.
Her look is truly original throughout the film.
Shes a smart, independent, and distinctive character.
Without her, would we have got some of the great female romantic comedy leads?
These innovations arent just there for the sake of it.
This isnt some wacky rom-com quirk-a-thon.
The innovations are used as a way to highlight the way love can make you feel.
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