American classic that should be Library of Congress

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2010)

Woody Allen's greatest film. A work of art and shows that script writing is equal to a theater or a novel. The script reads better than many novels.
Throughout the story flashbacks come in of his failed relationships. This is familiar Allen territory. His inability to hold a relationship tog ether as a metaphor for life. In less adept hands this would be self indulgent drivel. But Allen who developed his art from the 1960s onwards brings charm and warmth that would upset any of his therapists charging a $100 an hour to prove that the patient is a nut job. Of course there is the equal Allen insecurities, so to say, of psychotherapy being an answer to everything or does it cause more anxiety which needs more analysis and that costs more money which could be spent on building relationships an do you need money for relationships and so on.
Once Alvy and Annie have broken up he tries to piece his life back together and its Annie that shows that once he lets go of his selfishness life is a lot easier.