. . . "Because we NEED the eggs."

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2016)

The 1977 romantic comedy, directed by Woody Allen, will make you laugh and cry at the same time. The film is shot in a way that you feel as though you're there as an onlooker watching Alvy (Woody Allen) and Annie's (Diane Keaton) relationship unfold. The film is from Alvy's (Allen) perspective and we hear and see his own commentary to the camera, breaking the "fourth wall" during the movie. The story starts with Alvy (Allen) telling us how he can't get over his last girlfriend, Annie Hall (Keaton). We then see their relationship play out, from the first time they meet, to their first break up, to them getting back together, to their last break up. Although the movie doesn't have that standard "happy ending" where both characters end up back together, I still felt happy knowing that they could stay friends and that not all was lost. The movie is very realistic of modern and past relationship culture. Which leads us to some themes in the plot; love vs lust, city vs country, New York vs LA, woman vs man, and the theme of second chances and mistakes. The film shows the difference between the sexes, but also between the geographic characteristics of a Jewish man from New York and a woman from the Midwest. We see how different living and standards are from the east coast to the west (NY to LA). The film shows us that relationships aren't perfect and neither are people, but that there is always something good in that other person. Allen gives us comic relief throughout the film, and ends with a montage of all the good memories Annie (Keaton) and Alvy (Allen) had shared together. I really enjoyed this film and would defiantly recommend it to anyone into romance or comedy or both. It's a feel good movie that you'll remember for a long time. Rating 9/10