{"id":32041,"date":"2018-03-22T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T15:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=32041"},"modified":"2018-03-22T15:39:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T15:39:36","slug":"wonder-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/wonder-wheel","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Wheel: a fancy bubble coming up to Woody\u2019s movies, but joyless"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We finally wait for Woody Allen\u2019s annual present &#8211; Wonder Wheel, but Woody\u2019s fans may be a little disappointed.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is amazing that Woody is still vigorous, even over 80, as director and writer in the movie industry. A typical Woody movie is full of nostalgic music, an impeccable cast, romance theme, piles of clich\u00e9 and philosophical words though some taste sour and bite. So does Wonder Wheel. At best, it seems like a shadow of <em>Caf\u00e9 Society <\/em>(2016), but joyless and a little boring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another romantic story happens on the hustle and bustle of Coney Island. Back to 1950s, another man was stuck in a triangle love with a bored housewife, Ginny and a pretty young woman, Carolina. Ginny, played by Kate Winslet, is desperate with her dull life and unhappy marriage, she always dreams of going back to the stage and acting. Since the tragic woman met the young lifeguard, Mickey, she thinks that he could save her out of life\u2019s worries and her depression and seeks for a romance with him.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32088\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32088 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/kate-winslet-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32088 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/kate-winslet-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Ginny is a bored housewife who dreams of going back to the stage. Credit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/wonder_wheel\/pictures\/\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, under Woody\u2019s script, the women do not have a good ending. \u201cOh god, spare me the bad drama,\u201d said Ginny, wearing her old drama costume and a smoke in her hand. She is on the verge of collapse after knowing Mickey dated Carolina, her husband\u2019s daughter. The jealous woman makes a mistake that results in Carolina being caught by gangsters which ultimately leads to her disappearance. Her tragedy is attributed to love. She is a woman, romantic, moody and fragile. She wants more love and wants to be saved from love. \u201cBut when it comes to love, we turn out to be our own worst enemy,\u201d said Ginny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ginny\u2019s tragedy resonates with the character of Jasmine Francis, the leading role of Woody\u2019s 2013 award-winning film, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blue Jasmine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. There are many similarities between both Ginny and Jasmine. Both of them were charming when they were young but a change when they reach their 30s. They are both, fundamentally, witness to the realities and the betrayals of love. Compared to Jasmine, Ginny is too mediocre to be attractive and legendary. It seems that Woody\u2019s creative power in writing is declining but thanks to Kate Winslet\u2019s acting, she handles it with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32064\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32064 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/12334-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32064 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/12334-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Carolina, played by Juno Temple, comes to Coney Island. Credit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/wonder_wheel\/pictures\/\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although Woody has done nothing innovative in regard to storytelling, the visuals of Wonder Wheel are stunning. The richly coloured tones and the high colour contrast highlight the wonderland atmosphere in Coney Island. The soft light around actors\u2019 hair and skin makes them coated with a tone of honey. This contributes to the visuals making it look both authentic and nostalgic. Interestingly, the colour effect is changed throughout the film dependent on Ginny\u2019s emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, it is not all at a loss. In the expansion of the three-dimension movie, the little giant still insists presenting storytelling and movie art in the two-dimension form. Wonder Wheel is neither the worst one nor the best. 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