"Deconstructing Harry" is a deceptively autobiographical movie written
and directed by Woody Allen. Its HILLLARIOUS to the core. Yes its
profane and vulgar, but tell me one person who didn’t laugh at least
once, while watching a porn flick. No, this isn’t a porn flick.
Woody Allen is known as much for his humor as for his quirks. DH is one
of the most brashly honest piece of work by Woody, and I am sure it’s
one of the under rated ones too. For me, next on the card are’Play it
Again Sam’, ’Radio Days’, and’Annie Hall’.
The backdrop of the story is that of a self proclaimed spiritually and
morally bankrupt writer facing a writer’s block. And if you relate to
the character even an ounce, you’d most probably be embarrassed of
yourself while you laugh at yourself.
I must confess I could see quiet a handful of myself in Harry/Woody!
Now, although thats not very important, but it sure is embarrassing.
Heres what this character is like-
60+ and still a boy
loves his son but can’t understand marriage
doesn’t believe in God but is sure of Satan
believes in physics, black holes and sexual encounters of all kinds
obnoxious freely hopelessly honest chain lover
doesn’t like being lonely, can’t keep wives
irritatingly argumentative while defending himself
genuinely innocent while defending himself
can’t understand women
can’t live without women
flirt, liar, cheat. for people in general
truthful, honest, fair in his own weird unreal way
A few good thing that I could pick were -
doesn’t like tradition, thinks of all human kind as ONE
honest to himself
funny
actually innocent(Nah. I am just being good to him)
A major part of the movie is shot like a documentary, with sharp
visible cuts. While this may make it look real’istic’, but can also be
irritating for some. But I like the fact that Woody explores such
cinematic nuances.
Woody’s treatment of love, marriage, children, sexuality and religion
is not necessarily incisive but is surely humorous. I suggest you pick
it up if you want to watch a weird satirical comedy that gives you a
peek into a strange master artist’s psychology.