Annie Hall story
Annie Hall is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe. The film stars Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the eponymous female lead, played by Diane Keaton in a role written specifically for her.
25 total · 5 choice · 6 major · 14 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with memories of a lost love | choice | The story concerns Alvy Singer musing on his past relationship with the eponymous Annie Hall and wondering where it went wrong. |
| disintegrating romantic relationship | choice | Th story concerns Alvy reflecting on his relationship with Annie went down the drain. |
| human worrying about self | choice | The story concerns Alvy Singer on his own shortcomings. In particular, his shortcomings that led to the breakdown in his relationship with the titular Annie Hall. |
| remembering bygone days | choice | Alvy Singer was thinking on his past almost the entire story. In particular, Alvy was musing on his past relationship with the eponymous Annie Hall and wondering where it went wrong. |
| romantic relationship | choice | The story concerns Alvy Singer musing on his past relationship with the eponymous Annie Hall and wondering where it went wrong. |
| better to have loved and lost | major | The story concluded with Alvy saying that even though relationships are "totally irrational and crazy and absurd", people still need them. |
| human self improvement | major | Alvy insisted that Annie should take adult education courses because it was important to improve one's self. He had himself seen a psychiatrist regularly for the last 15 years, though with little to show for it. He insisted that Annie should see the same person and was then envious when he heard that she had cried and confronted various subconscious specters. It is noteworthy that Annie was the one who developed as a character and became more confident, while Alvy remained much as he was. |
| lovers' quarrel | major | The story concerns Alvy and Annie's turbulent relationship and their many spats. |
| narcissism | major | Alvy reveled in analyzing and criticizing his own flaws but never changed and rarely considered what others thought or felt. For example, he insisted that Annie should refrain from smoking weed before sex because it made him feel bad. When they tried and she didn't muster the same enthusiasm, he criticized her for that too. |
| romantic infidelity | major | Although he had himself insisted on a "flexible" relationship, Alvy was clearly upset and jealous about other men Annie saw. |