tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post2421544196087818989..comments2024-03-28T17:52:59.744-04:00Comments on Ellipsis: Blue Jasmine: A Movie Review (Spoiler Alert)Carlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587256282648405389noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19022366.post-81521478985070096032013-08-28T02:52:12.981-04:002013-08-28T02:52:12.981-04:00My exact take on how Allen used SF in this movie: ...My exact take on how Allen used SF in this movie: smartly. Americans all know its beauty: all of us (except Jasmine) can see it at every turn, and she arrives incapable of breathing the salt air, muttering cliches like "San Francisco is so European" half-heartedly, as if she is more set on escaping than extolling. Allen teases us with quick shots of the Golden Gate Bridge, Pacific Heights, exotic Chinatown, to remind us he's in on the gag, while all his Jasmine sees is defeat and disillusion; the cramped quarters of Ginger's apartment (charming in its own right, actually) as a prison.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307240123670385413noreply@blogger.com