Midnight in Paris – Is a Fantasy movie

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Saw Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. The movie starts with beautiful Paris and progresses with the main characters enjoying their vacation in Paris. To be precise the characters are played by Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams. Owen Wilson is writing a Novel and Rachel is interested in shopping and socializing more with friends. Owen Wilson likes to walk in Paris and loves more to walk in the rain. Because he thinks Paris is more beautiful in rain. So one day when he is walking alone, he gets lost and is sitting on a step thinking what to do. Midnight strikes. A vintage car comes and people in it are welcoming Owen and he is transported to the 1920s where he meets Hemmingway and other world famous French artist. How he interacts with them and comes to the present every day and goes back to the past every midnight forms the rest of the movie. He even reads history in the present and goes back to past to check that out. The interest is kept in us till the end of the movie.

This is a new idea. And to make a movie out of it is simply great. Woody Allen has the knack to select female actors very well. He shows beauty which no other director shows. This movie has good dialogues especially for wanna be writers like me. Over all, the movie is simple and the actors and the dialogues make the movie progress. Music is also enjoyable. A nice little fantasy movie. Some may like it some may not. I liked it. My rating is 3.5/4. 


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