Woody and the meaning of life

allan ponders his existance

[@nanny287]

Nobody’s films consistently make me laugh like Allen’s. The serious ones (“ Interior’s”) and thriller/mysteries are excellent too ( I.e. “Match Point.” Cassandra’s Dream, etc). He is brilliant at acting, writing, and directing.

[@kimokeokeahi8526]

Woody's constant refrain. And yet, it consistently rings true. A wonderful wake-up call to those in the doldrums. He makes the absurdity of life bearable because of his insight and rich wit.

[@cynthiawhite3945]

Brilliant writer, director, & actor.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I love this segment from Woody Allen, it’s so moving I watch it whenever I had a bad day

[@rkgrant]

The character of his Dad...priceless...''why do I know why there were Nazis? I don't even know how the can opener works''...lol

[@samanthab1923]

Still one of the best delivered lines 😂

[@humanityisdoomed3659]

How to get through life? Just keep feeding yourself distractions from the horrors of life until you can't

[@captain3904]

Well put

[@ericfelds6291]

Your name is apropos

[@dandeangeli9860]

Actually that makes perfect sense to me

[@edmundkockenlocker4672]

That's why I keep getting tattoos.

[@nanny287]

Given your handle name, you must be Woody. Either way, great summary of his philosophy of life. love your work; keep doing it. The world needs you more than ever.

[@IamCatharineStevens]

This woody clip is one of the greatest in comedy. The can opener line is one you never forget. I love him no matter what he may or may not have done as a man

[@georgiostemirsidis1966]

"Who thinks about such nonsense?"🤣🤣🤣

[@beauabazaba]

I love using that line on people.

[@PaulGreen11]

"I don't know how the can opener works!"

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

I am a dedicated Christian but Woody Allen’s religious humor is so funny.

[@polinakiovsenoglou6568]

He is a philosopher...❤️

[@Mike-kv5pl]

"You're going to believe in Jesus Christ"? "I know it sounds funny, but I am going to give it a try". The way Woody delivers that line is perfect.

[@jadentrez]

I love the sight gag where Woody returns from shopping. We see a Bible, a cross, a picture of Jesus -- oh, and some bread and mayonaise.

[@MrMortimer0122]

Specifically white bread: because white bread and mayo is for gentiles: mustard on rye is what Jews prefer. The white bread and mayo were part of his conversion to Christianity.

[@omnivorous65]

I don't know about everyone else but I found the prospect of eternal life way more horrifying than death and the abrupt end of individual consciousness.

[@ahmednasser4040]

Well, you're looking at it from a naturalistic perspective, meaning, and that's an assumption on my part, that you predict that eternal life is going to eventually be boring, but what if it can never be boring or terrifying, the way you think it would be? Don't you think in the eternal life it could be endless unstoppable joy? Maybe It's hard to imagine but that's the idea.

[@omnivorous65]

We can both agree that we are speculating about something purely imagined. While the reality of death is evident we simply denying it by conjuring up some sort of eternal life for comfort. We can imagine that eternal world any way we like, horrible, pleasant, with 40 virgins at our disposal (if you are male), playing the harp on a cloud. However, the prospect of eternity is inheritently terrifying, which is why it always a key ingredient of our idea of hell. @@ahmednasser4040

[@omnivorous65]

@@ahmednasser4040 You should read the passage in “Portrait of an artist” where the priest - based on Loyola, I believe - illustrates the horrors of eternity. Obviously, eternal suffering. In short any speculation about the afterlife can go into any direction and given the state of this world the prospect of enteral bliss seems to be a tad optimistic.

[@rkgrant]

Allen's ennuie...of course, as he comes to realize after he decides against suicide, life has no intrinsic ''meaning''...man has to create meaning...or at least adopt a philosphy or an approach that leads to a happy, harmonious life broadly defined.

[@GoodMrDawes]

Brilliant!

[@brianjanson3498]

I've never heard a better justification for continuance.

[@rinasagiv8012]

He is very funny !!! 🤣

[@davereynolds7472]

Studied Woody an entire semester in film school - i.e. an education in how to set up/pay off jokes. At the end of the semester i was like, "What's the point?" For real. "Annie Hall" I studied forever - then Manhattan - then everything Woody.

[@edmundkockenlocker4672]

'How the hell should I know why there were Nazis? I don't even know how the can opener works.' 😆😆😆

[@sysuiu4533]

OMG, why were there Nazis? Max, tell him. How the hell do I know, I still can’t get the can opener to work. Peed in my pants.

[@angelayoung8434]

i bet the Marx brothers and laurel and hardy have saved many lives

[@hippojuice23]

Or Ellington, Shakespeare or the Beatles!

[@charliepatton99]

Hanna and Her Sisters

[@ekop1778]

YOUT SOUL IS NOT A ARDVARK

[@sallybrown5089]

so damn great

[@jimhutchison]

love it .

[@haroldcocksfield615]

This is my life lol

[@dandeangeli9860]

Thanks to Woody Allen I dont have to read Nieztche Freud and all the rest because he sums it all up. Though I do recommend Tolstoy, you will find the character of Pierre in War and Peace goes through a lot of Woodyish struggles as an unattractive nerd that women avoid. In the end guess what! He gets the girl!

[@Handiman544]

The great thing about dying is that it's really over at that point. All the fears about dying, all the doubts about God, all the sadness about not existing ever again.....all disappear and it's like you were never here to begin with. You live on in the hearts of the ones you leave behind, but for you, it's done. It's eternity that you will never know about. A million years goes by and if you were to be revived, you would think you were asleep for a minute and then just woke up. You fear because you are alive. Once your are gone, the fear is gone and there is nothingness. So once you get through the dying part...the dead part is easy. In the meantime, stop worrying about God, or existing again, or going to heaven or hell. Enjoy life while you're here and have the courage to say goodbye when it's your time. For me, that's the meaning of life.

[@go4it293]

Well said :)

[@bd9267]

wrong

[@marty9660]

true but what about getting old what's your age

[@foljs5858]

+JkK > . You fear because you are alive. Once your are gone, the fear is gone and there is nothingness. Yeah, very comforting ...not

[@auresevas1473]

your bullshit there isnt a meaning to life

[@johnsherman6718]

When we all could laugh about ourselves and not take offense at who we are.

[@charles1606]

When it comes down to it=We know very little

[@dans9463]

You said a lot.

[@homeostasis360]

Just stop thinking that's probably the only way

[@francoisecapparelli976]

I HAVE fear of death and wonder if there is sth after

[@Cosmiclight475]

Could anyone tell me what film these clips are from?

[@sajidahmed4332]

No,Hannah and her sisters.

[@joshuajohnson5823]

This video is great. Makes me happy. Here's the meaning of life answered to anyone with a little faith in John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." As I am getting messages from distant family members I never see anymore, not to be disrespectful... But it's true... All of my "family" are like distant mirages I know I cannot touch... That only disappear the moment I get near them. I want to believe in Jesus Christ, but I keep falling short, and realizing I am just another person in a Huge world that won't remember me when I die, as though I never was, yet. I am hoping God will remember me... Meaning. My soul. And take me to heaven with him after all is said and done and the world is remade in righteousness with no pain or sin or death... Where I can see my Mother again and my grand mother as long as many Godly examples of disciples and prophets in the bible I have come to know so closely... As well as seeing the Lord himself as the crowning jewel of heaven upon the throne of infinite power. Yeah, just one young guy in this big world, I would like to see that eternal destiny fulfilled and be a part of something so great as living an eternal life that will never end in the joys of Christ Jesus my Lord and the wonders of heaven and all the saints and angels of glory.

[@ericfelds6291]

Go away you fundie freak

[@akhslemonakhs7848]

what movie is this ?

[@kenbranaugh8251]

Rudolph steiner

[@theresatractorinmyass7200]

Can someone tell if this is from a particular film coz I’d like to see it

[@dandeangeli9860]

Hannah and Her Sisters

[@alexxpopalexx9728]

from which Film are these scenes??

[@mathiassantos1836]

It's from hannah and her Sisters

[@kukakiovsenoglou9947]

Ahahaha

[@duka1988ns]

From which movie is this scene ?

[@abbadancingqueen5606]

Hannah and her Sisters is the film

[@brookehanley3659]

Good movie. Watch it!

[@edmundkockenlocker4672]

Which film is this from?

[@lorraineb.4698]

Hannah and Her Sisters’ 1986 Very good movie!!

[@clairegrano9410]

😂😂😂 We raised you as a Jew!

[@wangson]

I genuinely can't absorb the notion that these films were once considered, "funny". I don't get it. It's about as funny as a cancer diagnosis to me...I'm happy this fella has stopped making films. Well, I suppose people enjoyed them at one time - good on them...

[@katarina6724]

You never had an existential crisis? I guess a lot of people find comfort in these films because they're about laughing at the hard things in life, in order to make it easier to get by... and also feeling less alone.

[@andyadler]

Clearly you’re beyond hope

[@dandeangeli9860]

they are not funny in the conventional sense, but WA is definitely an acquired taste

[@wangson]

I believe it. Though at 48 years of age and being a lifetime fan of the cinema, I feel like I SHOULD find it as funny as others have in the past. Maybe it just didn't age well...@@dandeangeli9860

[@stephenhardy4158]

You're saying more about your own inabilities than about Allen films.

[@JeffRebornNow]

Hannah's ending was a cop out. Why do all comedians turn out to be sentimental bores LOL

[@dandeangeli9860]

yes this is one of my favorite WA movies, but the ending did not ring at all true

[@Carl-nj1op]

The original ending turned everyone off, trusted friends felt sour towards it and it was re written. Quite a rare thing for Woody, he usually trusts his instincts.