Allen's Comedy Style

I find Allen’s comedy style very effective. I think the stepping out of the illusion of the film creates a better connection between viewer and creator. In a situation like Allen’s character in Annie Hall, his character is very quirky and specific about things, so to step out and explain the situation, it helps you to understand what is happening. For example, in the scene where they are reading the play he wrote, without him stepping out and commenting on the play just being a reinterpretation of his life, but with a happy ending, it seems a little pitiful. But to comment on it in that way, it becomes self-deprecating, and the viewer is able to sort of laugh with him. This style is useful in that it allows him to further his character development and ground the joke in reality as well. Most jokes are funny or relatable because of how we connect them to ourselves, and to break the boundary of the film’s illusion, it grounds the joke in reality, and in turn with the viewer.