"The Only Living Boy in New York" Director Marc Webb's trial and error and vow to restart as seen through the two "Webs"

“The Only Living Boy in New York” Synopsis

Thomas, who left his parents' home on the Upper West Side after The Graduate from college and started living alone on the Lower East Side, meets WF Gerald, a neighbor of his eccentric apartment building, and receives life advice from him. One day, he witnesses a secret meeting between his father and his mistress Johanna at a nightclub with Mimi, a second-hand bookstore employee with whom he has feelings. As he desperately tries to separate Johanna from her father while receiving advice from WF, he falls in love with the mysterious charm of her who "knows everything about you." Two encounters that occur during his boring days force him to confront an unexpected story about himself and his family...

Index

• Is the main character, who is wondering “Who am I?”, an alter ego of the director?
• A script that I first encountered more than 10 years ago and have continued to warm up to.
• New York, where I once lost my dream, returns again.
• Conflicts as a film director revealed through their “web”

Is the main character, who is wondering “Who am I?”, an alter ego of the director?

Some movie directors create protagonists in their films who are like alter egos of themselves. For example, in Woody Allen's films, Allen always plays characters who are depressed or anxious, and in Cameron Crowe's films, it is common to see the main character drifting into a sentimental twilight set to the best selection of songs. Director Marc Webb, who has continued to make unique films since `` (500) Days of Summer '' (2009), also traverses a wide range of genres, from youth stories to American comics, but the main character has always been directed at his own pace. I continue to search for myself.

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Come to think of it, I remember a scene like this at the end of his movie ` `The Amazing Spider-Man '' (2012). It was the usual classroom scene after defeating the enemy and saving the city from crisis. The teacher told the students, ``It is said that the themes of all stories can be divided into 10 themes, but if you ask me, they can all be summarized into one theme.That is ``Who are I?'' "That's what it means," he says. It's easy to overlook this scene, but it seems that this part actually reflects the content of a class that Mark Webb took when he was a student.

The reason why the ``element of self-discovery'' exudes more strongly than anyone else's works on the web is probably due to this word's influence. Even if you are swayed by your relationship with a girl, whether a musical begins on a street corner to light pop music, or whether you pull off a dynamic swing by stringing spider web across a skyscraper, in the end, this theme always comes true. It comes back to. What's more, the protagonists always seem to be trying to establish their identities based on how they should utilize their talents. Given that this is so consistent throughout the work, it should be interpreted that this is not so much about the main character as it is about director Webb himself, a seeker who keeps asking himself, "Who am I?"

A script that I first encountered more than 10 years ago and have continued to warm up to.